faux houx vs Cook's Holly

Ilex mucronata compared with Ilex cookii

Key Differences

• faux houx is Least Concern while Cook's Holly is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	faux houx	Cook's Holly
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family same	Aquifoliaceae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus same	Ilex	Ilex
Species	Ilex mucronata	Ilex cookii

Evolutionary Relationship

faux houx and Cook's Holly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ilex.

Conservation Status

faux houx

LC — Least Concern

Cook's Holly

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	faux houx	Cook's Holly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

faux houx

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Cook's Holly

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

faux houx

The Catberry (Ilex mucronata) is a species in the genus Ilex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.