thé du Paraguay vs houx de Perny

Ilex paraguariensis compared with Ilex pernyi

Key Differences

• thé du Paraguay is Near Threatened while houx de Perny is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	thé du Paraguay	houx de Perny
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 paraguariensis	Ilex pernyi

Evolutionary Relationship

thé du Paraguay and houx de Perny share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ilex.

Conservation Status

thé du Paraguay

NT — Near Threatened

houx de Perny

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	thé du Paraguay	houx de Perny
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

thé du Paraguay

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Seychelles, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

houx de Perny

Habitat

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