Rafflesia vs Tiger

Rafflesia arnoldii compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

Rafflesia is parasite while Tiger is carnivore.
Tiger is 20.0x heavier than Rafflesia.
Tiger lives longer (20 years vs 5 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rafflesia	Tiger
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Rosa (Roses)	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Rafflesia arnoldii	Panthera tigris

Conservation Status

Rafflesia

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Tiger

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rafflesia	Tiger
Diet	Parasite	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	5 years	20 years
Average Length	1.0 m	3.0 m
Average Weight	11.0 kg	220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rafflesia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia and Malaysia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Tiger

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Rafflesia

Rafflesia arnoldii produz a maior flor individual do mundo, com ate 1 metro de diametro. E uma planta parasita sem raizes, caules ou folhas.

Tiger

O maior felino selvagem da Terra, o tigre pode superar 300 kg e habita florestas do Extremo Oriente russo ao Sudeste Asiatico. E um predador solitario de emboscada com seu caracteristico pelo listrado de laranja e preto que fornece camuflagem na luz filtrada. Esta em Perigo Critico, com menos de 4.000 individuos restando em estado selvagem devido a caca predatoria e o desmatamento.