Chinese holly vs Tigr

Ilex cornuta compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

Chinese holly is Least Concern while Tigr is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese holly	Tigr
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Aquifoliales (падубоцветные)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Aquifoliaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ilex	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Ilex cornuta	Panthera tigris

Conservation Status

Chinese holly

LC — Least Concern

Tigr

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese holly	Tigr
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese holly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India and United States.

Tigr

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.

Chinese holly

The Chinese Holly (Ilex cornuta) is a species in the genus Ilex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across India and United States.

Tigr

The largest wild cat on Earth, tigers can exceed 300 kg and inhabit forests from the Russian Far East to Southeast Asia. Solitary ambush predators with distinctive orange and black striped coats that provide camouflage in dappled light. Critically endangered, with fewer than 4,000 remaining in the wild due to poaching and deforestation.