chocolate cosmos vs 虎鯨

Cosmos atrosanguineus compared with Orcinus orca

Key Differences

chocolate cosmos is Not Evaluated while 虎鯨 is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chocolate cosmos	虎鯨
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Asterales (菊目)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Cosmos	Orcinus (Orcas)
Species	Cosmos atrosanguineus	Orcinus orca

Conservation Status

chocolate cosmos

NE — Not Evaluated

虎鯨

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chocolate cosmos	虎鯨
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	8.0 m
Average Weight	—	5.4 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

chocolate cosmos

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Sweden.

虎鯨

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 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

chocolate cosmos

The Chocolate Cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguineus) is a herbaceous perennial in the family Asteraceae (daisy family), native to Mexico, where it is believed to be extinct in the wild. It is widely cultivated for its extraordinary deep burgundy to near-black daisy-like flower heads, which emit a distinctive vanilla-chocolate fragrance — particularly in warm weather — making it a popular and unusual ornamental plant. The genus Cosmos comprises about 40 species of flowering plants with showy composite flower heads and feathery or pinnately divided leaves. Cosmos atrosanguineus grows from tuberous roots, reaching 40–60 centimetres in height, and flowers from summer to autumn in temperate gardens. The species has not been found reproducing sexually in cultivation — all cultivated plants are believed to be sterile clones propagated vegetatively from a single introduction — raising questions about long-term genetic diversity. Despite its presumed extinction in Mexico, the species survives in cultivation worldwide, though this does not satisfy botanical criteria for in situ conservation. The IUCN lists it as Not Evaluated under current assessment protocols. The chocolate cosmos serves as an important reminder of the value of botanical gardens and horticultural collections for preserving species that have vanished from their native ranges due to agricultural conversion and other habitat pressures.