Long-fruited Brier vs Rafflesia

Rosa dolichocarpa compared with Rafflesia arnoldii

Key Differences

• Long-fruited Brier is Critically Endangered while Rafflesia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-fruited Brier	Rafflesia
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order same	Rosales (蔷薇目)	Rosales (蔷薇目)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Rosa (Roses)	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Rosa dolichocarpa	Rafflesia arnoldii

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-fruited Brier and Rafflesia share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Rosa. (Roses)

Conservation Status

Long-fruited Brier

CR — Critically Endangered

Rafflesia

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-fruited Brier	Rafflesia
Diet	—	Parasite
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	11.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-fruited Brier

Habitat

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

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.

Rafflesia

大花草（Rafflesia arnoldii）能开出直径最大1米的世界最大单朵花。它是一种没有根、茎和叶的寄生植物。