vs Lion

Antrodiella semisupina compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Lion is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lion
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Polyporales (متعددات الأبواغ)	Carnivora (لواحم)
Family	Steccherinaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Antrodiella	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Antrodiella semisupina	Panthera leo

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Lion

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lion
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	2.5 m
Average Weight	—	190.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Norway), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Lion

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Antrodiella semisupina is a small, white to cream-colored, dimidiate to resupinate polypore with tiny pores growing on dead hardwood. It inhabits temperate and boreal forests across Europe and North America, growing on dead branches and logs of deciduous trees. This saprotrophic fungus causes white-rot decay in dead hardwood substrates.

Lion

The largest wild cat in Africa, lions reach up to 250 kg and are the only social felids, living in prides across sub-Saharan savannas and grasslands. Males are distinguished by their iconic manes. As apex predators, they regulate herbivore populations and maintain ecosystem balance. Listed as Vulnerable due to habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict.