Black-and-buff Woodpecker vs Tiger

Meiglyptes jugularis compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• Black-and-buff Woodpecker is Least Concern while Tiger is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-and-buff Woodpecker	Tiger
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Aves (طيور)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Piciformes (نقاريات الشكل)	Carnivora (لواحم)
Family	Picidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Meiglyptes	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Meiglyptes jugularis	Panthera tigris

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-and-buff Woodpecker and Tiger share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (حبليات)

Conservation Status

Black-and-buff Woodpecker

LC — Least Concern

Tiger

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-and-buff Woodpecker	Tiger
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-and-buff Woodpecker

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Black-and-buff Woodpecker

The Black-and-buff Woodpecker (Meiglyptes jugularis) is a species in the genus Meiglyptes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Tiger

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.