vs Tigre

Bacillus thuringiensis compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Tigre is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Tigre
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Bacilli (Bacilli)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Bacillales (Bacillales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Bacillaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Bacillus	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Bacillus thuringiensis	Panthera tigris

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Tigre

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Tigre
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

Tigre

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.

Bacillus thuringiensis es una bacteria grampositiva del suelo que produce proteínas cristalinas altamente tóxicas para numerosos insectos. Tiene un valor extraordinario en el control biológico de plagas, y sus genes de toxinas se han aprovechado ampliamente en el desarrollo de cultivos transgénicos resistentes a insectos.

Tigre

El felino mas grande del mundo, el tigre puede superar los 300 kg y habita bosques desde el Extremo Oriente ruso hasta el Sudeste Asiatico. Es un depredador solitario de emboscada con su caracteristico pelaje naranja y negro a rayas que proporciona camuflaje entre la luz filtrada. Esta en Peligro Critico, con menos de 4.000 individuos que quedan en estado silvestre debido a la caza furtiva y la deforestacion.