Barley Covered Smut vs Tigre

Ustilago hordei compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• Barley Covered Smut is Not Evaluated while Tigre is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barley Covered Smut	Tigre
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Ustilaginaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ustilago	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Ustilago hordei	Panthera tigris

Conservation Status

Barley Covered Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Tigre

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barley Covered Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.

Barley Covered Smut

The Barley Covered Smut (Ustilago hordei) is a species in the genus Ustilago. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.