Exidia glandulosa vs Chita

Exidia glandulosa compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

Exidia glandulosa is Least Concern while Chita is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Exidia glandulosa	Chita
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Auriculariaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Exidia	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Exidia glandulosa	Acinonyx jubatus

Conservation Status

Exidia glandulosa

LC — Least Concern

Chita

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Exidia glandulosa	Chita
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	12 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	50.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Exidia glandulosa

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Chita

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 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Botswana, Iran, Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Exidia glandulosa

The Black Witches' Butter (Exidia glandulosa) is a species in the genus Exidia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Chita

El guepardo es el animal terrestre más rápido de la Tierra, alcanzando velocidades de 112 km/h en distancias cortas en las praderas de África e Irán. Complexión esbelta con un pecho profundo, patas largas y distintivas marcas negras en forma de lágrima. A diferencia de otros grandes felinos, los guepardos vocalizan con chirridos y ronroneos. Vulnerable, con solo ~7.000 individuos restantes debido a la fragmentación del hábitat y la competencia con depredadores más grandes.