Gilled lungfish vs Tigre

Protopterus amphibius compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• Gilled lungfish is Least Concern while Tigre is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilled lungfish	Tigre
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Protopteridae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Protopterus	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Protopterus amphibius	Panthera tigris

Evolutionary Relationship

Gilled lungfish and Tigre share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Gilled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Tigre

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilled lungfish

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.

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.