Pato boludo-mayor vs Tigre

Aythya marila compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• Pato boludo-mayor is Vulnerable while Tigre is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pato boludo-mayor	Tigre
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Anatidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Aythya	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Aythya marila	Panthera tigris

Evolutionary Relationship

Pato boludo-mayor and Tigre share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Pato boludo-mayor

VU — Vulnerable

Tigre

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pato boludo-mayor	Tigre
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pato boludo-mayor

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Pato boludo-mayor

El porrón bastardo (Aythya marila) está clasificado como Vulnerable (VU) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Enfrenta un alto riesgo de amenaza en estado silvestre, con poblaciones en declive y presión creciente sobre su hábitat.

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.