vs Tigre

Nostoc calcicola compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable while Tigre is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Tigre
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Nostocaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Nostoc	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Nostoc calcicola	Panthera tigris

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

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 Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. 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.

Nostoc calcicola es una cianobacteria filamentosa fijadora de nitrogeno que forma colonias gelatinosas de color verde oscuro a negruzco sobre superficies de roca calcarea humeda, suelo y muros de piedra. Se distribuye en regiones templadas y mediterraneas, especialmente en habitats humedos con sustratos ricos en calcio. Clasificada como Vulnerable, esta especie esta amenazada por la perdida de habitat, el desarrollo urbano y la degradacion de sus microhabitats en roca calcarea.

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.