Libélula de Fonscolombe vs Tigre

Sympetrum fonscolombii compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• Libélula de Fonscolombe is Least Concern while Tigre is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Libélula de Fonscolombe	Tigre
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Libellulidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Sympetrum	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Sympetrum fonscolombii	Panthera tigris

Evolutionary Relationship

Libélula de Fonscolombe and Tigre share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Libélula de Fonscolombe

LC — Least Concern

Tigre

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Libélula de Fonscolombe	Tigre
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Libélula de Fonscolombe

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and 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.

Libélula de Fonscolombe

El libelula nervios rojos (Sympetrum fonscolombii) esta clasificada como Preocupacion Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Es una especie ampliamente distribuida y abundante en su area de distribucion, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones inmediatas de conservacion.

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.