vs Tigre

Exiguobacterium mexicanum compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Tigre is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Tigre
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacilli (Bacilli)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Exiguobacterales	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Exiguobacteraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Exiguobacterium	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Exiguobacterium mexicanum	Panthera tigris

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

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 Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Exiguobacterium mexicanum is a Gram-positive bacterium in the family Bacillaceae, first isolated from a hot spring in Mexico. It is adapted to moderately thermophilic conditions and is related to other extremotolerant Exiguobacterium species found in diverse environments.

Tigre

The largest wild cat on Earth, tigers can exceed 300 kg and inhabit forests from the Russian Far East to Southeast Asia. Solitary ambush predators with distinctive orange and black striped coats that provide camouflage in dappled light. Critically endangered, with fewer than 4,000 remaining in the wild due to poaching and deforestation.