vs Tiger Sawgill

Lentinus substrictus compared with Lentinus tigrinus

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Tiger Sawgill is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Tiger Sawgill
Kingdom same	Fungi (फफूंद)	Fungi (फफूंद)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family same	Polyporaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus same	Lentinus	Lentinus
Species	Lentinus substrictus	Lentinus tigrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

and Tiger Sawgill share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lentinus.

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Tiger Sawgill

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Tiger Sawgill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Tiger Sawgill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lentinus substrictus is a tough, leathery mushroom with a funnel-shaped to flat cap bearing decurrent gills, found on dead and decaying wood of tropical and subtropical trees. It causes white rot and contributes to wood decomposition in warm, humid forest ecosystems. This species is of interest for its ligninolytic enzyme production, which has applications in bioremediation research.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden