Bar-bellied Woodpecker vs Harimau

Veniliornis nigriceps compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• Bar-bellied Woodpecker is Not Evaluated while Harimau is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bar-bellied Woodpecker	Harimau
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (burung)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Picidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Veniliornis	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Veniliornis nigriceps	Panthera tigris

Evolutionary Relationship

Bar-bellied Woodpecker and Harimau share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bar-bellied Woodpecker

NE — Not Evaluated

Harimau

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bar-bellied Woodpecker	Harimau
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bar-bellied Woodpecker

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Harimau

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.

Bar-bellied Woodpecker

The Bar-bellied Woodpecker (Veniliornis nigriceps) is a species in the genus Veniliornis. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Harimau

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador