Black-legged Dacnis vs Harimau

Dacnis nigripes compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• Black-legged Dacnis is Near Threatened while Harimau is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-legged Dacnis	Harimau
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (burung)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Passeriformes (burung pengicau)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Thraupidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Dacnis	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Dacnis nigripes	Panthera tigris

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-legged Dacnis and Harimau share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-legged Dacnis

NT — Near Threatened

Harimau

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-legged Dacnis	Harimau
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-legged Dacnis

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Black-legged Dacnis

The Black-legged Dacnis (Dacnis nigripes) is a species in the genus Dacnis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. 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.