vs Tiger

Bacillus thuringiensis compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Tiger is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Tiger
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Firmicutes (フィルミクテス門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Bacilli (バシラス綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Bacillales (バシラス目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Bacillaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Bacillus	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Bacillus thuringiensis	Panthera tigris

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Tiger

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Tiger
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

Tiger

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.

バチルス・チューリンゲンシス（Bacillus thuringiensis）はバシラス科に属するグラム陽性芽胞形成土壌細菌で、昆虫に対して特異的なΔ-エンドトキシン（Cry蛋白）を産生する。世界中の土壌・植物表面・昆虫生息環境に広く分布し、農業分野では化学殺虫剤の安全な代替として広く利用される生物的害虫防除剤の代名詞的存在である。遺伝子工学においてBt遺伝子は害虫抵抗性作物の開発に応用され、食の安全・生物多様性に関わる重要な議論の対象ともなっている。