vs Lion

Clitocybe amarescens compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Lion is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lion
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Clitocybe	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Clitocybe amarescens	Panthera leo

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Lion

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lion
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	2.5 m
Average Weight	—	190.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lion

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Clitocybe amarescens is a small, bitter-tasting agaric fungus in the family Tricholomataceae distributed across Northwestern and Northern Europe, with confirmed records from Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The specific epithet amarescens reflects the notably bitter flavor of the fruiting bodies, a characteristic that distinguishes it from some closely related Clitocybe species. The cap is typically whitish to pale greyish, smooth, with decurrent gills characteristic of the genus, and fruits in woodland margins, grassy clearings, and other semi-open habitats during autumn months. Like other Clitocybe species, it is a saprotrophic fungus contributing to decomposition of leaf litter and organic debris. The bitter taste likely serves as a deterrent against invertebrate predation. The species is assessed as Least Concern across its European range but, like other fungi of unimproved grasslands and forest margins, remains potentially sensitive to habitat changes driven by agricultural intensification, fertilizer application, and loss of structurally diverse woodland edges across Scandinavia and Western Europe.

Lion

アフリカ最大の野生ネコ科動物で最大250kgに達し、サハラ以南のサバンナや草原に生息する唯一の社会性ネコ科動物です。雄は象徴的なたてがみで識別されます。頂点捕食者として草食動物の個体群を調節し、生態系のバランスを維持します。生息地の喪失と人間との軋轢により危急種に分類されています。