Common Gold-Dust vs Tiger

Chrysothrix xanthina compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• Common Gold-Dust is Not Evaluated while Tiger is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Gold-Dust	Tiger
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Arthoniomycetes (ホシゴケ菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Chrysotrichaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Chrysothrix	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Chrysothrix xanthina	Panthera tigris

Conservation Status

Common Gold-Dust

NE — Not Evaluated

Tiger

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Gold-Dust	Tiger
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Gold-Dust

Habitat

Native to North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

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.

Common Gold-Dust

<em>Chrysothrix xanthina</em>, commonly known as common gold-dust, is a crustose lichen in the family Chrysotrichaceae. The species has been documented in Brazil, Colombia, and the United States, indicating a distribution across parts of South and North America. Lichens in the genus <em>Chrysothrix</em> are characterized by their powdery, brightly colored thallus, and <em>C. xanthina</em> is typically recognized by its distinctive yellow-gold granular coating on its substrate, produced by pigments including calycin and vulpinic acid. <em>Chrysothrix xanthina</em> typically grows on the bark of trees and occasionally on rock surfaces in humid forest and woodland habitats, where it forms conspicuous yellow patches. The species is not currently evaluated for conservation status. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature. As a lichen, <em>Chrysothrix xanthina</em> represents a symbiotic association between a fungal partner (mycobiont) and one or more photosynthetic partners (algae or cyanobacteria), and contributes to nutrient cycling and substrate weathering in the ecosystems it inhabits.

Tiger

地球上最大の野生ネコ科動物で、体重が300kgを超えることもあり、ロシア極東から東南アジアにかけての森林に生息する。まだら光の中で擬態効果を持つ独特のオレンジと黒の縞模様の毛皮を持つ単独待ち伏せ型捕食者である。密猟と森林破壊により野生個体数が4,000頭未満に減少した深刻な危機（CR）種である。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia