vs Tiger

Ensifer shofinae compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Tiger is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Tiger
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (プロテオバクテリア)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (アルファプロテオバクテリア)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Rhizobiales (リゾビウム目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Rhizobiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ensifer	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Ensifer shofinae	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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.

Ensifer shofinaeはRhizobiaceae科の窒素固定アルファプロテオバクテリアで、マメ科植物の根に共生根粒を形成する能力を持ちます。他のEnsifer種と同様に、窒素の乏しい土壌で生態学的に重要であり、宿主植物から炭素化合物を受け取る代わりに大気窒素を固定します。根粒から分離され、分子的および表現型的特性に基づいて記載されました。