vs Tiger

Hygrophorus cossus compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

is Critically Endangered while Tiger is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Tiger
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	Hygrophoraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Hygrophorus	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Hygrophorus cossus	Panthera tigris

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

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

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Hygrophorus cossusはヌメリガサ科（Hygrophoraceae）のロウヤハリキノコ類で、絶滅寸前（CR）と評価されている。老齢林生息地、特に古木に関連した場所に生育し、特徴的な石鹸やロウのような臭いから名付けられた。絶滅寸前の状態は極度の希少性と適切な老齢林生息地のほぼ全滅を反映している。