vs Tiger

Hypomyces porphyreus compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable while Tiger is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Tiger
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Sordariomycetes (フンタマカビ綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Hypocreales (ボタンタケ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Hypocreaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Hypomyces	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Hypomyces porphyreus	Panthera tigris

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

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 Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Hypomyces porphyreusはボタンタケ科（Hypocreaceae）の子嚢菌類で、危急（VU）と評価されている。成熟した森林環境において他の菌類、特に皮革菌類の子実体上に生育する菌寄生体である。危急の状態は特定の宿主菌類と撹乱されていない老齢林条件への依存を反映している。

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。