Tiger vs

Panthera tigris compared with Xylaria corniformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Tiger
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Fungi (菌界)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Sordariomycetes (フンタマカビ綱)
Order Carnivora (ネコ目) Xylariales (マメザヤタケ目)
Family Felidae (Cats) Xylariaceae
Genus Panthera (Big Cats) Xylaria
Species Panthera tigris Xylaria corniformis

Conservation Status

Tiger

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Tiger
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 20 years
Average Length 3.0 m
Average Weight 220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic 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.

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 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

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。

Xylaria corniformisは熱帯および亜熱帯林生息地の腐朽木材に硬く角状またはシカの角状の黒い子座を形成する棍棒形の炭質子嚢菌類です。森林生態系において木質セルロースの分解に貢献する腐生性木材分解菌です。絶滅危惧(EN)に分類されており、熱帯の森林破壊と原生林生息地の消失が脅威となっています。

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