vs Tiger Sawgill

Lentinus substrictus compared with Lentinus tigrinus

Key Differences

is Least Concern while Tiger Sawgill is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Tiger Sawgill
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family same	Polyporaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus same	Lentinus	Lentinus
Species	Lentinus substrictus	Lentinus tigrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

and Tiger Sawgill share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lentinus.

View Genus: Lentinus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Tiger Sawgill

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Tiger Sawgill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Tiger Sawgill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lentinus substrictus é um cogumelo de textura dura e coriácea com chapéu em forma de funil a plano, com lamelas decurrentes, encontrado em madeira morta e em decomposição de árvores tropicais e subtropicais. Causa podridão branca e contribui para a decomposição da madeira em ecossistemas florestais quentes e úmidos. Esta espécie é de interesse por sua produção de enzimas ligninolíticas, com aplicações em pesquisas de biorremediação.