Leao vs

Panthera leo compared with Sistotrema pistilliferum

Key Differences

Leao is Vulnerable while is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leao
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Hydnaceae
Genus	Panthera (Big Cats)	Sistotrema
Species	Panthera leo	Sistotrema pistilliferum

Conservation Status

Leao

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leao
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	2.5 m	—
Average Weight	190.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leao

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Leao

O maior felino selvagem da África, o leão pode atingir até 250 kg e é o único felídeo social, vivendo em grupos nas savanas e pastagens da África Subsaariana. Os machos se distinguem por suas icônicas juba. Como predadores de topo, regulam as populações de herbívoros e mantêm o equilíbrio do ecossistema. Classificado como Vulnerável devido à perda de habitat e ao conflito entre humanos e vida selvagem.

Sistotrema pistilliferum e um basidiomiceto corticiode que forma crostas resupinadas finas, brancas a cor de creme ceroso, em madeira em decomposicao. Habita florestas temperadas e boreais, crescendo em troncos caidos e ramos de arvores de madeira dura e coniferas. Este fungo saprotrofico decompoe material lenoso morto atraves de processos enzimaticos de podridao branca.