Barley Covered Smut vs Lǎohǔ

Ustilago hordei compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• Barley Covered Smut is Not Evaluated while Lǎohǔ is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barley Covered Smut	Lǎohǔ
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (黑粉菌纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Ustilaginales (黑粉菌目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Ustilaginaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ustilago	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Ustilago hordei	Panthera tigris

Conservation Status

Barley Covered Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Lǎohǔ

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barley Covered Smut	Lǎohǔ
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barley Covered Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Lǎohǔ

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.

Barley Covered Smut

The Barley Covered Smut (Ustilago hordei) is a species in the genus Ustilago. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Lǎohǔ

地球上最大的野生猫科动物，体重可超过300千克，栖息于从俄罗斯远东到东南亚的森林中。独居埋伏捕食者，具有独特的橙色和黑色条纹皮毛，在斑驳光线中提供伪装。由于偷猎和森林砍伐，野外种群减少至不足4,000只，被列为极危（CR）物种。