vs Lǎohǔ

Cortinarius urbicus compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

is Data Deficient while Lǎohǔ is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lǎohǔ
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Agaricales (伞菌目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cortinarius	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Cortinarius urbicus	Panthera tigris

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Lǎohǔ

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Cortinarius urbicus是蛛网菌属中结实纤维状菌盖的蘑菇，具有丝绸般的褐色菌盖和成熟时锈色孢子的菌褶。栖息于针叶和混交林，与云杉、松树及偶尔的落叶树形成外生菌根共生。该真菌在森林土壤环境中通过与树木伙伴交换糖分来获取营养。