vs Lǎohǔ

Methanococcus voltae compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Lǎohǔ is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lǎohǔ
Kingdom	Archaea (Archaea)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Methanobacteriota_A	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Methanococci (甲烷球菌纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Methanococcales (甲烷球菌目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Methanococcaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Methanococcus	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Methanococcus voltae	Panthera tigris

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

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

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.

Methanococcus voltae 是甲烷球菌科的中温产甲烷古菌，因其是最早开发出遗传转化技术的产甲烷菌之一而备受关注。栖息于海洋沉积物，以氢气为电子供体还原二氧化碳产生甲烷。其模式生物地位对阐明古菌细胞生物学和遗传学的基本方面发挥了重要作用。