vs Lǎohǔ

Penicillium expansum compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Lǎohǔ is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lǎohǔ
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Eurotiomycetes (散囊菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Eurotiales (散囊菌目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Aspergillaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Penicillium	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Penicillium expansum	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

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

扩展青霉（Penicillium expansum）是一种无处不在的蓝绿色霉菌，以引起苹果、梨等仁果类果实的蓝霉腐烂而臭名昭著。广泛分布于全球温带和亚热带地区的土壤、腐烂植物体和储藏果实中。这种腐生真菌能产生霉菌毒素展青霉素，并分解食品和植物体中的复杂有机化合物。