vs Lǎohǔ

Ramaria flavescens compared with Panthera tigris

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	Gomphales (钉菇目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Gomphaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ramaria	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Ramaria flavescens	Panthera tigris

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

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 Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

黄枝瑚菌（Ramaria flavescens）是具有密集分枝的黄色至浅褐色子实体、形似海洋珊瑚的大型珊瑚菌。生长于欧洲温带和地中海地区针叶树和落叶树相关的林地。这种外生菌根真菌与树根形成互利营养交换关系，在欧洲评估中被视为濒危物种。