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A Bengal tiger at Tadoba, India.

Tiger

Panthera tigris

Electron micrograph of thin sections of Escherichia coli cells.

Escherichia coli

Escherichia coli

Wikimedia Commons photograph; resized for display. Stephenekka · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Electron micrograph from 1968, resized for display. Peter Highton · CC0 1.0

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TraitTigerEscherichia coli
Nutrition Carnivorous Source ↗ Data unavailable
Social organization Generally solitary Source ↗ Not applicable
Physical traitsDark stripes break up the tiger’s outline. Stripe patterns vary from one individual to another.Data unavailable
Habitat and rangeTigers live in varied habitats, including tropical forests, mangrove swamps and temperate forest.E. coli can occur in intestinal tracts, water, food and other environments.
Diet and nutritionTigers mainly hunt large mammals, including deer and wild pigs.Data unavailable
Behavior and activityA tiger usually hunts by stalking its prey and attacking at close range.Data unavailable

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Shared ancestry

Closest shared taxon: cellular organisms.

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