Asian netvein hollyfern vs Bamboo bear

Cyrtomium fortunei compared with Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Key Differences

Asian netvein hollyfern is Not Evaluated while Bamboo bear is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian netvein hollyfern	Bamboo bear
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Cyrtomium	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)
Species	Cyrtomium fortunei	Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Conservation Status

Asian netvein hollyfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian netvein hollyfern	Bamboo bear
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian netvein hollyfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

Bamboo bear

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in China. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Asian netvein hollyfern

The Asian netvein hollyfern (Cyrtomium fortunei) is a species in the genus Cyrtomium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

Bamboo bear

Iconic black-and-white bear of the mountain bamboo forests of central China, giant pandas can weigh up to 125 kg and spend up to 14 hours daily consuming bamboo, which comprises 99% of their diet despite belonging to the order Carnivora. Solitary and elusive, they have a pseudo-thumb for gripping bamboo stems. Downgraded from Endangered to Vulnerable in 2016 following successful conservation and breeding programs.