Asiatic black bear vs Pencil flower

Ursus thibetanus compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

• Asiatic black bear is Vulnerable while Pencil flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic black bear	Pencil flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Fabaceae
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Stylosanthes
Species	Ursus thibetanus	Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Asiatic black bear

VU — Vulnerable

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic black bear	Pencil flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic black bear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Asiatic black bear

The Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) is a species in the genus Ursus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.