Admirable Bolete vs Bambusbär

Aureoboletus mirabilis compared with Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Key Differences

Admirable Bolete is Least Concern while Bambusbär is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admirable Bolete	Bambusbär
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Boletales (Dickröhrlingsartige)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Boletaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Aureoboletus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)
Species	Aureoboletus mirabilis	Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Conservation Status

Admirable Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Bambusbär

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admirable Bolete	Bambusbär
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admirable Bolete

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Bambusbär

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.

Admirable Bolete

The Admirable Bolete (Aureoboletus mirabilis) is a species in the genus Aureoboletus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Bambusbär

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.