American Dog Tick vs Bambusbär

Dermacentor variabilis compared with Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Key Differences

• American Dog Tick is Not Evaluated while Bambusbär is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Dog Tick	Bambusbär
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Arachnida (Spinnentiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Ixodida (Zecken)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Ixodidae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Dermacentor	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)
Species	Dermacentor variabilis	Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Evolutionary Relationship

American Dog Tick and Bambusbär share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

American Dog Tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Bambusbär

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Dog Tick	Bambusbär
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Dog Tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

American Dog Tick

The American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is a species in the genus Dermacentor. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.