Asian Hornet vs Panda Gigante

Vespa velutina compared with Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Key Differences

• Asian Hornet is Not Evaluated while Panda Gigante is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Hornet	Panda Gigante
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Vespidae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Vespa	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)
Species	Vespa velutina	Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Hornet and Panda Gigante share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Asian Hornet

NE — Not Evaluated

Panda Gigante

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Hornet	Panda Gigante
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Hornet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (7 countries).

Panda Gigante

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 Hornet

The Asian Hornet (Vespa velutina) is a species in the genus Vespa. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Found across Asia (Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (7 countries).

Panda Gigante

El panda gigante (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) es un animal emblemático de China, célebre por su pelaje blanco y negro y su dieta basada casi exclusivamente en bambú. Su estado de conservación es vulnerable (VU), es el animal bandera de la conservación internacional de la vida silvestre, y su población ha experimentado cierta recuperación en los últimos años.