Panda Gigante vs
Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Desulfurococcus mucosus
Key Differences
- Panda Gigante is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Panda Gigante | |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia (Animals) | Archaea (Archaea) |
| Phylum | Chordata (cordados) | Thermoproteota (Thermoproteota) |
| Class | Mammalia (mamíferos) | Thermoproteia |
| Order | Carnivora (carnívoros) | Sulfolobales (Sulfolobales) |
| Family | Ursidae (Bears) | Desulfurococcaceae |
| Genus | Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas) | Desulfurococcus |
| Species | Ailuropoda melanoleuca | Desulfurococcus mucosus |
Conservation Status
Panda Gigante
VU — VulnerablePopulation: ~1.9K
Trend: Increasing ↑
Physical Characteristics
| Attribute | Panda Gigante | |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | Herbivore | — |
| Average Lifespan | 20 years | — |
| Average Length | 1.5 m | — |
| Average Weight | 100.0 kg | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Panda Gigante
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.
Found in China. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.
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.
Desulfurococcus mucosus es un arquea hipertermófila de la familia Desulfurococcaceae que prospera en ambientes calientes y anaeróbicos como manantiales termales y fuentes hidrotermales a temperaturas superiores a 80 °C. Es un anaerobio obligado que reduce azufre como aceptor de electrones durante el metabolismo. La superficie celular está cubierta por una capa S característica similar al moco que le da su nombre de especie.
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