Panda Gigante vs
Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Sphingomonas ginsenosidimutans
Key Differences
- Panda Gigante is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Panda Gigante | |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia (Animals) | Bacteria (Bacteria) |
| Phylum | Chordata (cordados) | Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria) |
| Class | Mammalia (mamíferos) | Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria) |
| Order | Carnivora (carnívoros) | Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales) |
| Family | Ursidae (Bears) | Sphingomonadaceae |
| Genus | Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas) | Sphingomonas |
| Species | Ailuropoda melanoleuca | Sphingomonas ginsenosidimutans |
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.
Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.
Found in Taiwan.
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.
Sphingomonas ginsenosidimutans es una bacteria aerobia gramnegativa con capacidad de biotransformar ginsenósidos, los compuestos farmacológicamente activos en la raíz de ginseng. Habita en suelos de cultivo de ginseng y en la rizosfera de especies de Panax en Asia Oriental. Esta bacteria transforma metabolitos secundarios vegetales en la zona de la raíz de ginseng.
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