Panda Gigante vs Willow Koko Tree

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Gymnosporia bachmannii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Panda Gigante	Willow Koko Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Celastrales (Celastrales)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Celastraceae
Genus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)	Gymnosporia
Species	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Gymnosporia bachmannii

Conservation Status

Panda Gigante

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Willow Koko Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Panda Gigante	Willow Koko Tree
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	20 years	—
Average Length	1.5 m	—
Average Weight	100.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Willow Koko Tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.