Big Devil'S Beggartick vs Oso Polar

Bidens vulgata compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

  • Big Devil'S Beggartick is Not Evaluated while Oso Polar is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big Devil'S Beggartick Oso Polar
Kingdom Plantae (planta) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (cordados)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Ursidae (Bears)
Genus Bidens Ursus (Bears)
Species Bidens vulgata Ursus maritimus

Conservation Status

Big Devil'S Beggartick

NE — Not Evaluated

Oso Polar

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big Devil'S Beggartick Oso Polar
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 25 years
Average Length 2.4 m
Average Weight 450.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Devil'S Beggartick

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Oso Polar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Big Devil'S Beggartick

The Big Devil'S Beggartick (Bidens vulgata) is a species in the genus Bidens. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Oso Polar

El mayor carnivoro terrestre de la Tierra, el oso polar puede superar los 700 kg y se encuentra en el hielo marino del Artico, desde Canada hasta Rusia. Es un mamifero marino altamente especializado que depende del hielo marino para cazar focas anilladas y barbadas. Excelente nadador capaz de cubrir grandes distancias en agua abierta. Clasificado como Vulnerable, sus poblaciones soportan una presion severa por la rapida perdida de hielo marino artico debida al cambio climatico.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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