gymnocarpe du Japon sous-espèce frêle vs Panda géant

Gymnocarpium continentale compared with Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Key Differences

gymnocarpe du Japon sous-espèce frêle is Near Threatened while Panda géant is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gymnocarpe du Japon sous-espèce frêle	Panda géant
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)
Species	Gymnocarpium continentale	Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Conservation Status

gymnocarpe du Japon sous-espèce frêle

NT — Near Threatened

Panda géant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gymnocarpe du Japon sous-espèce frêle	Panda géant
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

gymnocarpe du Japon sous-espèce frêle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Panda géant

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.

gymnocarpe du Japon sous-espèce frêle

The Asian oak fern (Gymnocarpium continentale) is a species in the genus Gymnocarpium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Panda géant

Iconic black-and-white bear of the mountain bamboo forests of central China, giant pandas can weigh up to 125 kg and spend up to 14 hours daily consuming bamboo, which comprises 99% of their diet despite belonging to the order Carnivora. Solitary and elusive, they have a pseudo-thumb for gripping bamboo stems. Downgraded from Endangered to Vulnerable in 2016 following successful conservation and breeding programs.