Ours de l'Himalaya vs Marsh fleabane

Ursus thibetanus compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Key Differences

• Ours de l'Himalaya is Vulnerable while Marsh fleabane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ours de l'Himalaya	Marsh fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Pluchea
Species	Ursus thibetanus	Pluchea carolinensis

Conservation Status

Ours de l'Himalaya

VU — Vulnerable

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ours de l'Himalaya	Marsh fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ours de l'Himalaya

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).

Ours de l'Himalaya

The Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) is a species in the genus Ursus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.