vs Bamboo bear

Anabaena catenula compared with Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Bamboo bear is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Bamboo bear
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (藍藻)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Nostocaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Anabaena	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)
Species	Anabaena catenula	Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Bamboo bear
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bamboo bear

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.

Anabaena catenulaは球形の栄養細胞と異型細胞が交互に並ぶ直線または緩やかに湾曲した糸状体を形成する、窒素固定能を持つ糸状シアノバクテリアです。池、湖、緩やかな流れの河川などの淡水環境に生息します。

Bamboo bear

ジャイアントパンダ（Ailuropoda melanoleuca）は中国中部の山岳竹林に生息し、体重最大125キログラムになるクマ科の動物で、食肉目に分類されながら食事の99%を竹が占める特異な食性を持つ。偽の親指（橈側種子骨）を使って竹の茎を把握し、1日14時間もの採食時間を費やす。2016年にIUCNレッドリストで絶滅危惧から危急（VU）へ改善されており、保護繁殖プログラムと自然保護区の設置が個体数回復に貢献している。