Arctic Sulfur vs Bamboo bear

Colias palaeno compared with Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Key Differences

• Arctic Sulfur is Least Concern while Bamboo bear is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Sulfur	Bamboo bear
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Pieridae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Colias	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)
Species	Colias palaeno	Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Sulfur and Bamboo bear share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Arctic Sulfur

LC — Least Concern

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Sulfur

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (24 countries).

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.

Arctic Sulfur

アークティックサルファー（Colias palaeno）はIUCNレッドリストで最小懸念（LC）に分類されています。生息域全体に広く分布し個体数も豊富で、個体群は安定しており、直ちに保全上の懸念はありません。

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。