vs Bamboo bear

Arcyria incarnata compared with Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Bamboo bear is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Bamboo bear
Kingdom	Protozoa (原生動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Myxomycetes (変形菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Trichiales (ケホコリ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Arcyriaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Arcyria	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)
Species	Arcyria incarnata	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 Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Arcyria incarnataは鮮やかな色彩の粘菌（変形菌）で、森林環境の腐朽木や植物残渣上に密集した桃色から肌色の円筒形の胞子嚢の群落を形成します。栄養段階では細菌、菌類、有機粒子を摂食する運動性の変形体として存在します。本種は湿潤で日陰のある豊富な枯死材のある森林環境に世界的に分布します。

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。