Bamboo bear vs cut surfclam

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Spisula subtruncata

Key Differences

• Bamboo bear is Vulnerable while cut surfclam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bamboo bear	cut surfclam
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Mollusca (軟体動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Bivalvia (二枚貝)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Venerida (ハマグリ目)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Mactridae
Genus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)	Spisula
Species	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Spisula subtruncata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

cut surfclam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

cut surfclam

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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。