Bamboo bear vs large tortoiseshell

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Nymphalis polychloros

Key Differences

• Bamboo bear is Vulnerable while large tortoiseshell is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bamboo bear	large tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)	Nymphalis
Species	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Nymphalis polychloros

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

large tortoiseshell

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bamboo bear	large tortoiseshell
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.

large tortoiseshell

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 9 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (39 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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。

large tortoiseshell

オオキタテハ（Nymphalis polychloros）はIUCNレッドリストで絶滅危惧IA類（CR）に分類されている。深刻な個体数の減少と生息地の喪失により、野生での絶滅リスクが極めて高い状況にある。