Bamboo bear vs

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Nupela wellneri

Key Differences

  • Bamboo bear is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bamboo bear
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Chromista (クロミスタ)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Ochrophyta (オクロ植物)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Bacillariophyceae (クサリケイソウ綱)
Order Carnivora (ネコ目) Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family Ursidae (Bears) Naviculaceae
Genus Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas) Nupela
Species Ailuropoda melanoleuca Nupela wellneri

Conservation Status

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bamboo bear
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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。

Nupela wellneriは、Achnanthidiaceae科に属する小型の非対称珪藻類で、中央ヨーロッパの淡水生息地から記載されている。縫合部の形態と細かい条線パターンがNupela属の診断的特徴である。

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