Bamboo bear vs

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Pelonema tenue

Key Differences

• Bamboo bear is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bamboo bear
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Bacteroidota (バクテロイデス門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Bacteroidia (バクテロイデス綱)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Sphingobacteriales (スフィンゴバクテリウム目)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Pelonemataceae
Genus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)	Pelonema
Species	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Pelonema tenue

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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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。

Pelonema tenueはAchroonematales目に属する細く無色の糸状細菌で、淡水湖沼や汽水水域の成層化した酸素枯渇層に生息します。微酸素~無酸素帯域に狭い直径の直線状または軽度に湾曲したトリコームを形成し、化学有機栄養生物として水温躍層水域の炭素循環に参加します。