Bamboo bear vs plains zebra

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Equus quagga

Key Differences

• Bamboo bear is Vulnerable while plains zebra is Near Threatened.
• plains zebra is 3.5x heavier than Bamboo bear.
• plains zebra lives longer (25 years vs 20 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bamboo bear	plains zebra
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Perissodactyla (奇蹄目)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)
Genus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)	Equus (Horses & Zebras)
Species	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Equus quagga

Evolutionary Relationship

Bamboo bear and plains zebra share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

plains zebra

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~750.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bamboo bear	plains zebra
Diet	Herbivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	20 years	25 years
Average Length	1.5 m	2.3 m
Average Weight	100.0 kg	350.0 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.

plains zebra

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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。

plains zebra

最も個体数の多い野生の馬科動物であるサバンナシマウマ（Equus quagga）は、東アフリカと南アフリカの草原およびサバンナに小さな家族グループから大規模な集団まで様々な形で生息する。個体ごとに独特の白黒の縞模様は、捕食者を混乱させ、吸血昆虫を防ぎ、個体識別を助けると考えられている。シマウマはライオン、ハイエナ、ワニの主要な餌となり、サバンナの食物網を支える。