Bamboo bear vs

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Sphingobacterium ginsenosidimutans

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) Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas) Sphingobacterium
Species Ailuropoda melanoleuca Sphingobacterium ginsenosidimutans

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 Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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。

Sphingobacterium ginsenosidimutans は、朝鮮人参の根に含まれる生物活性化合物であるジンセノサイドを変換する独特の代謝能力を持つグラム陰性細菌である。東アジアの人参栽培土壌と Panax ginseng の根圏に生息し、専門化した土壌生息地で植物二次代謝産物を変換する。

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