Downy Cow-Parsnip vs Polar bear

Heracleum trachyloma compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

• Downy Cow-Parsnip is Least Concern while Polar bear is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Cow-Parsnip	Polar bear
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Apiales (セリ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Apiaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Heracleum	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Heracleum trachyloma	Ursus maritimus

Conservation Status

Downy Cow-Parsnip

LC — Least Concern

Polar bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Cow-Parsnip	Polar bear
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	2.4 m
Average Weight	—	450.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downy Cow-Parsnip

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Polar bear

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Polar bear

地球上で最大の陸上肉食動物であるホッキョクグマは700kgを超えることがあり、カナダからロシアまでの北極海氷域全体に分布する。ワモンアザラシとヒゲアザラシを狩るために海氷に依存する高度に特化した海洋哺乳類である。広大な距離を泳ぐことができる優れた泳者でもある。脆弱種に指定されており、気候変動による急激な北極海氷の消失で個体群が深刻な圧力を受けている。