Bamboo bear vs Chinese jumper worm

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Amynthas gracilis

Key Differences

Bamboo bear is Vulnerable while Chinese jumper worm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bamboo bear	Chinese jumper worm
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Annelida (환형동물)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Clitellata (환대강)
Order	Carnivora (식육목)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Megascolecidae
Genus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)	Amynthas
Species	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Amynthas gracilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bamboo bear and Chinese jumper worm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

보기 Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Chinese jumper worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bamboo bear	Chinese jumper worm
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.

Chinese jumper worm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Portugal, Spain), and North America (United States).

Bamboo bear

자이언트판다(Ailuropoda melanoleuca)는 중국 중부 산지 대나무 숲에 서식하는 흑백의 상징적인 곰으로, 몸무게는 최대 125kg에 달하며 하루 최대 14시간을 대나무 섭취에 소비합니다. 식육목에 속함에도 불구하고 식이의 99%가 대나무이며 대나무 줄기를 잡기 위한 위족지(의사 엄지)를 가집니다. 성공적인 보전 및 번식 프로그램 덕분에 2016년 위기(EN)에서 취약(VU)으로 하향 조정되었습니다.