Polar bear vs Rafflesia

Ursus maritimus compared with Rafflesia arnoldii

Key Differences

Polar bear is Vulnerable while Rafflesia is Endangered.
Polar bear is carnivore while Rafflesia is parasite.
Polar bear is 40.9x heavier than Rafflesia.
Polar bear lives longer (25 years vs 5 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Polar bear	Rafflesia
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Carnivora (식육목)	Rosales (장미목)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Ursus maritimus	Rafflesia arnoldii

Conservation Status

Polar bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Rafflesia

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Polar bear	Rafflesia
Diet	Carnivore	Parasite
Average Lifespan	25 years	5 years
Average Length	2.4 m	1.0 m
Average Weight	450.0 kg	11.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Rafflesia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia and Malaysia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Polar bear

지구상에서 가장 큰 육상 육식동물인 북극곰은 700kg을 넘을 수 있으며 캐나다에서 러시아까지 북극 해빙 전역에 분포한다. 고리 물범과 수염 물범을 사냥하기 위해 해빙에 의존하는 고도로 특수화된 해양 포유류이다. 광활한 거리를 헤엄쳐 다닐 수 있는 뛰어난 수영 실력을 가지고 있다. 취약종으로 등재되어 있으며, 기후 변화로 인한 급격한 북극 해빙 감소로 심각한 압력을 받고 있다.