Almond Woodwax vs Bamboo bear

Hygrophorus agathosmus compared with Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Key Differences

Almond Woodwax is Least Concern while Bamboo bear is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Almond Woodwax	Bamboo bear
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Hygrophorus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)
Species	Hygrophorus agathosmus	Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Conservation Status

Almond Woodwax

LC — Least Concern

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Almond Woodwax	Bamboo bear
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Almond Woodwax

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Almond Woodwax

The Almond Woodwax (Hygrophorus agathosmus) is a species in the genus Hygrophorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Bamboo bear

O panda-gigante (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) é um animal emblemático da China, célebre pela sua pelagem branca e preta e pela dieta baseada quase exclusivamente em bambu. Seu estado de conservação é vulnerável (VU), é o animal-bandeira da conservação internacional da vida silvestre e sua população apresentou alguma recuperação nos últimos anos.