Anna’s Mossy Frog vs Bamboo bear

Theloderma annae compared with Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Key Differences

• Anna’s Mossy Frog is Data Deficient while Bamboo bear is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anna’s Mossy Frog	Bamboo bear
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Amphibia (Anfíbios)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Rhacophoridae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Theloderma	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)
Species	Theloderma annae	Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Evolutionary Relationship

Anna’s Mossy Frog and Bamboo bear share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Anna’s Mossy Frog

DD — Data Deficient

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anna’s Mossy Frog	Bamboo bear
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anna’s Mossy Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.

Anna’s Mossy Frog

The Anna’s Mossy Frog (Theloderma annae) is a species in the genus Theloderma. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.