Bamboo bear vs Blunt-leaved Earwort

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Diplophyllum obtusifolium

Key Differences

• Bamboo bear is Vulnerable while Blunt-leaved Earwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bamboo bear	Blunt-leaved Earwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Marchantiophyta (hepáticas)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Scapaniaceae
Genus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)	Diplophyllum
Species	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Diplophyllum obtusifolium

Conservation Status

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Blunt-leaved Earwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bamboo bear	Blunt-leaved Earwort
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.

Blunt-leaved Earwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Blunt-leaved Earwort

The Blunt-leaved Earwort (Diplophyllum obtusifolium) is a species in the genus Diplophyllum. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.