Bamboo bear vs cutitiriba-grande

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Pouteria multiflora

Key Differences

  • Bamboo bear is Vulnerable while cutitiriba-grande is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bamboo bear cutitiriba-grande
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (plantas)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (carnívoros) Ericales (Ericales)
Family Ursidae (Bears) Sapotaceae
Genus Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas) Pouteria
Species Ailuropoda melanoleuca Pouteria multiflora

Conservation Status

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

cutitiriba-grande

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bamboo bear cutitiriba-grande
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.

cutitiriba-grande

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.

cutitiriba-grande

The bullytree (Pouteria multiflora) is a species in the genus Pouteria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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