Bamboo bear vs Chinese witch-hazel

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Hamamelis mollis

Key Differences

Bamboo bear is Vulnerable while Chinese witch-hazel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bamboo bear	Chinese witch-hazel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Hamamelidaceae
Genus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)	Hamamelis
Species	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Hamamelis mollis

Conservation Status

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Chinese witch-hazel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bamboo bear	Chinese witch-hazel
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.

Chinese witch-hazel

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Chinese witch-hazel

The Chinese Witch-hazel (Hamamelis mollis) is a species in the genus Hamamelis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Norway.