Bamboo bear vs cumbrian umber

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Horisme aquata

Key Differences

• Bamboo bear is Vulnerable while cumbrian umber is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bamboo bear	cumbrian umber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Geometridae
Genus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)	Horisme
Species	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Horisme aquata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bamboo bear and cumbrian umber share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

cumbrian umber

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bamboo bear	cumbrian umber
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.

cumbrian umber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Currently classified as 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.