Bamboo bear vs Freshwater diatom

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Cyclotella atomus

Key Differences

• Bamboo bear is Vulnerable while Freshwater diatom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bamboo bear	Freshwater diatom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Thalassiosirales (Thalassiosirales)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Stephanodiscaceae
Genus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)	Cyclotella
Species	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Cyclotella atomus

Conservation Status

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Freshwater diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bamboo bear	Freshwater diatom
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.

Freshwater diatom

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.