Bamboo bear vs glossy furrow-shell

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Abra nitida

Key Differences

• Bamboo bear is Vulnerable while glossy furrow-shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bamboo bear	glossy furrow-shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Mollusca (Moluscos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Semelidae
Genus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)	Abra
Species	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Abra nitida

Evolutionary Relationship

Bamboo bear and glossy furrow-shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

glossy furrow-shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bamboo bear	glossy furrow-shell
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.

glossy furrow-shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.