Bamboo bear vs Madeira Filmy Fern

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Hymenophyllum maderense

Key Differences

Bamboo bear is Vulnerable while Madeira Filmy Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bamboo bear	Madeira Filmy Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Hymenophyllales (Hymenophyllales)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Hymenophyllaceae
Genus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)	Hymenophyllum
Species	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Hymenophyllum maderense

Conservation Status

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Madeira Filmy Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bamboo bear	Madeira Filmy Fern
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.

Madeira Filmy Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Critically 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.