Bamboo bear vs Maine Snaketail

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Ophiogomphus mainensis

Key Differences

• Bamboo bear is Vulnerable while Maine Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bamboo bear	Maine Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Gomphidae
Genus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)	Ophiogomphus
Species	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Ophiogomphus mainensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Maine Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bamboo bear	Maine Snaketail
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.

Maine Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.