Bamboo bear vs uru-corcovado

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Odontophorus gujanensis

Key Differences

• Bamboo bear is Vulnerable while uru-corcovado is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bamboo bear	uru-corcovado
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Odontophoridae
Genus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)	Odontophorus
Species	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Odontophorus gujanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bamboo bear and uru-corcovado share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

uru-corcovado

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bamboo bear	uru-corcovado
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.

uru-corcovado

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

uru-corcovado

A codorna-da-mata-marmoreada (Odontophorus gujanensis) esta classificada como Quase Ameacada (NT) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Proxima de qualificar como ameacada, com populacoes que podem tornar-se vulneraveis sem medidas de conservacao.