Bamboo bear vs Swamp Beacon

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Mitrula elegans

Key Differences

• Bamboo bear is Vulnerable while Swamp Beacon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bamboo bear	Swamp Beacon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)	Mitrula
Species	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Mitrula elegans

Conservation Status

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Swamp Beacon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bamboo bear	Swamp Beacon
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.

Swamp Beacon

Habitat

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

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.