vs Polar bear

Dinophysis recurva compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Polar bear is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Polar bear
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Myzozoa (Myzozoa)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Dinophyceae (Dinophyceae)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Dinophysiales (Dinophysiales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Dinophysaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Dinophysis	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Dinophysis recurva	Ursus maritimus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Polar bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Polar bear
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	2.4 m
Average Weight	—	450.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Polar bear

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dinophysis recurva é um dinoflagelado marinho blindado com forma celular recurvada e extensões alares laterais características do gênero. Habita ambientes planctônicos costeiros e oceânicos em mares temperados e tropicais em todo o mundo. Este organismo cleptocloroplástico rouba cloroplastos de criptomônadas presas para realizar a fotossíntese.

Polar bear

O maior carnivoro terrestre da Terra, o urso-polar pode ultrapassar 700 kg e e encontrado pelo gelo marinho artico, do Canada ate a Russia. Mamiferos marinhos altamente especializados que dependem do gelo marinho para cacas de focas e focas-barbadas. Excelentes nadadores capazes de percorrer grandes distancias em aguas abertas. Classificado como Vulneravel, com populacoes sob severa pressao devido a rapida perda de gelo marinho artico causada pelas mudancas climaticas.