Large-Spored Pea Truffle vs Polar bear

Glomus macrocarpum compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

• Large-Spored Pea Truffle is Not Evaluated while Polar bear is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-Spored Pea Truffle	Polar bear
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Glomeromycota (Glomeromycota)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Glomeromycetes (Glomeromycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Glomerales (Glomerales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Glomeraceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Glomus	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Glomus macrocarpum	Ursus maritimus

Conservation Status

Large-Spored Pea Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Polar bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-Spored Pea Truffle	Polar bear
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	2.4 m
Average Weight	—	450.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-Spored Pea Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway