vs Polar bear

Novosphingobium sediminicola compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Polar bear is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Polar bear
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Sphingomonadaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Novosphingobium	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Novosphingobium sediminicola	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 Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Novosphingobium sediminicola e um bacilo aerobio gramnegativo isolado pela primeira vez de sedimentos de lago de agua doce, conforme indica seu nome de especie. Habita ambientes de sedimento aquatico em regioes temperadas. Este quimio-heterotrofo decompoe materia organica, incluindo compostos aromaticos, em sedimentos de ecossistemas de agua doce.

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.