vs Polar bear

Physarum viride compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Polar bear is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Polar bear
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoário)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Physarales (Physarales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Physaraceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Physarum	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Physarum viride	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 and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), 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.

Physarum viride e um mixomiceto vibrante (mofo limoso) que produz pequenos esporangios amarelo-verdes brilhantes em materia organica em decomposicao, incluindo madeira morta, folhas e detritos em habitats florestais. Como todas as especies de Physarum, passa parte de sua vida como um plasmodio multinucleado que rasteja pelos substratos para englobar particulas alimentares. Esta especie e encontrada em florestas umidas em zonas temperadas e tropicais.

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.