Amur grape vs Bely Medved

Vitis amurensis compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

• Amur grape is Not Evaluated while Bely Medved is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur grape	Bely Medved
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Vitales (Виноградоцветные)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Vitaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Vitis	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Vitis amurensis	Ursus maritimus

Conservation Status

Amur grape

NE — Not Evaluated

Bely Medved

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur grape	Bely Medved
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	2.4 m
Average Weight	—	450.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amur grape

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Armenia, Austria, Norway, and Taiwan.

Bely Medved

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.

Amur grape

The Amur grape (Vitis amurensis) is a species in the genus Vitis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bely Medved

The largest land carnivore on Earth, polar bears can exceed 700 kg and are found across Arctic sea ice from Canada to Russia. Highly specialized marine mammals that rely on sea ice to hunt ringed and bearded seals. Excellent swimmers capable of covering vast distances in open water. Listed as Vulnerable, with populations under severe pressure from rapid Arctic sea ice loss due to climate change.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway