vs Bely Medved

Antrodiella semisupina compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Bely Medved is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Bely Medved
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Polyporales (полипоровые)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Steccherinaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Antrodiella	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Antrodiella semisupina	Ursus maritimus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Bely Medved

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Norway), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Antrodiella semisupina is a small, white to cream-colored, dimidiate to resupinate polypore with tiny pores growing on dead hardwood. It inhabits temperate and boreal forests across Europe and North America, growing on dead branches and logs of deciduous trees. This saprotrophic fungus causes white-rot decay in dead hardwood substrates.

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.