vs Bely Medved

Badhamia lilacina compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Bely Medved is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Bely Medved
Kingdom	Protozoa (простейшие)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Physarales (Physarales)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Physaraceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Badhamia	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Badhamia lilacina	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

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Badhamia lilacina is a myxomycete (slime mould) producing clustered, sessile or short-stalked sporangia with a pale to lilac-tinged peridium on decaying wood, bark, and plant litter in woodland habitats. Like other Badhamia species, it has a plasmodial feeding stage during which it engulfs bacteria and organic particles. It is cosmopolitan, found in temperate and tropical forests worldwide.

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.