vs Bely Medved

Cladonia symphycarpa compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

is Critically Endangered while Bely Medved is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Bely Medved
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (леканоромицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Lecanorales (леканоровые)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Cladonia	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Cladonia symphycarpa	Ursus maritimus

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

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 Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Cladonia symphycarpa is a crustose to squamulose lichen with small, flat lobes and red apothecia characteristic of Cladonia. It grows on calcareous soils and rocky outcrops in temperate European grasslands and open habitats. This lichen is considered critically rare and is sensitive to habitat loss from grassland abandonment and intensification.

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.