Common bamboo vs Bely Medved

Bambusa vulgaris compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

Common bamboo is Not Evaluated while Bely Medved is Vulnerable.
Common bamboo is autotroph while Bely Medved is carnivore.
Common bamboo lives longer (120 years vs 25 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common bamboo	Bely Medved
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Poales (злакоцветные)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Bambusa (Bamboo)	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Bambusa vulgaris	Ursus maritimus

Conservation Status

Common bamboo

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Bely Medved

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common bamboo	Bely Medved
Diet	Autotroph	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	120 years	25 years
Average Length	20.0 m	2.4 m
Average Weight	—	450.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common bamboo

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Common bamboo

One of the most widely cultivated bamboo species globally, common bamboo grows at extraordinary rates — up to 91 cm per day under optimal conditions — across tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Technically a giant grass rather than a tree, its culms can reach 20 meters and provide a fast-renewable timber alternative for construction, paper, textiles, and food. It is a critical habitat component for wildlife including giant pandas that depend on bamboo forests.

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.