Flat Wrack vs Bely Medved

Fucus spiralis compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

Flat Wrack is Least Concern while Bely Medved is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat Wrack	Bely Medved
Kingdom	Chromista (хромисты)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (охрофитовые водоросли)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Phaeophyceae (бурые водоросли)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Fucales (Fucales)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Fucaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Fucus	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Fucus spiralis	Ursus maritimus

Conservation Status

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Bely Medved

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 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.

Flat Wrack

No description available.

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.