Golden Spruce Dots vs Bely Medved

Arthonia cupressina compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

• Golden Spruce Dots is Endangered while Bely Medved is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Spruce Dots	Bely Medved
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Arthoniomycetes (Артониомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Arthoniales (артониевые)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Arthoniaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Arthonia	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Arthonia cupressina	Ursus maritimus

Conservation Status

Golden Spruce Dots

EN — Endangered

Bely Medved

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Spruce Dots

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as 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.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway