Hairy Sunflower vs Bely Medved

Helianthus hirsutus compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

• Hairy Sunflower is Least Concern while Bely Medved is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Sunflower	Bely Medved
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Asterales (астроцветные)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Helianthus hirsutus	Ursus maritimus

Conservation Status

Hairy Sunflower

LC — Least Concern

Bely Medved

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Sunflower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Czech Republic, and Japan.

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.