vs Bamboo bear

Altererythrobacter troitsensis compared with Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Bamboo bear is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Bamboo bear
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Erythrobacteraceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Altererythrobacter	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)
Species	Altererythrobacter troitsensis	Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Bamboo bear
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Bamboo bear

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in China. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Altererythrobacter troitsensis is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium in the family Erythrobacteraceae, first described from Troitsk, Russia. Like other members of the genus, it may produce carotenoid pigments giving colonies a reddish-orange colour. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

Bamboo bear

Iconic black-and-white bear of the mountain bamboo forests of central China, giant pandas can weigh up to 125 kg and spend up to 14 hours daily consuming bamboo, which comprises 99% of their diet despite belonging to the order Carnivora. Solitary and elusive, they have a pseudo-thumb for gripping bamboo stems. Downgraded from Endangered to Vulnerable in 2016 following successful conservation and breeding programs.