Bamboo bear vs Set-aside Downy-back

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Ophonus laticollis

Key Differences

• Bamboo bear is Vulnerable while Set-aside Downy-back is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bamboo bear	Set-aside Downy-back
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Carabidae
Genus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)	Ophonus
Species	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Ophonus laticollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bamboo bear and Set-aside Downy-back share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Set-aside Downy-back

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bamboo bear	Set-aside Downy-back
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	20 years	—
Average Length	1.5 m	—
Average Weight	100.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Set-aside Downy-back

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.