Alpine Water-moss vs Da xióngmāo

Fontinalis squamosa compared with Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Key Differences

• Alpine Water-moss is Least Concern while Da xióngmāo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Water-moss	Da xióngmāo
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Bryopsida (真藓纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Hypnales (灰藓目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Fontinalaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Fontinalis	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)
Species	Fontinalis squamosa	Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Conservation Status

Alpine Water-moss

LC — Least Concern

Da xióngmāo

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Water-moss	Da xióngmāo
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Water-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Da xióngmāo

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.

Alpine Water-moss

The Alpine Water-moss (Fontinalis squamosa) is a species in the genus Fontinalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Da xióngmāo

大熊猫（Ailuropoda melanoleuca）是中国特有的濒危动物，以其黑白相间的体色和几乎完全依赖竹子的食性而闻名于世。该物种保护状态为易危（VU），是国际野生动物保护的旗舰物种，其种群数量近年来有所回升。