Angle-stem Spikethorn vs Da xióngmāo

Gymnosporia heterophylla compared with Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Key Differences

• Angle-stem Spikethorn is Least Concern while Da xióngmāo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angle-stem Spikethorn	Da xióngmāo
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Celastrales (卫矛目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Celastraceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Gymnosporia	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)
Species	Gymnosporia heterophylla	Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Conservation Status

Angle-stem Spikethorn

LC — Least Concern

Da xióngmāo

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angle-stem Spikethorn	Da xióngmāo
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angle-stem Spikethorn

Habitat

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

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.

Angle-stem Spikethorn

The Angle-stem Spikethorn (Gymnosporia heterophylla) is a species in the genus Gymnosporia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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。