Aromatic Earthfan vs Da xióngmāo

Sistotrema confluens compared with Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Key Differences

• Aromatic Earthfan is Near Threatened while Da xióngmāo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aromatic Earthfan	Da xióngmāo
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Cantharellales (雞油菌目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Hydnaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Sistotrema	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)
Species	Sistotrema confluens	Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Conservation Status

Aromatic Earthfan

NT — Near Threatened

Da xióngmāo

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aromatic Earthfan	Da xióngmāo
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aromatic Earthfan

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Aromatic Earthfan

The Aromatic Earthfan, Sistotrema confluens, is a species. It is currently assessed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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。