Asian nakedwood vs Da xióngmāo

Colubrina asiatica compared with Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Key Differences

Asian nakedwood is Least Concern while Da xióngmāo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian nakedwood	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	Rosales (蔷薇目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Rhamnaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Colubrina	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)
Species	Colubrina asiatica	Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Conservation Status

Asian nakedwood

LC — Least Concern

Da xióngmāo

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian nakedwood

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), and North America (Bahamas, Cuba, United States).

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.

Asian nakedwood

The Asian nakedwood (Colubrina asiatica) is a species in the genus Colubrina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), and North America (Bahamas, Cuba, United States).