Asian wavy bittercress vs Da xióngmāo

Cardamine occulta compared with Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Key Differences

• Asian wavy bittercress is Not Evaluated while Da xióngmāo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian wavy bittercress	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	Brassicales (十字花目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Brassicaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Cardamine	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)
Species	Cardamine occulta	Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Conservation Status

Asian wavy bittercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Da xióngmāo

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian wavy bittercress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada).

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 wavy bittercress

The Asian wavy bittercress (Cardamine occulta) is a species in the genus Cardamine. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada).

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。