Balloon cotton bush vs Da xióngmāo

Gomphocarpus physocarpus compared with Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Key Differences

Balloon cotton bush is Not Evaluated while Da xióngmāo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balloon cotton bush	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	Gentianales (龙胆目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Apocynaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Gomphocarpus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)
Species	Gomphocarpus physocarpus	Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Conservation Status

Balloon cotton bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Da xióngmāo

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balloon cotton bush	Da xióngmāo
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balloon cotton bush

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (India), Europe (France, Greece, Portugal), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Balloon cotton bush

The Balloon cotton bush (Gomphocarpus physocarpus) is a species in the genus Gomphocarpus. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.