Da xióngmāo vs Clustered clover

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Trifolium glomeratum

Key Differences

  • Da xióngmāo is Vulnerable while Clustered clover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Da xióngmāo Clustered clover
Kingdom Animalia (动物界) Plantae (植物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索动物门) Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class Mammalia (哺乳動物) Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order Carnivora (食肉目) Fabales (豆目)
Family Ursidae (Bears) Fabaceae
Genus Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas) Trifolium
Species Ailuropoda melanoleuca Trifolium glomeratum

Conservation Status

Da xióngmāo

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Clustered clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Da xióngmāo Clustered clover
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 20 years
Average Length 1.5 m
Average Weight 100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Clustered clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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。

Clustered clover

Trifolium glomeratum, the clustered clover, is an annual herb in the family Fabaceae native to the Mediterranean region, including southern Europe, North Africa, and southwestern Asia. Like other clovers, it has trifoliate leaves and produces small, globe-shaped flower heads composed of numerous tiny pink to purplish-pink pea-type flowers. The specific epithet glomeratum means 'clustered into a rounded mass,' referring to the tightly grouped flowerheads that remain sessile (stalkless) amid the upper leaves. The species grows in dry, disturbed ground, sandy fields, roadsides, grasslands, and coastal areas where soils are thin and nutrient-poor. T. glomeratum has been widely naturalized outside its native range, particularly in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and parts of North and South America, where it can become a common weed of agricultural margins and waste ground. Like all clovers, it fixes atmospheric nitrogen through root nodule bacteria, contributing to soil fertility. It has not been formally evaluated by the IUCN for conservation status. The species is palatable to livestock and may be grazed where abundant.

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