Da xióngmāo vs Downy Emerald

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Cordulia aenea

Key Differences

• Da xióngmāo is Vulnerable while Downy Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Da xióngmāo	Downy Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Carnivora (食肉目)	Odonata (蜻蜓目)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Corduliidae
Genus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)	Cordulia
Species	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Cordulia aenea

Evolutionary Relationship

Da xióngmāo and Downy Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Da xióngmāo

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Downy Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Da xióngmāo	Downy Emerald
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.

Downy Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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。

Downy Emerald

绒毛翠蜓（Cordulia aenea）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）。其种群分布广泛、数量丰富，种群状况稳定，目前无迫切保护需求。