vs Polar bear

Burkholderia seminalis compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Polar bear is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Polar bear
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (變形菌門)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Gammaproteobacteria (γ-变形菌纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Burkholderiales (伯克氏菌目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Burkholderiaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Burkholderia	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Burkholderia seminalis	Ursus maritimus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Polar bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Polar bear
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	2.4 m
Average Weight	—	450.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Polar bear

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Burkholderia seminalis是Burkholderia cepacia复合群中的革兰氏阴性β-变形菌，该复合群由一组以环境适应性广泛和在免疫受损个体中引起机会性感染著称的近缘物种组成。已从植物根系、土壤和临床样本中分离，反映了其生态宽度。Burkholderia cepacia复合群对囊性纤维化患者尤为关切。

Polar bear

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