Giant panda vs Polar bear

The polar bear is heavier: 450 kg against 117.5 kg for the giant panda, about 3.8 times the weight.

What is the difference between a giant panda and a polar bear?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

The polar bear is heavier: 450 kg against 117.5 kg for the giant panda, about 3.8 times the weight.
They share the family Ursidae but sit in different genera: Giant panda in Ailuropoda, Polar bear in Ursus.
Both are listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
They have been recorded in 4 of the same countries (the giant panda in 4 in total, the polar bear in 12). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.

	Giant panda	Polar bear
Scientific name	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Ursus maritimus
Family	Ursidae	Ursidae
Order	Carnivora	Carnivora
Weight	117.5 kg	450 kg
Length	Not recorded	Not recorded
Lifespan	Not recorded	50 years
Main food	Bambuseae	Ringed Seal, Grey Seal, Harp Seal, beluga whale, walrus, carrion and 12 more
Habitat	forest	Not recorded
Conservation status	Vulnerable	Vulnerable
Countries recorded	4	12

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.