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The American black bear (Ursus americanus), or simply black bear, is a species of medium-sized bear endemic to North America. It is the continent's smallest and most widely distributed bear species. It is an omnivore, with a diet varying greatly depending on season and location. It typically lives in largely forested areas but will leave ...
North America, Eurasia, formerly Africa: 3 Liger (Panthera leo x Panthera tigris). Felidae: ... South America: 8 Asiatic black bear: Ursus thibetanus: Ursidae: 90-190 ...
†Ursus arctos crowtheri – Atlas bear or North African brown bear, Crowther's bear (extinct) The Atlas Mountains and adjacent areas in North Africa, from Morocco to Libya. The Atlas bear was the only bear species ever to be native to Africa. The last surviving Atlas bear is thought to have been killed by hunters in 1890. [26] [27]
Family Ursidae (bears) is the largest of all the land caniforms. Eight species are recognized, divided into five genera. They range from the large polar bear (350–680 kilograms (770–1,500 lb) in males) to the small sun bear (30–60 kilograms (66–132 lb) in males) and from the endangered giant panda to the very common black bear. Common ...
Brown bear range map. Brown bears (Ursus arctos) were once native to Europe, much of Asia, the Atlas Mountains of Africa, and North America, [1] but are now extirpated in some areas, and their populations have greatly decreased in other areas. There are approximately 200,000 brown bears left in the world. [2]
Historically, black bears roamed the entire state. Today’s population of about 5,000 to 6,000 are mostly found in East Tennessee and along the Cumberland Plateau, though they are slowly ...
The Atlas bear, a subspecies of the brown bear was distributed in North Africa from Morocco to Libya, but it became extinct around the 1870s. [ 60 ] The most widespread species is the brown bear , which occurs from Western Europe eastwards through Asia to the western areas of North America.
The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), also known as the silvertip bear, is a subspecies of brown bear (Ursus arctos) that generally lives in the uplands of western North America. Grizzlies are normally solitary active animals, but in coastal areas the grizzly congregates alongside streams, lakes, rivers, and ponds during the salmon spawn .