Ursidae — Bear Family
Giant Panda
Ailuropoda melanoleuca (David, 1869)
Ailuropoda melanoleuca, the giant panda, is a bear endemic to central Chinese mountain forests.
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus Pallas, 1780
American black bear is a medium-sized endemic North American omnivorous bear classified as least concern globally.
Brown Bear
Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758
Ursus arctos (brown bear) is a bear species described for its skull, teeth, distribution, habitat, and reproductive behavior.
Polar Bear
Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774) are large Arctic marine carnivorous bears, with distinct physical, behavioral, and reproductive traits.
Asian Black Bear
Ursus thibetanus G
Ursus thibetanus G (Asian black bear) is a bear species found across patchy ranges in Asia, detailed here for traits, habitat, behavior and life cycle.
Sloth Bear
Melursus ursinus (Shaw, 1791)
Melursus ursinus, the sloth bear, is a medium-sized myrmecophagous bear native to the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka.
Sun Bear
Helarctos malayanus (Raffles, 1822)
Helarctos malayanus, the sun bear, is the smallest bear species native to Southeast Asian tropical forests.
Spectacled Bear
Tremarctos ornatus (F.G.Cuvier, 1825)
The spectacled bear, the only living South American bear, is a Vulnerable species native to the Andes Mountains.
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