American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Category: Wolves & Bears
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Ursidae
- Genus
- Ursus
Where to Find
Found in 13 mountain areas across 11 countries and 6 regions.
- Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland - 2 records
- Region of Žilina, Slovakia - 1 records
- Nagano Prefecture, Japan - 2 records
- Yamagata Prefecture, Japan - 1 records
- Quebec, Canada - 1 records
- New Hampshire, United States - 1 records
- Washington, United States - 1 records
- Norrbotten County, Sweden - 1 records
- Tyrol, Austria - 1 records
- Bourgogne – Franche-Comté, France - 1 records
- Marche, Italy - 1 records
- Slovenia, Slovenia - 2 records
- Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1 records