List of ursids

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Brown bear in grass
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)

omnivorous when necessary. No ursid species have been domesticated, though some bears have been trained for entertainment.[1]

The eight species of Ursidae are split into five

Ursavinae
. Over 100 extinct Ursidae species have been found, though due to ongoing research and discoveries the exact number and categorization is not fixed.

Conventions

 CR 
Critically Endangered (0 species)
 EN Endangered (0 species)
 VU Vulnerable (6 species)
 NT Near threatened (0 species)
 LC Least concern (2 species)

Conservation status codes listed follow the

dagger
symbol "†". Population figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.

Classification

The family Ursidae consists of eight extant species belonging to five genera in three subfamilies and divided into dozens of extant subspecies. This does not include ursid hybrid species such as grizzly–polar bear hybrids or extinct prehistoric species.

  • Subfamily Ailuropodinae
  • Subfamily Tremarctinae
  • Subfamily Ursinae
    • Genus
      Helarctos
      : (sun bear): one species
    • Genus
      Melursus
      : (sloth bear): one species
    • Genus
      Ursus
       (bears): four species
Ursidae

Ursids

The following classification is based on the taxonomy described by Mammal Species of the World (2005), with augmentation by generally accepted proposals made since using molecular phylogenetic analysis; this includes the division of the giant panda into two subspecies. There are several additional proposals which are disputed, such as reclassifying the subspecies of the brown bear into a smaller set of clades,[2][3] which are not included here.

Subfamily Ailuropodinae

Main article: Ailuropodinae
Genus Ailuropoda – H. Milne-Edwards, 1870 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Giant panda

Black and white bear on ground

A. melanoleuca
(David, 1869)

Two subspecies
 Central China
Map of range 		Size: 150–180 cm (59–71 in) long, plus 10–15 cm (4–6 in) tail
80–123 kg (176–271 lb)[4][5]

Habitat: Forest[6]

Diet: Eats only bamboo[6] 		 VU 


500–1,000 Population increasing[6]

Subfamily Tremarctinae

Main article: Tremarctinae
Genus Tremarctos – Gervais, 1855 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Spectacled bear

Black bear with brown face on rock

T. ornatus
(F. Cuvier, 1825) 		Andes mountains in South America
Map of range 		Size: 120–200 cm (47–79 in) long, plus 7 cm (3 in) tail
60–175 kg (132–386 lb)[7]

Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and forest[8]

Diet: Primarily eats bromeliads and palm trees, as well as cattle, other mammals, and fruit[8] 		 VU 


2,500–10,000 Population declining[8]

Subfamily Ursinae

Main article: Ursinae
Genus
Helarctos – Horsfield
, 1825 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Sun bear

Black bear with brown face and orange marking on chest on rock

H. malayanus
(Raffles, 1821)

Two subspecies
  • H. m. euryspilus (Bornean sun bear)
  • H. m. malayanus (Malayan sun bear)
Southeast Asia (current range in brown, former in black)
Map of range 		Size: 120–150 cm (47–59 in) long, plus 3–7 cm (1–3 in) tail
35–80 kg (77–176 lb)[9][10]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[11]

Diet: Primarily eats termites, ants, beetle larvae, bee larvae, honey, and fruit[11] 		 VU 


50,000[12] Population declining[11]

Genus
Melursus – Meyer
, 1793 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Sloth bear

Black bear with gray face on rock

M. ursinus
(Shaw, 1791)

Two subspecies
 India (current range in green, former in black)
Map of range 		Size: 150–180 cm (59–71 in) long, plus 7–12 cm (3–5 in) tail
54–141 kg (119–311 lb)[13]

Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, forest, and savanna[14]

Diet: Primarily eats termites and fruit[14] 		 VU 


6,000–20,000[14][15] Population declining[14]

Genus
Ursus – Linnaeus
, 1758 – four species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
American black bear

Black bear in grass

U. americanus
Pallas, 1780

Sixteen subspecies
  • U. a. altifrontalis (Olympic black bear)
  • U. a. amblyceps (New Mexico black bear)
  • U. a. americanus (Eastern black bear)
  • U. a. californiensis (California black bear)
  • U. a. carlottae (Haida Gwaii black bear)
  • U. a. cinnamomum (Cinnamon bear)
  • U. a. emmonsii (Glacier bear)
  • U. a. eremicus (East Mexican black bear)
  • U. a. floridanus (Florida black bear)
  • U. a. hamiltoni (Newfoundland black bear)
  • U. a. kermodei (Kermode bear)
  • U. a. luteolus (Louisiana black bear)
  • U. a. machetes (West Mexican black bear)
  • U. a. perniger (Kenai black bear)
  • U. a. pugnax (Dall Island black bear)
  • U. a. vancouveri (Vancouver Island black bear)
North America (current range in red, former in pink)
Map of range 		Size: 120–200 cm (47–79 in) long, plus 8–14 cm (3–6 in) tail
39–409 kg (86–902 lb)[16]

Habitat: Forest, inland wetlands, grassland, shrubland, and desert[17]

Diet: Omnivorous; eats vegetation, roots, buds, fruit, nuts, insects, fish, mammals, and carrion[17] 		 LC 


735,000–941,000[18] Population increasing[17]

Asian black bear

Black bear with white chest marking on grass

U. thibetanus
Cuvier, 1823

Seven subspecies
 South and East Asia (current range in brown, former in black)
Map of range 		Size: 120–180 cm (47–71 in) long, plus 6–11 cm (2–4 in) tail
65–150 kg (143–331 lb)[19]

Habitat: Forest, inland wetlands, grassland, and shrubland[20]

Diet: Eats vegetation, insects, fruit, nuts, ungulates, and livestock[20] 		 VU 


50,000[12] Population declining[20]

Brown bear

Brown bear in river

U. arctos
Linnaeus, 1758

Sixteen subspecies
 Northern North America and Europe, and northern and central Asia
Map of range 		Size: 100–280 cm (39–110 in) long, plus 6–20 cm (2–8 in) tail
80–550 kg (176–1,213 lb)[21]

Habitat: Desert, forest, inland wetlands, grassland, and shrubland[22]

Diet: Omnivorous; eats grasses, herbs, roots, berries, nuts, insects, mammals, and fish[22] 		 LC 


110,000 Population steady[22]

Polar bear

White bear on snow

U. maritimus
Mulgrave, 1774 		Polar North America and Asia
Map of range 		Size: 220–244 cm (87–96 in) long, plus 7–13 cm (3–5 in) tail
408–726 kg (900–1,600 lb)[23]

Habitat: Marine oceanic, shrubland, forest, grassland, marine coastal/supratidal, and marine intertidal[24]

Diet: Primarily eats seals, as well as walruses, beluga whales, birds, fish, vegetation and kelp[24] 		 VU 


23,000[25] Unknown[24]

Prehistoric ursids

In addition to extant bears, a number of prehistoric species have been discovered and classified as a part of Ursidae. In addition to being placed within the three extant subfamilies, they have been categorized within the extinct subfamilies

Ursavinae, some of which are subdivided into named tribes. There is no generally accepted classification of extinct ursid species. The species listed here are based on data from the Paleobiology Database, unless otherwise cited. Where available, the approximate time period the species was extant is given in millions of years before the present (Mya), also based on data from the Paleobiology Database.[26]
All listed species are extinct; where a genus or subfamily within Ursidae comprises only extinct species, it is indicated with a dagger symbol †.

  • Subfamily
    Agriotheriinae
    †
    • Genus Agriotherium†
      • A. africanum (3.6–2.5 Mya)
      • A. gregoryi
      • A. inexpetans (12–5.3 Mya)
      • A. insigne
      • A. schneideri (14–2.5 Mya)
      • A. sivalensis (5.4–3.6 Mya)
  • Subfamily Ailuropodinae
    • Tribe
      Ailuropodini
    • Tribe
      Indarctini
      †
      • Genus Indarctos†
        • I. anthracitis
        • I. arctoides (9.7–8.7 Mya)
        • I. atticus (8.7–5.3 Mya)
        • I. nevadensis (11–4.9 Mya)
        • I. oregonensis (11–4.9 Mya)
        • I. salmontanus
        • I. vireti
        • I. zdanskyi
      • Genus Miomaci† (12–9.7 Mya)
        • M. pannonicum (12–9.7 Mya)
  • Subfamily Hemicyoninae†
    • Tribe Cephalogalini†
      • Genus Adelpharctos† (34–23 Mya)
        • A. ginsburgi (29–23 Mya)
        • A. mirus (34–28 Mya)
      • Genus Cephalogale†
        • C. geoffroyi
        • C. meschethense (29–23 Mya)
        • C. minor (34–28 Mya)
      • Genus Cyonarctos† (29–23 Mya)
        • C. dessei (29–23 Mya)
      • Genus Filholictis†
        • F. filholi
      • Genus Phoberogale†
        • P. depereti
        • P. shareri (31–20 Mya)
    • Tribe Hemicyonini†
      • Genus Dinocyon†
        • D. aurelianensis
        • D. sansaniensis
        • D. thenardi (17–15 Mya)
      • Genus Hemicyon†
        • H. barbouri (14–10 Mya)
        • H. goriachensis
        • H. grivensis
        • H. minor
        • H. sansaniensis (16–12 Mya)
        • H. statzlingii
      • Genus Zaragocyon† (23–20 Mya)
        • Z. daamsi (23–20 Mya)
    • Tribe Phoberocyonini†
      • Genus Phoberocyon†
        • P. aurelianensis (21–7.2 Mya)
        • P. huerzeleri
        • P. johnhenryi (21–15 Mya)
      • Genus Plithocyon† (16–11 Mya)
        • P. armagnacensis (16–11 Mya)
        • P. barstowensis (16–13 Mya)
        • P. ursinus (16–13 Mya)
  • Subfamily Tremarctinae
    • Genus Arctodus (short-faced bear)† (2.2–0.012 Mya)
      • A. pristinus (lesser short-faced bear) (2.2–0.3 Mya)
      • A. simus (giant short-faced bear) (1.1–0.012 Mya)
    • Genus Arctotherium†
      • A. angustidens (1.2–0.7 Mya)
      • A. bonariense (0.6–0.037 Mya)
      • A. tarijense (0.5–0.010 Mya)
      • A. vetustum (0.7–0.3 Mya)
      • A. wingei (0.1–0.012 Mya)
    • Genus Plionarctos† (10.3–1.8 Mya)
      • P. edensis (10.3–4.9 Mya)
      • P. harroldorum (4.9–1.8 Mya)
    • Genus Tremarctos (1.8 Mya–present)
  • Subfamily
    Ursavinae
    †
    • Tribe Ursavini†
      • Genus Ursavus†
        • U. brevirhinus (16–9.7 Mya)
        • U. elmensis (dawn bear) (16–13 Mya)
        • U. pawniensis (24–5.3 Mya)
        • U. primaevus (14–9.7 Mya)
  • Subfamily Ursinae
  • Color rendering of brown bear
    Restoration of Arctodus simus
  • Black and white drawing of bear head
    Restoration of Arctotherium bonariense
  • Color rendering of brown bear
    Restoration of Ursus spelaeus (cave bear)
  • White stone carving in the shape of a bear
    Prehistoric art of Ursus spelaeus (cave bear)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Extinct prehistoric subspecies of an extant species

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