Home›Mammals›Common Group›Carnivorans›BearsGroupBearsThis group gathers Carnivorans that belong to the bear family, Ursidae, the largest living land carnivorans by body size, built with a heavy frame, a short tail and, unlike most of the rest of the order, a diet that in several living species has shifted mostly or entirely away from meat. It spans the polar bear, the most carnivorous living bear, the American and Asian black bears, the grizzly and other brown bear populations, the sloth bear with its long claws and lips adapted for feeding on termites and honey, the sun bear, and the giant panda and red panda, both traditionally grouped with the bears or their close relatives despite the giant panda's almost entirely bamboo diet. Their shared large body size and largely solitary habits set them apart from the more strictly carnivorous cats and the highly social dogs.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonTaxonomic Rank OrderWell-attested6 1Reproductive ModeWell-attestedViviparous (Live-Bearing) 2Browse ByAll BearsBears9 entriesBearsFilter Results26 entriesEveryday GroupAllBears (9)HabitatAllGrassland (1)Marine (1)Savanna (1)Temperate Coniferous Forest (2)Temperate Forest (4)Tropical Dry Forest (1)Tropical Rainforest (2)Where It LivesAllArgentina (1)Asia (3)Bolivia (1)Bulgaria (1)Canada (2)China (3)Colombia (1)Ecuador (1)Europe (7)Hubei (1)Japan (1)Laos (1)Mexico (4)Myanmar (1)North Africa (1)North America (4)Norway (1)Russia (1)Siberia (1)South America (1)South Asia (5)Spain (1)Thailand (1)United States (5)Venezuela (1)Vietnam (1)Conservation StatusAllEndangered (1)Least Concern (2)Vulnerable (6)DietAllCarnivore (2)Herbivore (3)Insectivore (1)Omnivore (3)System (Realm)AllMarine (1)Terrestrial (8)Living or ExtinctAllYes (9)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (1)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (1)Domesticated (1)Hunted or Fished (8)Kept as Pets (1)Used in Traditional Medicine (2)CITES AppendixAllAppendix I (7)Appendix II (2)NatureServe RankAllG3 Vulnerable (1)G4 Apparently Secure (1)G5 Secure (1)EcosystemAllArctic Ocean (1)Borneo Rainforest (1)Canadian Boreal Forest (1)Eastern Himalayas (2)Greenland Ice Sheet (1)Pacific Northwest Temperate Rainforest (1)Sumatran Lowland Rainforest (1)Svalbard (1)Yellowstone (1)TaxonomyAllCarnivora (1)Ursidae (7)Ursus (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 26Agriarctos nikoloviMammals1 linkAiluropoda baconiMammals1 linkAiluropoda microtaMammals1 linkAiluropoda wulingshanensisMammals1 linkAmerican Black BearMammals3 linksArctotherium angustidensMammals2 linksAsian Black BearMammals3 linksAuvergne bearMammals1 linkBrown bearMammals3 linksCave bearMammals2 linksDeninger's bearMammals1 linkEtruscan bearMammals1 linkFlorida spectacled bearMammals2 linksGamssulzen cave bearMammals1 linkGiant PandaMammals3 linksGiant short-faced bearMammals2 linksGran Dolina bearMammals1 linkGrizzly BearMammals4 linksKretzoiarctos beatrixMammals1 linkLesser short-faced bearMammals2 linksPleistocene small cave bearMammals2 linksPolar BearMammals8 linksRed PandaMammals5 linksSloth BearMammals4 linksSpectacled BearMammals2 linksSun BearMammals5 linksSources1. Wikipedia: Taxonomic ranktier 2WikipediaTaxonomic rank, Fundamental ranks section, rank sequence sentence, group 515504Quote, Taxonomic rank, Fundamental ranks section, rank sequence sentence, group 515504kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus, and speciesView the Source2. Wikipedia: Mammaltier 2WikipediaMammal, lead section, group 515504Quote, Mammal, lead section, group 515504All modern mammals give birth to live young, except the five species of monotremes, which lay eggs.View the SourceCave bear (Wikipedia)Has Member: Cave bear, LeadQuote, Has Member: Cave bear, LeadThe cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) is a prehistoric species of bearView the SourceTremarctos floridanus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Florida spectacled bear, LeadQuote, Has Member: Florida spectacled bear, LeadTremarctos floridanus is an extinct species of short-faced bear from North America.View the SourceUrsus etruscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Etruscan bear, LeadQuote, Has Member: Etruscan bear, LeadUrsus etruscus, the Etruscan bear, is an extinct bear speciesView the SourceUrsus deningeri (Wikipedia)Has Member: Deninger's bear, LeadQuote, Has Member: Deninger's bear, LeadUrsus deningeri (sometimes called Deninger's bear) is an extinct species of bearView the SourceUrsus minimus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Auvergne bear, LeadQuote, Has Member: Auvergne bear, LeadUrsus minimus (the Auvergne bear) is an extinct species of bearView the SourceUrsus ingressus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Gamssulzen cave bear, LeadQuote, Has Member: Gamssulzen cave bear, LeadUrsus ingressus is an extinct species of the cave bear species complexView the SourceAiluropoda baconi (Wikipedia)Has Member: Ailuropoda baconi, LeadQuote, Has Member: Ailuropoda baconi, LeadAiluropoda baconi is an extinct species or subspecies of bearView the SourceAiluropoda microta (Wikipedia)Has Member: Ailuropoda microta, LeadQuote, Has Member: Ailuropoda microta, LeadAiluropoda microta is the earliest known member of the genus AiluropodaView the SourceBrown bear (Wikipedia)Has Member: Brown bear, LeadQuote, Has Member: Brown bear, LeadThe brown bear (Ursus arctos) is a large bear native to Eurasia and North America.View the SourceUrsus rossicus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Pleistocene small cave bear, LeadQuote, Has Member: Pleistocene small cave bear, LeadUrsus rossicus is an extinct species of bearView the SourceUrsus dolinensis (Wikipedia)Has Member: Gran Dolina bear, LeadQuote, Has Member: Gran Dolina bear, LeadUrsus dolinensis (the Gran Dolina bear) is an extinct mammalian carnivore species of the Ursidae family.View the SourceKretzoiarctos (Wikipedia)Has Member: Kretzoiarctos beatrix, LeadQuote, Has Member: Kretzoiarctos beatrix, LeadKretzoiarctos is an extinct bear genus from the European Miocene.View the SourceArctodus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Giant short-faced bear, Lead, subfamily of bears, bear groupArctodus belongs to the Tremarctinae subfamily of bears, which are endemic to the Americas.Has Member: Lesser short-faced bear, Lead, subfamily of bears, bear groupArctodus belongs to the Tremarctinae subfamily of bears, which are endemic to the Americas.View the SourceArctotherium (Wikipedia)Has Member: Arctotherium angustidens, Taxonomy, subfamily of bears, bear groupQuote, Has Member: Arctotherium angustidens, Taxonomy, subfamily of bears, bear groupArctotherium is part of the Tremarctinae subfamily of bears, otherwise known as the short faced bearsView the SourceAiluropoda wulingshanensis (Wikipedia)Has Member: Ailuropoda wulingshanensis, Lead, giant panda lineage, bear groupQuote, Has Member: Ailuropoda wulingshanensis, Lead, giant panda lineage, bear groupAiluropoda wulingshanensis is an extinct species of bear belonging to the giant panda (Ailuropoda) lineage that existed during the Early Pleistocene.View the SourceAiluropodinae (Wikipedia)Has Member: Agriarctos nikolovi, Taxonomy, species of the subfamilyQuote, Has Member: Agriarctos nikolovi, Taxonomy, species of the subfamilyAgriarctos nikolovi Jiangzuo & Spassov, 2022View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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