Brown Bear

Ursus arctos

Summary 3

The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is the most widely distributed bear and is found across much of northern Eurasia and North America. It is one of the largest living terrestrial members of the order Carnivora, rivaled in body size only by its close cousin, the polar bear (Ursus maritimus), which is much less variable in size and slightly larger on average.

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) Donna Pomeroy, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Donna Pomeroy
  2. (c) Stan van Remmerden, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stan van Remmerden
  3. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursus_arctos

Mais informações

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Status in w palearctic 2-25% of original range
Ecological niche Large Carnivore
Region Europe - Caucasus, Europe - Central, Europe - Eastern, Europe - Iberia, Europe - Italy, Europe - Northern, Europe - Southeastern, Europe - Western, Middle East - Anatolia, Middle East - Levant, North Africa - Western
Z ecotourism potential 4