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Critter Catalog
mammals
bears, cats, wolves, weasels, and relatives
caniform carnivores
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Pictures
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Classification
Local animals in this group:
American black bear
brown bear
Additional information:
Find bears information at
Encyclopedia of Life
bears
Ursidae
Kingdom
Animalia
animal kingdom
Animalia: pictures (7319)
Animalia: specimens (3017)
Animalia: sounds (165)
Animalia: maps (42)
Class
Mammalia
mammals
Mammalia: information (1)
Mammalia: pictures (1065)
Mammalia: specimens (2905)
Mammalia: sounds (5)
Order
Carnivora
bears, cats, wolves, weasels, and relatives
Carnivora: information (1)
Carnivora: pictures (275)
Carnivora: specimens (209)
Carnivora: sounds (4)
Suborder
Caniformia
caniform carnivores
Caniformia: pictures (234)
Caniformia: specimens (111)
Caniformia: sounds (4)
Family
Ursidae
bears
Ursidae: information (1)
Ursidae: pictures (38)
Ursidae: specimens (7)
Species
Ursus americanus
American black bear
Ursus americanus: information (1)
Ursus americanus: pictures (21)
Ursus americanus: specimens (2)
Species
Ursus arctos
brown bear
Ursus arctos: information (1)
Ursus arctos: pictures (14)
Ursus arctos: specimens (5)