American Black Bear

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American Black Bear
American Black Bear
American Black Bear
Conservation status
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Least Concern (IUCN)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Species: U. americanus
Binomial name
Ursus americanus
Pallas, 1780
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The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) is a type of bear living in North America.

It is about 1.5 meters long. It usually has black fur, but its fur can also be colors from white to brown.

American Black Bears are omnivorous: they eat grasses, fruits, and also insects.

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