What is the scientific name of the brown bear?
Q: What is the scientific name of the brown bear?
A: The scientific name of the brown bear is Ursus arctos.
Q: How large is the brown bear compared to other bears?
A: The brown bear is smaller than the polar bear, but it is still the largest land-dwelling carnivore.
Q: Is the brown bear listed as a threatened species by IUCN?
A: As of 2012, no - both the American black bear and brown bear are not classified as threatened by IUCN. However, many of its subspecies in southern Asia are highly endangered.
Q: Where does the brown bear live?
A: The range of the brown bear includes parts of Russia, Central Asia, China, Canada, United States (mostly Alaska), Scandinavia and Carpathian region (especially Romania), Anatolia and Caucasus.
Q: What type of food do they eat?
A: Brown bears are omnivores and they eat a variety of food including berries, apples, honey, fish, insects, worms, nuts grasses leaves carrion rodents rabbits and even hoofed animals such as deer moose reindeer bison and sheeps.
Q: Are there any subspecies that are critically endangered?
A: Yes - The smallest subspecies known as Himalayan Brown Bear is critically endangered due to poaching for its parts and habitat loss. Also Marsican Brown Bear in central Italy has an estimated population between 30-40 bears only.
Q: In which countries is it considered a national or state animal ? A:The Brown Bear is considered a national or state animal in several European countries
