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Ursus americanus
Pallas, 1780
Black Bear
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group:
Animal
Sublevel 1:
Vertebrate
Sublevel 2:
Mammal
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Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Family:
Ursidae
Genus:
Ursus
Species:
Ursus americanus
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin:
Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?:
No
Rarity Designations:
MA SWAP (2015) - SGCN
RI WAP (2015) - SGCN
VT Draft WAP (Sept. 2015) - SGCN (Medium Priority)
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type:
Heterotroph
HABITAT
ASSOCIATED SPECIES
PHOTOS OF
Ursus americanus
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