Explore the Taxonomic Tree

Explore the Taxonomic Tree

American Black Bear

An adult American black bear in a forest
Common Name
American Black Bear
black bear
FWS Focus

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The table below is a high-level overview of the subsequent branches of this taxon, organized by taxonomic level and further subdivided by items that FWS focuses on, either through a regulatory or other capacity. You can change your list view by selecting an option from the overview table:

  • To view all branches of a respective taxonomic level, see the Taxa column.
  • To further filter your view of branches that FWS focuses on, see the FWS Focus column.
  • By default, the list view will always show the child branches of the current taxon.

Branches of Ursus americanus

Taxonomic Level Taxa FWS Focus
Aberration 0
Form 0
Morph 0
Race 0
Stirp 0
Subspecies 16 3
Unspecified 0
Variety 0
All Subtaxa 16 3

Location in Taxonomic Tree

Kingdom Animalia
Subkingdom Bilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
Superclass Tetrapoda
Class Mammalia
Subclass Theria
Infraclass Eutheria
Order Carnivora
Suborder Caniformia
Family Ursidae
Genus Ursus
Species Ursus americanus FWS Focus

Viewing: descendants of Ursus americanus