Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family: Ursidae

Species/Genus (8)

North American:

· Brown/Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos)

· American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

· Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Outside North America:

· Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

· Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus)

· Spectacled Bears (Tremarctos ornatus)

· Sloth Bears (Melursus ursinus)

· Sun Bears (Helarctos malayanus)

More information on bears of the world.