Ursidae-Bears

	Bears are very strong with a thick muscular body, thick legs and a massive skull.
	Their eyes and ears are small.
	They use their snout for smelling
	They are found in tropics, but more numerous in cold northern lands
	Bears prefer to hibernate during winter.
	Asiatic Black Bear, Polar bear, Himalayan Brown Bear, European brown Bear, spectacled, sloth, Kodiak bears and sun bear, Grizzly, and are carnivores.
	The American black bears are herbivores.

There are 7 species of bears: Grizzly or brown bear, Polar bear, American black bear , Asian black bear, Sloth bear, Sun bear, Spectacled bear.

Sun Bear Brown Bear Polar Bear

Sloth Bear Spectacled Bear American Black Bear

While the polar bear is classified as threatened or vulnerable it is included here since there numbers are reducing due to global warming.

CHARACTERISTICS	GRIZZLY BEAR	SLOTH BEAR	SUN BEAR	POLAR BEAR	SPECTACLED BEAR
SIZE (HEAD – BODY LENGTH)	5 TO 8 FEET 1.5 TO 2.5 METERS	6 FEET LONG	1.20 TO 1.50 M ( 3.94 TO 4.92 FEET)	180 - 250 CENTIMETERS ( 5 FEET TO 11 INCHES - 8 FEET 3 INCHES )	5 TO 6 FEET ( 1.5 TO 1.8)
WEIGHT	800 IBS (363 KG)	300 LBS	27-65KG (59.4 - 143LB)	900 TO 1,600 LBS ( 410 TO 720 KG )	220 TO 340 LBS ( 100 TO 154 KG )
COAT COLOR	BROWN	LONG SHAGGY BLACK FUR OR LARGE WHITE OR YELLOW Y SHAPED PATCH OF HAIR ON CHESTS	ENTIRELY BACK IN COLOR EXCEPT FOR THE U SHAPED PATCH ON THE CHEST GREY TO FAINTLY ORANGE MUZZLE	WHITE COLOR	They have black to brown shaggy fur with distinct white or yellow markings on the face around their eyes.
MAIN DIFFERENCE	THE MOST WIDELY DISTRIBUTED BEAR IN THE WORLD	SMALLEST BEAR IN NORTH AMERICA. ITS ALSO THE MOST COMMON IN THE REGION	SMALLEST BEARS IN THE BEAR SPECIES. THEY ARE THE RAREST OF ALL THE BEAR SPECIES	THE MOST CARNIVORES BEAR IN THE BEAR FAMILY. THEY DON'T NEED TO TAKE WATER, THEY GET LIQUID FROM THEIR DIET	SOUTH AMERICA
STATUS	ENDANGERED	SERIOUS THREAT OF DECLINING	SERIOUS THREAT OF DECLINING	THREATENED	THREATENED