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Top 10 Breeds of Bears

1-American Black Bear

American Black Bear

The American Black Bear is considered the most famous breed of bear. It is basically a medium-sized bear and regarded as native bear and most common bear of North America ranging from the north Florida to Alaska. American Black Bear are omnivores and about 85% vegetarian, they prefer to eat leaves and fruits to the underground shoots. They mostly live in forests but sometimes they have to leave forests for human communities in search of food.

2-Spectacled Bear

-Spectacled Bear

The Spectacled Bear, commonly known as the "Andean bear" is regarded as the second most famous breed of bear. Basically, it belongs to the family of "Ursidae" and its binomial name is "Tremarctosornatus". Spectacled Bears are considered the only surviving short-faced bears and the last remaining species of bears that are found in South America. Mostly the Spectacled Bear is of black bear, but it also varies from dark brown color to reddish hue.

3-Asian Black Bear

Asian Black Bear

The Asian black bear, commonly known as the "white-chested bear" and "moon bear" is considered the third most famous breed of bear. Basically, it belongs to the family of "Ursidae" and its binomial name is "Ursusthibetanus". Asian black bear is mostly found in Asian countries, northern areas of China, Korea, India, Pakistan and Japan, they are mostly herbivorous and can be very dangerous for human beings who try to kill or trap them.

4-Brown Bear

Brown Bear

The Brown bear comes on the number four in the list of the top ten famous breeds of the bear. This large bear basically belongs to the family of "Ursidae" and its binomial name is "Ursusarctos". Brown bear is mostly found in North America and north Eurasia ranging from the India, Russia, China to the United States and Romania. In many countries, Brown bear is regarded as a state and national animal in a great number of European countries.

5-Polar Bear

Polar Bear

The Polar bear is also included in the list of the most famous breeds of the bear. This carnivorous bear basically belongs to the family of "Ursidae" and its binomial name is "Ursusmaritimus". The Polar bear is mostly found but almost confined within the Arctic Circle, including the surrounding land masses, seas and also the Arctic Ocean. The Polar bear is a large and heavy bear and the weight of an adult male bear is 350-700 kg while the weight of female bear is 200-400 kg.

6-Sun Bear

Sun Bear

The Sun bear is regarded as the sixth most famous breed of bear. It basically belongs to the family of "Ursidae" and its binomial name is "Helarctosmalayanus". The Sun bear is mostly found in the tropical forest of Southeast Asia ranging from the China's province Yunnan to Borneo, IUCN has classified it as 'Vulnerable'. Sun bear is very fond of eating honeycombs and loves honey that's why it is also known as "honey bear".

7-Sloth Bear

Sloth Bear

The Sloth bear, commonly known as the "Iabiated bear" or "Stickney bear" is considered the seventh most famous breed of bear. This nocturnal insectivorous species of bear basically belong to the family of "Ursidae" and its binomial name is "Melursusursinus". The Sloth bear evolved from brown bears that's why a great resemblance is found among them, sloth bear is wildly found in the Indian Subcontinent, Indians trained it as "dancing bear".

8-Kermode Bear

Kermode Bear

Kermode bear, commonly known as the "spirit bear" is also included in the list of the most famous breeds of the bear. It is basically a North American black bear's subspecies and belongs to the family of "Ursidae" and its binomial name is "Ursusamericanuskermodei". The Kermode bear is commonly found in the North and Central Coast regions of Canada and British Columbia, it is famous because of its skin color which is between white and cream.

9-Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Bear


The Grizzly bear comes on the number nine in our list of the top ten most famous breeds of the bear. It is basically a subspecies of the famous brown bear or morphological form of the North American bear, it belongs to the family of "Ursidae" and its binomial name is "Ursusarctos". The Grizzly bear has grey and golden tips of the hair, it is commonly found in Alaska and almost in all Western Canada, it is also found in some Asian regions.

10-Panda Bear

Panda Bear

The Panda bear, commonly known as "panda" or the "giant panda" is also included in the list of the most famous breeds of the bear. Panda basically belongs to the family of "Ursidae" and its binomial name is "Ailuropodamelanoleuca". Panda bear is notable because of its distinctive, large and black patches around its black eyes which give it a cute and distinctive look, it is considered the native bear of south central China.


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