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Scientific Name
Ursus americanus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Ursus americanus Pallas, 1780
Park
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (LARO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderCarnivora
SuborderCaniformia
FamilyUrsidae
GenusUrsus
SpeciesUrsus americanus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Rodhouse et al, 2003; US Army Corp; WWP EIS
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Rodhouse et al, 2003
Management Tags
  • Exploitation Concern
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Data Source: Fleckenstein, J., WNHP Zoologist, 2005
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
UIdaho
Created Date
7/6/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
S. Mac Donald
Last Modified Date
8/23/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
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Canyon De Chelly National Monument (CACH)
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