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Scientific Name
Ursus americanus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Ursus americanus Pallas, 1780
Park
Indiana Dunes National Park (INDU)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
american black bear
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderCarnivora
SuborderCaniformia
FamilyUrsidae
GenusUrsus
SpeciesUrsus americanus
Occurrence
Not In Park
Occurrence Notes
Extirpated.; Data Source: Whitaker, John O., Jr., Gibble, John, and Kjellmark, Eric. 1994.
Occurrence Tags
  • Historical
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
8/2/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Sieracki
Last Modified Date
11/23/2004 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Extirpated from INDU by 1850., Park Species Data Source: Converted from induvert.mdb file by I & M Office.; Whitaker, John O., Jr., Gibble, John, and Kjellmark, Eric. 1994. Mammals of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Scientific Monograph NPS/NRINDU/NRSM-94/24. National Park Service, Natural Resources Pulication Office: Denver, CO. pp. iii, 130.
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