Andean bear

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The Andean bear, also known as the spectacled bear, is South America's only native bear species, recognized for the distinctive light markings around its eyes and its largely herbivorous diet in Andean cloud forests.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Andean bear canonical 8
Tremarctos ornatus 4
Andean spectacled bear 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (74)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bear species ⓘ
carnivoran ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
vulnerable species ⓘ
activityPattern crepuscular ⓘ
diurnal ⓘ
altitudinalRange approximately 250 to 4,750 meters above sea level ⓘ
bodyLength approximately 120 to 200 centimeters ⓘ
breedingSeason varies geographically ⓘ
CITESListing Appendix I ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
climbingAbility excellent tree climber ⓘ
commonName Andean bear ⓘ
spectacled bear ⓘ
conservationConcern declining population trend ⓘ
culturalSignificanceRegion Andean indigenous cultures ⓘ
describedBy Frédéric Cuvier ⓘ
diet frugivorous ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ
primarily herbivorous ⓘ
eats birds ⓘ
bromeliads ⓘ
cacti ⓘ
carrion ⓘ
fruits ⓘ
leaves ⓘ
palm hearts ⓘ
small mammals ⓘ
family Ursidae ⓘ
genus Tremarctos ⓘ
gestationPeriod approximately 5.5 to 8 months including delayed implantation ⓘ
habitat Andean cloud forests ⓘ
linked to: Yungas forest

high-altitude grasslands ⓘ
montane forests ⓘ
páramo ecosystems ⓘ
IUCNStatus Vulnerable ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInCaptivity over 30 years ⓘ
lifespanInWild approximately 20 years ⓘ
litterSize usually 1 to 2 cubs ⓘ
maximumLitterSize 3 cubs ⓘ
nativeToContinent South America ⓘ
nativeToCountry Bolivia ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ
northern Argentina ⓘ
nativeToRegion Andes ⓘ
notableFeature light facial markings around the eyes ⓘ
spectacle-like markings on the face ⓘ
onlyNativeBearOf South America ⓘ
order Carnivora ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
protectedBy national legislation in range countries ⓘ
relatedTo extinct short-faced bears ⓘ
reproduction polyestrous ⓘ
roleInEcosystem keystone species in Andean forests ⓘ
seed disperser ⓘ
scientificName Tremarctos ornatus ⓘ
linked to: Tremarctos
sexualDimorphism males significantly larger than females ⓘ
shoulderHeight approximately 60 to 90 centimeters ⓘ
socialBehavior mostly solitary ⓘ
subfamily Tremarctinae ⓘ
swimmingAbility good swimmer ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat habitat fragmentation ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
human-wildlife conflict ⓘ
illegal hunting ⓘ
poaching ⓘ
weightFemale approximately 35 to 82 kilograms ⓘ
weightMale approximately 100 to 200 kilograms ⓘ
yearDescribed 1825 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Zoo → hasAnimal → Andean bear ⓘ
Ursinae → includesTaxon → Tremarctos ornatus ⓘ
linked to: Andean bear
Tremarctinae → includesTaxon → Tremarctos ornatus ⓘ
linked to: Andean bear
Tremarctinae → includesTaxon → Tremarctos ⓘ
linked to: Andean bear
Tremarctinae → containsOnlyExtantBearSpecies → Tremarctos ornatus ⓘ
linked to: Andean bear
Tremarctinae → extantRepresentativeScientificName → Tremarctos ornatus ⓘ
linked to: Andean bear
Andean bear → commonName → Andean bear ⓘ
Queens Zoo → hasAnimal → Andean bear ⓘ
Cayambe-Coca National Park → protects → Andean spectacled bear ⓘ
linked to: Andean bear
spectacled bear → commonName → Andean bear ⓘ
spectacled bear → commonName → Andean short-faced bear ⓘ
linked to: Andean bear
Tremarctos → hasNotableSpecies → Andean bear ⓘ
Sumapaz Massif → fauna → Andean bear ⓘ
Bears → includesTaxon → Spectacled bear ⓘ
linked to: Andean bear
Cueva de los Guácharos National Natural Park → hasAnimal → Andean spectacled bear ⓘ
linked to: Andean bear
eastern Andes → isHabitatFor → Andean spectacled bear ⓘ
linked to: Andean bear