#0084 · 🦊 mammals

Brown Bear

🇳🇱 Bruine Beer ·Ursus arctos

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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what is it?

The brown bear ( Ursus arctos ) is the most widely distributed bear and is found across much of northern Eurasia and North America. It is one of the largest living terrestrial members of the order Carnivora, rivaled in body size only by its close cousin, the polar bear ( Ursus maritimus ), which is much less variable in size and slightly larger on average.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 22,857iNaturalist observations
weight 500 kgadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
22,857 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs up to about 500 kg.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).