American black bear vs four-leaf devil-pepper

Ursus americanus compared with Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Key Differences

• American black bear is Least Concern while four-leaf devil-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American black bear	four-leaf devil-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Rauvolfia
Species	Ursus americanus	Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Conservation Status

American black bear

LC — Least Concern

four-leaf devil-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American black bear	four-leaf devil-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American black bear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

four-leaf devil-pepper

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, India, and Taiwan.

American black bear

The American black bear (Ursus americanus) is a species in the genus Ursus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.