American black bear vs Fourspike heliotrope

Ursus americanus compared with Euploca procumbens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American black bear	Fourspike heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Euploca
Species	Ursus americanus	Euploca procumbens

Conservation Status

American black bear

LC — Least Concern

Fourspike heliotrope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American black bear	Fourspike heliotrope
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.

Fourspike heliotrope

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and United States.

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.