American black bear vs sweet tanglehead

Ursus americanus compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

• American black bear is Least Concern while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American black bear	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Heteropogon
Species	Ursus americanus	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

American black bear

LC — Least Concern

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American black bear	sweet tanglehead
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.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.

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.