brown bear vs Chestnut-winged Hookbill

Ursus arctos compared with Ancistrops strigilatus

Key Differences

• brown bear is Extinct while Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown bear	Chestnut-winged Hookbill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Furnariidae
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Ancistrops
Species	Ursus arctos	Ancistrops strigilatus

Evolutionary Relationship

brown bear and Chestnut-winged Hookbill share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

brown bear

EX — Extinct

Population: ~200.0K

Trend: Stable →

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown bear	Chestnut-winged Hookbill
Diet	Omnivore	—
Average Lifespan	25 years	—
Average Length	2.0 m	—
Average Weight	300.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown bear

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

brown bear

The world's most widely distributed bear species, brown bears range from North America and Europe across Russia to Japan, occupying forests, tundra, and alpine meadows. Adults can weigh up to 700 kg in coastal Alaskan populations. Omnivores that consume berries, roots, fish, and carrion, brown bears are a keystone species that distribute nutrients across landscapes. Most populations are stable, though some subspecies are threatened.

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

The Chestnut-winged Hookbill (Ancistrops strigilatus) is a species in the genus Ancistrops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway