ours noir vs Salento Iris

Ursus americanus compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• ours noir is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ours noir	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Iris
Species	Ursus americanus	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

ours noir and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

ours noir

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ours noir	Salento Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ours noir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

ours noir

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.