Ours de l'Himalaya vs Cotonéaster

Ursus thibetanus compared with Cotoneaster pannosus

Key Differences

• Ours de l'Himalaya is Vulnerable while Cotonéaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ours de l'Himalaya	Cotonéaster
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Cotoneaster
Species	Ursus thibetanus	Cotoneaster pannosus

Conservation Status

Ours de l'Himalaya

VU — Vulnerable

Cotonéaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ours de l'Himalaya	Cotonéaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ours de l'Himalaya

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cotonéaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Uruguay).

Ours de l'Himalaya

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