List of bears

Bears are mammals of the family Ursidae. Bears are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. Although there are only eight living species of bear, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern Hemisphere and partially in the Southern Hemisphere. That which pertains to bears is called ursine. Bears are found in the continents of North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.

• Atlas Bear
• Bergman's Bear
• Blue Bear
• Eurasian Brown Bear
• European Brown Bear
• Gobi Bear
• Grizzly Bear
• Himalayan Brown Bear
• Hokkaido Brown Bear
• Kamchatka Brown Bear
• Kodiak Bear
• Marsican Brown Bear (critically endangered)
• Mexican Grizzly Bear
• Siberian Brown Bear
• Syrian Brown Bear

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