American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyUrsidae (Bears)
- GenusUrsus (Holarctic Bears)
- SpeciesUrsus americanus (American Black Bear)
Closest Relatives at Grand Canyon National Park
Coyote
Canis latrans
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Ringtail
Bassariscus astutus
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Desert Spotted Skunk
Spilogale leucoparia
Common Hog-nosed Skunk
Conepatus leuconotus
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
American Badger
Taxidea taxus
White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of American Black Bear at Grand Canyon National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there