Stickeen brown bear
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| Stickeen brown bear | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ursidae |
| Genus: | Ursus |
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| Subspecies: | U. a. stikeenensis
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| Trinomial name | |
| Ursus arctos stikeenensis | |
The Stickeen brown bear (Ursus arctos stikeenensis), also known as Stikine brown bear, is a large, North American brown bear that is most commonly dark brown in color but can also range from blonde to black, featuring a distinctive hump on its shoulders and a slightly dished profile to the face.
With long front claws, an adult male typically weighs between 135 and 390 kg and an adult female between 95 and 205 kg and have shoulders between 90 and 110 cm. However, the size varies depending upon the amount of food.[2]
References
- ^ "Stikine Brown Bear - Ursus arctos stikeenensis". observation.org. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ "Stickeen brown bear – Bear Conservation". www.bearconservation.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-30.