Polar bear

Ursus maritimus · Ursidae

The polar bear is a large bear native to the Arctic and nearby areas. It is closely related to the brown bear, and the two species can interbreed. The polar bear is the largest extant species of bear and land carnivore by body mass, with adult males weighing 300–800 kg (660–1,760 lb).

Where the Polar bear lives

Recorded in Canada, United States of America, Greenland and Russia (North America and Europe).

Most records fall in Manitoba, Nunavut, Alaska, Chukchi Autonomous Okrug, Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq and Newfoundland and Labrador.

See the Polar bear’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Vulnerable (VU). At risk: it could become endangered. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 5,899 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.