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Stickeen brown bear
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Special Concern (COSEWIC)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Ursidae
Genus:	Ursus
Species:	U. arctos
Subspecies:	U. a. stikeenensis
Trinomial name
Ursus arctos stikeenensis Merriam, 1914

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.

Description

With long front claws, an adult male typically weighs between 135 and 390 kg (298 and 860 lb), and an adult female between 95 and 205 kg (209 and 452 lb), and have shoulders between 90 and 110 cm (35 and 43 in). However, the size varies depending upon the amount of food.

References

1. Cannings, S.G.; Hammerson, G. (2022-07-25). "Ursus arctos". NatureServe Explorer. British Columbia=S3
2. "Grizzly bear assessment" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-15.
3. "Stikine Brown Bear - Ursus arctos stikeenensis". observation.org. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
4. "Stickeen brown bear". Bear Conservation. Retrieved 2017-12-30.

• NatureServe vulnerable species
• Grizzly bears
• Mammals of North America
• Mammals described in 1914