Ursus americanus carlottae

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Ursus americanus carlottae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Species: U. americanus
Subspecies: U. a. carlottae
Trinomial name
Ursus americanus carlottae
Osgood, 1901

Ursus americanus carlottae is a morphologically distinct subspecies of the American Black Bear. The most significant morphological differences are its large size, massive cranium, and large molars. U. a. carolttae is a unique species since it can only be found on the Queen Charlotte Islands.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ S. A. Byun; B. F. Koop; T. E. Reimchen (October 1997). "North American Black Bear mtDNA Phylogeography: Implications for Morphology and the Haida Gwaii Glacial Refugium Controversy". Evolution 51: 1647–1653. doi:10.2307/2411216.