CINNAMON BEAR

SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

COMMON NAME:	cinnamon bear
KINGDOM:	Animalia
PHYLUM:	Chordata
CLASS:	Mammalia
ORDER:	Carnivora
FAMILY:	Ursidae
GENUS SPECIES:	Ursus (bear) americanus cinnamomum

FAST FACTS

DESCRIPTION:

The cinnamon bear is a subspecies of the black bear - the smallest type of North American bear. As its name implies, the cinnamon bear has rusty brown fur.

SIZE:	Height at the shoulder to 0.9 m (3 ft.). Cubs weigh approximately 0.23 kg (0.5 lb.) at birth.
MALE	Males grow much larger than females

WEIGHT:

92.1-270 kg (203-595 lb.)

DIET:

Omnivorous; eats both animal and plant matter; diet includes fruit, vegetation, nuts, honey, and occasionally insects and meat

GESTATION:	Total gestation lasts approximately 220 days including a period of delayed implantation. Development of the embryo only occurs during the final 10 weeks of pregnancy. Usually 2-3 cubs are born per litter.
ESTRAL PERIOD	Mating peaks from June through mid July
NURSING DURATION	Approximately 17 months (wean)

SEXUAL MATURITY:
MALE	Approximately 5-6 years
FEMALE	Approximately 4-5 years

LIFE SPAN:

Maximum of 30 years

RANGE:

This subspecies is found in Wyoming, western Montana, Idaho, eastern Colorado, and parts of Canada (Waterton, Banff, and Jasper National parks)

HABITAT:

No data

POPULATION:

GLOBAL

Unknown

STATUS:	IUCN	Not listed
	CITES	Appendix II
	USFWS	Species is listed as SAT (similarity of appearance to a threatened taxon); U. a. luteolus is listed as Threatened