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- Kermode bear Ursus americanus kermodei, coastal British
Columbia, with some white colour-phase individuals. (B285.w4)
- Kermodes American black bear Ursus americanus kermodei of
coastal British Columbia. Some individuals of this subspecies have a
white coat. (B144)
- Louisiana black bear Ursus americanus luteolus. (B285.w4)
- Florida black bear Ursus americana floridanus. (B285.w4)
- Other subspecies suggested but their validity not agreed. (B285.w4)
- Possibly 18 subspecies. (B144)
- Ursus americanus emmonsi - Silver black bear from northern
British Columbia and Yukon, and offshore islands; these bears ususally
have sides of silvery-grey with a blue lustre. (B144)
- Ursus americanus cinnamonum (Cinnamon black bear) of the
northern Rocky Mountains has a coat which is red-brown. (B144)
- Ursus americanus americanus (Eastern American black bear) is
usually black, as is Ursus americanus hamiltoni - Newfoundland
black bear. (B144)
There are 16 recognised subspecies: (D245)
- Ursus americanus altifrontalis Elliot, 1903. Type locality "Lake Crescent, Clallam County, Washington."
- Ursus americanus amblyceps Baird, 1959. Type locality "Fort Webster (copper mines), on the Gila River,
longitude 1003 04'W, latitude 32 47', Grant County, New Mexico."
- Ursus americanus americanus (synonyms Ursus americanus sunborgeri
and Ursus americanus schwenki) Pallas, 1780. Type locality
"Eastern North America."
- Ursus americanus californiensis Miller,1900. Type locality "California"
- Ursus americanus carlottae Osgood 1901. Type locality "Masett, Graham Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada."
- Ursus americanus cinnamomum Audubon and Bachman, 1854. Type locality "Lower Clearwater River, camp Chopunnish, near mouth Jim Ford Creek, Clearwater County, western Idaho."
- Ursus americanus emmonsii Dall, 1895. Type locality "Saint Elias Alps, near Yakutat Bay, Alaska."
- Ursus americanus erimicus Merriam, 1904. Type locality "Sierra Guadalupe,
Cohuila, Mexico."
- Ursus americanus floridanus Marriam 1896. Type locality "Key Biscayne, Dade County, Florida."
- Ursus americanus hamiltoni Cameron, 1957. Type locality "Big Falls, Humber River, Newfoundland, Canada."
- Ursus americanus kermodei Hornaday, 1905. Type locality "Gribble
Island, British Columbia, Canada."
- Ursus americanus luteolus Griffith, 1821. Type locality "Louisiana."
- Ursus americanus machetes, Elliot, 1903. Type locality "Casa Grande, Sierra Madre, Chihuahua, Mexico."
- Ursus americanus perniger Allen, 1910. Type locality "Homer, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska."
(Synonym Ursus americanus kenaiensis)
- Ursus americanus pugnax Swarth 1911. Type locality "Rocky Bay, now Bobs Bay, Dall Island, Alaska."
- Ursus americanus vancouveri Hall, 1928. Type locality "King Solomon's (sic) Basin, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
(D245)
There are 18 suggested subspecies, but further study is needed: (B430.w1)
- Ursus americanus altifrontalis (Olympic black
bear): from coastal California, western Oregon, western Washington, and southern British Columbia.
- Ursus americanus amblyceps (New Mexico black
bear): in New Mexico, southern Arizona, and western Colorado.
- Ursus americanus americanus
(American black bear): from forested portions of the coast of southwestern and northwestern Alaska; and extensively forested regions in Canada and the eastern and central United States.
- Ursus americanus californiensis (California black
bear): in interior California.
- Ursus americanus carlottae (Queen Charlotte black
bear): on the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia.
- Ursus americanus cinnamomum (cinnamon
bear): in parts of the USA (Wyoming, western Montana, Idaho, eastern
Colorado) and Canada (in the region of Waterton, Banff, and Jasper National Parks).
- Ursus americanus emmonsii (Glacier
bear): in coastal Alaska (Glacier Bay north to Prince William Sound).
- Ursus americanus eremicus
(East Mexico black bear): in the mountains of northeastern Mexico and the Big Bend area of Texas.
Ursus americanus floridanus (Florida black bear): found in small enclaves in Florida and
in southernmost Georgia and Alabama.
Ursus americanus hamiltoni (Newfoundland black bear): in Newfoundland.
Ursus americanus hunteri: in southeastern Yukon and a small portion of southwestern Northwest Territory.
Ursus americanus kermodei (Kermode's bear): from British Columbia.
Ursus americanus luteolus (Louisiana black bear): found in small portions of Louisiana and southern
Mississippi (some populations have been mixed with introduced bears from Minnesota).
Ursus americanus machetes (West Mexico black bear): in the mountains of western Mexico.
Ursus americanus perniger (Kenai black bear): from the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska.
Ursus americanus pugnax (Dall black bear): in southeastern Alaska north to Chichagof Island.
Ursus americanus randi: in the central Yukon Territory.
Ursus americanus vancouveri (Vancouver black bear): from Vancouver Island.
(B430.w1)
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