page_title: List of mammals of Wyoming
section_title: Black bear
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Wyoming / Large and medium sized mammals / Black bear
caption_attribution_description: English: Black bear in the Canadian Rockies
context_page_description: There are at least 18 large mammal and 103 small mammal species known to occur in Wyoming.
  Species are listed by common name, scientific name, typical habitat and occurrence. The common and scientific names come from the American Society of Mammalogists' Wyoming Mammal List.
context_section_description: Order: Carnivora, Family: Ursidae
  Occurrence: Forests, slide areas, alpine meadows
  The American black bear (Ursus americanus) is North America's smallest and most common species of bear. It is a generalist animal, being able to exploit numerous different habitats and foodstuffs. The American black bear is listed by the IUCN as being of least concern, due to the species widespread distribution and a large global population estimated to be twice that of all other bear species combined.
caption: Black bear
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