page_title: Japanese black bear
section_title: Habitat
hierarchical_section_title: Japanese black bear / Habitat
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 位山の雪面を歩くツキノワグマ (Ursus thibetanus japonicus) English: Ursus thibetanus (Asian black bear) in Mount Kurai ,Japan.
context_page_description: The Japanese black bear is a subspecies of the Asian black bear that lives on three main islands of Japan: Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. There are said to be 10,000 black bears in Japan. The population of black bears on Shikoku and Kyushu may be endangered or extinct. There is a high price on bear parts in the black market, which threatens all bear populations in Japan. This particular species of bear are typically smaller with males only reaching 60–120 kilograms and females only weighing about 40–100 kilograms. Their body length is about 120–140 centimetres long.
context_section_description: The bears live on three Japanese islands: Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. They can be found in the northeastern high snow region and the southwestern low snow region; however, they have been spotted as high as the alpine region more than 3,000 metres (9,800 feet) high. They tend to live in areas where there is an abundance of grasses and trees with berries to support their diet.
caption: In the area of Mount Kurai
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