Andean Bear
Tremarctos ornatus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 727
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
Description
The spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), also known as the Andean bear, is a species of bear native to the Andes Mountains in northern and western South America. It is the only living species of bear native to South America, and the last remaining short-faced bear (subfamily Tremarctinae). Unlike other omnivorous bears, the diet of the spectacled bear is mostly herbivorous.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Spectacled bear”.