Ursus americanus carlottae

Ursus americanus carlottae

Taxobox
name = "Ursus americanus carlottae"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Carnivora
familia = Ursidae
genus = "Ursus"
species = "U. americanus"
subspecies = "U. a. carlottae"
trinomial = "Ursus americanus carlottae"
trinomial_authority = Osgood, 1901

"Ursus americanus carlottae" is a morphologically distinct subspecies of the American Black Bear. The most significant morphological differences are its large size, massive cranium, and large molars. "U. a. carolttae" is a unique species since it can only be found on the Queen Charlotte Islands. [cite journal
author=S. A. Byun; B. F. Koop; T. E. Reimchen
title=North American Black Bear mtDNA Phylogeography: Implications for Morphology and the Haida Gwaii Glacial Refugium Controversy
journal=Evolution
volume=51
number=5
pages=1647–1653
month=October | year=1997
doi=10.2307/2411216
]

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