Florida Spectacled Bear
Tremarctos floridanus
Conservation Status
Data DeficientMammalia · Carnivora · Ursidae
About
Tremarctos floridanus is an extinct species of short-faced bear from North America. Its fossils have been largely found throughout the Southeastern United States and Mexico from the Late Pleistocene, and from earlier epochs at some sites in western North America. T. floridanus became extinct at the end of the Pleistocene.
Fun Fact
Its fossils have been largely found throughout the Southeastern United States and Mexico from the Late Pleistocene, and from earlier epochs at some sites in western North America.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Range into higher altitudes during warmer interstadials and interglacials, which would explain its presence in Inner Space Cavern on Edwards Plateau, Texas.
Diet
Omnivore
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance