American Black Bear Subspecies

Sub-Species Name	Common Name	Distribution	Description
Ursus americanus altifrontalis		Found in the Pacific Northwest coast from central British Columbia through northern California and inland to the tip of northern Idaho and British Columbia
Ursus americanus amblyceps		Native to Colorado, New Mexico, west Texas, the eastern half of Arizona into northern Mexico; southeastern Utah
Ursus americanus americanus		Found in eastern Montana to the Atlantic coast; from Alaska south and east through Canada to the Atlantic and south to Texas. Thought to be increasing in some regions.
Ursus americanus californiensis		Found in the mountain ranges of Southern California, north through the Central Valley to southern Oregon
Ursus americanus carlottae	Haida Gwaii Black Bear	Haida Gwaii/Queen Charlotte Islands and Alaska	Generally larger than its mainland counterparts with a huge skull and molars, and is only found as a black color phase
Ursus americanus cinnamomum	Cinnamon Bear	Idaho, western Montana, and Wyoming, eastern Washington and Oregon, northeastern Utah	Has brown or red-brown fur, reminiscent of cinnamon.
Ursus americanus emmonsii		southeastern Alaska. Stable.	Distinguished by the fur of its flanks being silvery gray with a blue lustre
Ursus americanus eremicus		northeastern Mexico. Endangered.
Ursus americanus floridanus	Florida Black Bear	Florida, southern Georgia, and Alabama. Threatened in Florida as the Florida Black Bear (state list).	Has a light brown nose, and shiny black fur. A white chest patch is also common. An average male weighs 299 pounds (136 kg)
Ursus americanus hamiltoni	Newfoundland Black Bear	Newfoundland	Generally bigger than its mainland relatives, ranging in size from 90 to 270 kg and averaging 135 kg. It also has one of the longest hibernation periods of any bear in North America
Ursus americanus kermodei	Kermode Bear, Spirit Bear	Central coast of British Columbia	Has white fur due to a rare genetic trait
Ursus americanus luteolus	Louisiana Black Bear	Eastern Texas, Louisiana, southern Mississippi. Threatened (federal list).	A subspecies with a relatively long, narrow, and flat skull, and proportionately large molar teeth
Ursus americanus machetes		North-central Mexico
Ursus americanus perniger		Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Ursus americanus pugnax		Alexander Archipelago, Alaska
Ursus americanus vancouveri		Vancouver Island, British Columbia