''Tremarctos'' is a genus of the

bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Nor ...

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Tremarctinae, endemic to

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from the Pliocene to

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. The northern species, the Florida short-faced bear, became extinct 11,000 years ago.B. Kurten & E. Anderson (1980): Pleistocene mammals of North America, pp 1-442. Columbia University Press The sole living ''Tremarctos'' species is the South American spectacled bear.

Species

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'' Tremarctos floridanus'' - Florida short-faced bear * '' Tremarctos ornatus'' - spectacled bear

References

Bears Mammal genera Mammal genera with one living species Taxa named by Paul Gervais Extant Pliocene first ap