The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) is also known as the North American brown bear. It is the third-largest bear belonging to the family Ursidae, which includes eight species of bears.

Some of the most famous types of bear are actually subspecies. Grizzly bears, for example, are a subspecies of brown bear found in parts of North America. There are many different subspecies of ...

Historically, grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) inhabited most of the western contiguous United States, while black bears (Ursus americanus) were common in forested areas throughout the country.