It is hard to guess what a American black bear weights. But we have the answer:
An adult American black bear (Ursus americanus) on average weights 110.75 kg (244.16 lbs).
The American black bear is from the family Ursidae (genus: Ursus). It is usually born with about 294 grams (0.65 lbs). They can live for up to 32 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 1.38 meter (4′ 7″). Usually, American black bears have 2 babies per litter.
As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.
The American black bear (Ursus americanus, previously known as Euarctos americanus) is a medium-sized bear native to North America. It is the continent’s smallest and most widely distributed bear species. American black bears are omnivores, with their diets varying greatly depending on season and location. They typically live in largely forested areas, but do leave forests in search of food. Sometimes they become attracted to human communities because of the immediate availability of food. The American black bear is the world’s most common bear species.It is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as a least-concern species, due to its widespread distribution and a large population estimated to be twice that of all other bear species combined. Along with the brown bear, it is one of only two of the eight modern bear species not considered by the IUCN to be globally threatened with extinction.
Animals of the same family as a American black bear
We found other animals of the Ursidae family:
- Spectacled bear bringing 123.09 kilos (271.37 lbs) to the scale
- Sun bear bringing 57.04 kilos (125.75 lbs) to the scale
- Red panda bringing 5.17 kilos (11.4 lbs) to the scale
- Giant panda bringing 118 kilos (260.15 lbs) to the scale
- Polar bear bringing 373.35 kilos (823.09 lbs) to the scale
- Brown bear bringing 196.14 kilos (432.41 lbs) to the scale
- Asian black bear bringing 99.81 kilos (220.04 lbs) to the scale
- Sloth bear bringing 99.45 kilos (219.25 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a American black bear
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Ursus americanus:
- Saola with a weight of 97.84 kilos (215.7 lbs)
- Schomburgk’s deer with a weight of 106 kilos (233.69 lbs)
- Llama with a weight of 107.66 kilos (237.35 lbs)
- Southern right whale dolphin with a weight of 116 kilos (255.74 lbs)
- Spotted seal with a weight of 99.02 kilos (218.3 lbs)
- Atlantic humpback dolphin with a weight of 100 kilos (220.46 lbs)
- Sumatran serow with a weight of 110.94 kilos (244.58 lbs)
- Javan warty pig with a weight of 89.2 kilos (196.65 lbs)
- Dall’s porpoise with a weight of 106.03 kilos (233.76 lbs)
- Buru babirusa with a weight of 92.33 kilos (203.55 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a American black bear
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as American black bear:
- Cougar with a size of 1.4 meter (4′ 8″)
- Vicuña with a size of 1.58 meter (5′ 3″)
- Bawean deer with a size of 1.38 meter (4′ 7″)
- Sheep with a size of 1.3 meter (4′ 4″)
- Maned wolf with a size of 1.25 meter (4′ 2″)
- Galápagos fur seal with a size of 1.36 meter (4′ 6″)
- Western gorilla with a size of 1.6 meter (5′ 3″)
- Pampas deer with a size of 1.22 meter (4′ 1″)
- Bornean bearded pig with a size of 1.35 meter (4′ 6″)
- Ringed seal with a size of 1.29 meter (4′ 3″)
Animals with the same litter size as a American black bear
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a American black bear:
- Banded linsang
- White-throated woodrat
- Fossa (animal)
- Mediterranean pine vole
- Caracal
- Crested porcupine
- African clawless otter
- Rock hyrax
- Cacomistle
- Greater dwarf lemur
Animals with the same life expectancy as a American black bear
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a American black bear:
- South Asian river dolphin with an average maximal age of 28 years
- Campbell’s mona monkey with an average maximal age of 33 years
- Addax with an average maximal age of 25.67 years
- Common genet with an average maximal age of 34 years
- Wolf with an average maximal age of 29.5 years
- Japanese macaque with an average maximal age of 33 years
- Steller sea lion with an average maximal age of 30 years
- Guianan squirrel monkey with an average maximal age of 27 years
- West Indian manatee with an average maximal age of 30 years
- Giant panda with an average maximal age of 30 years