Where does the brown bear live?
Ursus arctos has 53,968 records in 59 countries and territories, from 1501 to 2026. Most records come from Norway.
- 53,968 records
- 59 places
- 300 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaCarnivoraUrsidaeUrsus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 15,307 | |
| Sweden | 9,023 | |
| United States | 7,375 | |
| France | 3,148 | |
| Russia | 3,053 | |
| Uzbekistan | 2,680 | |
| Canada | 2,604 | |
| Switzerland | 1,950 | |
| Estonia | 1,398 | |
| Romania | 1,276 | |
| Spain | 1,124 | |
| Ukraine | 1,015 | |
| Finland | 920 | |
| Slovenia | 412 | |
| Italy | 278 | |
| Slovakia | 259 | |
| Austria | 232 | |
| Poland | 220 | |
| Greece | 208 | |
| Japan | 157 | |
| Georgia | 151 | |
| Germany | 138 | |
| Montenegro | 119 | |
| Mongolia | 112 | |
| Croatia | 102 | |
| Türkiye | 98 | |
| Armenia | 79 | |
| Iran | 69 | |
| Belarus | 60 | |
| Pakistan | 49 | |
| Mexico | 39 | |
| Bulgaria | 33 | |
| Ireland | 32 | |
| China | 27 | |
| Serbia | 27 | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 24 | |
| North Macedonia | 23 | |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | |
| India | 18 | |
| Albania | 17 |
Showing the top 40 of 59 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Ursidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.