California grizzly bear

E30053

extinct animal subspecies subspecies of brown bear

The California grizzly bear is an extinct subspecies of brown bear that once roamed widely across California and now serves as a powerful symbol of the state’s wilderness and identity.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
California golden bear	1
California grizzly	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	extinct animal subspecies ⓘ subspecies of brown bear ⓘ
appearsOn	Flag of California ⓘ Great Seal of the State of California ⓘ
associatedWith	Coastal Ranges ⓘ surface form: California coastal ranges Central Valley ⓘ surface form: Central Valley of California Sierra Nevada ⓘ
averageAdultMass	large for a brown bear subspecies ⓘ
causeOfExtinction	conflict with European-American settlers ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ overhunting ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
commonName	California grizzly bear self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: California golden bear California grizzly bear self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: California grizzly
conservationStatus	extinct ⓘ
countryOfCulturalSignificance	United States of America ⓘ
culturalRole	icon of California identity ⓘ symbol of California wilderness ⓘ
diet	omnivorous ⓘ
ecologicalRole	apex predator ⓘ keystone species in historic California ecosystems ⓘ
extinctionCountry	United States of America ⓘ
extinctionPlace	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
extinctionStatus	extinct in the wild and in captivity ⓘ
family	Ursidae ⓘ
featuredIn	California state flag design adopted in 1911 ⓘ
genus	Ursus ⓘ
historicRange	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Baja California ⓘ surface form: northern Baja California southern Oregon ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lastKnownWildIndividuals	early 20th century ⓘ
namedAfter	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
notableCharacteristic	grizzled brown fur ⓘ prominent shoulder hump ⓘ
order	Carnivora ⓘ
parentTaxon	brown bear ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo	Eurasian brown bear ⓘ Kodiak bear ⓘ grizzly bear ⓘ
scientificName	Ursus arctos californicus ⓘ
species	Ursus arctos californicus ⓘ surface form: Ursus arctos
stateMammalOf	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
symbolOf	California, United States ⓘ surface form: State of California
taxonRank	subspecies ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

California grizzly bear → commonName → California grizzly bear self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: California grizzly

California grizzly bear → commonName → California grizzly bear self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: California golden bear

Great Seal of the State of California → depicts → California grizzly bear ⓘ