Brown bear vs Cave bear
The cave bear is heavier: 1 t against 180.5 kg for the brown bear, about 5.5 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a brown bear and a cave bear?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The cave bear is heavier: 1 t against 180.5 kg for the brown bear, about 5.5 times the weight.
- Both belong to the genus Ursus, so they are close relatives.
Side by side
| Brown bear | Cave bear | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Ursus arctos | Ursus spelaeus |
| Family | Ursidae | Ursidae |
| Order | Carnivora | Carnivora |
| Weight | 180.5 kg – 240.5 kg | 1 t |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 43.5 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | apple, beaver, berry, bison, carrion, cattle and 48 more | Not recorded |
| Habitat | desert, forest, grassland, shrubland, wetland | cave |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Not recorded |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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