Kermode bear

subspecies of the American Black Bear with white fur; found in British Columbia, Canada
Taxon taxon Q525781
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Kermode bear

Summary

Kermode bear is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,699 views/month, #1,257 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kermode bear's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Kermode bear is classified at the rank of subspecies[4].
  • Frank Kermode is named after Kermode bear[5].
  • Kermode bear belongs to the parent taxon American black bear[6].
  • Kermode bear's scientific name is Ursus americanus kermodei[7].
  • Kermode bear's Commons category is recorded as Ursus americanus kermodei[8].
  • Kermode bear's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of British Columbia[9].
  • Kermode bear's different from is recorded as Ursus maritimus[10].

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Classification

Kermode bear's scientific name is Ursus americanus kermodei[7]. It is classified at the rank of subspecies[4]. It is classified within American black bear[6].

Discovery and Description

Frank Kermode is named after Kermode bear[5].

Identifiers

Kermode bear's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 123749[11]. Kermode bear's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 62971[12]. Kermode bear's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1268223[13]. Kermode bear's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6163828[14]. Kermode bear's ITIS TSN is recorded as 726980[15].

Why It Matters

Kermode bear ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,699 views/month, #1,257 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon American black bear
    Instance of taxon
    Aliases
    Named after Frank Kermode
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007537369605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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