Species Name

Tremarctos ornatus

Spectacled bear

Andean bear

Weight

25-175 kilograms (55-386 pounds)

Males are 30-40% larger than females

Smaller than montane forest bears due to compromised food source

Physical Features

White rings around their eyes resemble glasses, markings are unique to each bear
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Short-faced, shaggy blackish brown fur, excellent climbers with short legs and long sharp claws ​that aid in climbing

Behaviour

Shy, elusive, and solitary

Bears only seen together in mating season

They do not hibernate in any ecosystem

Habitat

Dry Forest

650-4000 feet above sea level
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Hot temperatures, with highly seasonal, minimal rainfall.

Dry, rocky, steep terrain and sparse vegetation

Diet

Mostly herbivorous diet includes sapote fruit, pasallo tree and bromeliads

5% of the diet is from
carnivorous sources.

Reproduction

May breed in relation to environmental cues, adapting to limits of ecosystem

Breeding maturity 4-5 year, gestation 60 days and average litter size of 1 cub

Only 15% of cubs born here in the last 10 years have survived to independence

Predators

Humans