Kebnat

Ursus

2 species

In Québec, the genus Ursus (family Ursidae) counts 2 species of mammals. The stars? American Black Bear and Polar Bear, the most often observed. The richest region: Nord-du-Québec, with 2 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its sounds, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Nord-du-Québec2
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  4. Capitale-Nationale1
  5. Mauricie1
  6. Estrie1
  7. Montréal1
  8. Outaouais1
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  10. Côte-Nord1
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  13. Lanaudière1
  14. Laurentides1
  15. Montérégie1
  16. Centre-du-Québec1

Ursus 2

Carnivora
All91Carnivora30Artiodactyla25Rodentia18Chiroptera8Eulipotyphla5Lagomorpha4Didelphimorphia1
Ursidae
All30Mustelidae8Canidae7Phocidae6Felidae4Ursidae2Mephitidae1Odobenidae1Procyonidae1
American Black Bear555 observations
Polar Bear9 observations