Vulnerable (VU)
Tremarctos ornatus
wide variety, including cloud forests, high-altitude grasslands, dry forests and scrub deserts
nomadic
solitary
omnivore
diurnal
~ 20 years
~ 30 years
Despite some rare spilling-over into eastern Panama, spectacled bears are mostly restricted to certain areas of northern and western South America. They can range in western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, western Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina. The species is found almost entirely in the Andes Mountains.