| | Transboundary Species of Texas-Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas Region |
| | English | American Black Bear |
| | Mexican Name: | oso negro americano |
| | Latin Name: | Ursus americanus |
| | Class: | Mammals |
| | U.S. states: | AZ, CA, NM, TX |
| | Mexican | Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas |
| | Ecosystem/Habita | forests |
| | Current | current distribution is restricted to relatively undisturbed forested regions. Scattered distribution throughout North |
| | America |
| | Threat: | General: | Description: |
| | Overtake | Illegal poaching | major threat to the American black bear is widespread poaching, or illegal killing, |
| | Habitat Loss | Fragmentation, Forest | Habitat loss created by human encroachment and fragmentation are the main |
| | Program or | Nation: | Level: | Preservation Areas: | Level: | Nation: |
| | CITES | Internati | International | Big Bend National Park | Federal | USA |
| | Texas Threatened and | US | State |