Types of Bears

In the whole world, there are only 8 species of bear. How many can you name?

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First submitted	May 22, 2012
Times taken	143,315
Average score	75.0%
Rating	4.51

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Habitat	Bear
Arctic	Polar Bear
North America, Europe, Asia	Brown (Grizzly) Bear
North America	American Black Bear
Southern Asia	Asiatic Black Bear
Asia	Sloth Bear
China	Giant Panda
South America	Spectacled Bear
Asia	Sun Bear

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102 Recent Comments

Level 7

Apr 1, 2015

what about a red panda. it is a panda which is a bear not a marsupial.

I typed in red panda about 20 times thinking I had mysteriously spelt it wrong, did it have a capital R?was it all one word? was it red panda bear?

+12

Level 76

Jun 20, 2019

Not related to the giant panda. Apparently it is all alone in its family, poor thing.

Level 68

Dec 20, 2022

Red Panda : Ailurus fulgens

The only two species in the Ailuridae genus, Fulgens fulgens and Fulgens refulgens.

+10

Level 55

Nov 25, 2015

You missed "Russian" and "Stock market".

Level 23

Nov 25, 2015

I could be mistaken but isn't a panda closer related to a raccoon than a bear.

Level 68

Dec 10, 2016

Red pandas are.

Level 84

Feb 15, 2016

How about...Chicago Bear?

+12

Level 70

Feb 18, 2016

What about Mummy Bear, Daddy Bear and Baby Bear?

Level 39

Jan 31, 2020

And any other member of the Berenstain bear family:D

Level 63

Jun 1, 2016

What about gummy bears?

Level 74

Jun 4, 2016

What about Teddy bear?

Level 76

Sep 6, 2016

Question: What type of bear is best?

Level 71

Feb 7, 2017

That's debatable. There are basically two schools of thought

Level 79

Sep 26, 2023

FACT: Bears eat beets.

Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.

Level 32

Oct 25, 2016

what about having some beer? Anyone?

Level 76

Jun 20, 2019

*puts up hand, just what I needed!

Level 57

Nov 7, 2016

Candyland = gummy bears

Level 56

Dec 10, 2016

Paddington?

Level 48

Apr 4, 2026

Paddington is actually an andean (spectacled) bear.

Level 69

Dec 10, 2016

Nice quiz:)

Are they mentioned by size?

Level 66

Dec 10, 2016

Panda was the only one I didn't get I hate life

Level 68

Dec 10, 2016

^ Brilliant!

Level 53

Dec 10, 2016

what about gummy bears

Level 71

Dec 10, 2016

Shoot. I thought it said "Types of Beers." Never mind.

Level 76

Jun 20, 2019

Allready had a few too many? ;) (or really want one and your mind made it into what you wanted it to be)

Level 65

Dec 11, 2016

Any chance you can add "Chicago" as an answer? ;-)

Level 57

May 13, 2025

Bear Down

Level 51

Dec 11, 2016

Asiatic black bears are also called moon bears.

Level ∞

Dec 12, 2016

Moon bear will work now

Level 55

Dec 13, 2016

Koala?

Level 53

Jan 22, 2017

Koala?

Level 68

Feb 2, 2017

A Koala is not a bear, and isn't a panda a raccoon?

Level 28

Jun 27, 2017

Then why is it called the 'Koala Bear'?

Also, a panda is not a raccoon.

Level 88

Feb 13, 2019

You're not seriously asking the English language to follow the rules of logic, are you??

Level 76

Jun 20, 2019

So a seahorse is an actual horse? ( and dozens of others examples).

Giant pandas have recently be classed as bears. And the red panda is in a family of its own, but deemed closer to racoons than the giant panda.

Level 59

Dec 26, 2021

And they are NOT called koala bears. Just koalas

Level 66

Mar 24, 2017

What about the kodiak bear?????

Level 66

Mar 30, 2017

Kodiak is a subspecies of Brown (Grizzly) Bear.

Level 80

Feb 13, 2019

And where is the hair on a bear? Nowhere, mon frère.

Level 76

Jun 20, 2019

Carebears? ;)

Level 42

Jan 25, 2020

Giant Pandas are 100% bears, I think people are maybe mistaking the red pandas who I believe are a relation to the raccoon.

Level 51

Aug 30, 2021

Red pandas are in fact an entirely different species.

Level 35

Dec 26, 2021

Exactly Right!

Level 73

Jan 25, 2020

Bugbear?

Level 93

Jan 25, 2020

Build-a-Bear?

Level 77

Jan 25, 2020

Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.

Level 74

Jan 26, 2020

Where are my drop bears?

Level 56

Jan 27, 2020

This is unbearable!

Level 79

Jan 27, 2020

Isn't the Koala a bear too?

Level 89

Feb 4, 2020

The koala is a marsupial.

Level 69

May 15, 2020

false, black bear is best

Level 66

Jun 4, 2020

Polar Bear is best

Level 92

Sep 2, 2020

Johnny, I'm guessing you haven't seen that episode of The Office.

Level 70

Oct 21, 2020

You need to make Kodiak work for Brown Bear also

Level 78

Feb 24, 2021

Yeah, if Grizzly is accepted, Kodiak should be as well.

Level 35

Dec 26, 2021

Kodaik should not be added because it is a black bear, but with a different hair color.

Level 49

Dec 26, 2021

That's a Kermode Bear. Kodiak Bears are a type of Brown Bear.

Level 57

Apr 6, 2021

Can you add Teddy bear? :)

Level 36

Apr 19, 2021

No Gobi Bear?(rarest bear)

Level 51

Aug 30, 2021

Subspecies of brown bear

Level 86

Oct 25, 2021

We don't take kindly to panda bears.

Level 35

Dec 26, 2021

I do!

Level 77

Dec 29, 2021

Question, what kind of bear is best?

Level 34

Dec 29, 2021

Shouldn't Grolar Bear count?

Level 68

Oct 18, 2022

Grolar is a hybrid, not a bear's species.

Level 68

Jan 10, 2022

Gummy? Water?

Level 97

Oct 20, 2022

Interested in more Bears? Take the longer/harder version here! https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/1398188/all-types-of-bears

Level 59

Jan 15, 2023

i like bears i guess

Level 65

Aug 24, 2023

What about the Kodiak bear?

Level 59

Sep 26, 2023

You forgot gummy bear

Level 79

Sep 26, 2023

Can you please accept "Indian" for Sloth Bear?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloth_bear

Level 69

Sep 26, 2023

The average score is 5, I got 8. I guess I'm 'smarter than the average bear'.

Level 74

Sep 26, 2023

Kodiak bear is a subspecies of the Brown bear, apparently, so doesn't qualify for this quiz. (30 secs of research got me this information.)

Why not add an explanation for this at the top? Half the comments here are asking about it and Glitschko56 hasn't commented since 2012...

Level 75

Sep 17, 2024

The quiz description already specifies for species, so it is not needed.

Level 54

Sep 26, 2023

I often look up the questions before I start the time. Then I take the test. I rarely get 100%, but I'll never be on Jeopardy.

Level 43

Sep 27, 2023

Kodiak should be accepted for Brown Bear.

Level 66

Sep 30, 2023

No pizzly bear?

Level 60

May 13, 2025

Like the Grolar, it is a hybrid between the Polar and Grizzly/Brown Bear.

Level 36

Mar 4, 2024

pandas aren't bears

Level 60

May 10, 2024

yeah they are

Level 95

May 13, 2025

Giant Pandas are. Red ones less so…

Level 73

May 10, 2024

I really thought brown bears and grizzly bears were two different species....like Montana type vs. Alaska type....maybe there are variations? Like Kodiak? Now I have to do some bear research lol

Level 66

May 15, 2024

CAP, add mazaalai the gobi bear

Level 68

Jan 16, 2025

Drop bears?

Level 79

May 13, 2025

Fun quiz! The Red Panda is missing.

Level 60

May 13, 2025

Because it isn't a Bear.