Linnean Classification

Eukarya, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Ursidae, Ursus, Ursus arctos

Regulator

It is a warm-blooded animal and can maintain constancy internally regardless of external environmental conditions

Dormancy

It hibernates in the winter lasting from four to seven months. During that time period its body temperature drops and stops all activities including eating

Generalist

These bears have large habitat ranges and are able to eat a variety of food supplies including certain plants, nuts, berries, and meat. They can live in dense forests to arctic tundra

Consumer

It does not have the ability to make its own food and must get it from other organisms

Omnivore

Most of its diet comes from insects and plant parts such as berries, roots, nuts, and fruits. It can also consume meat, therefore it is not a herbivore

Niche

Grizzly bears help the ecosystem by spreading seeds and nutrients of berries and fruits through their feces. They also sometimes regulate the populations of other animals by preying animals such as salmon, deer, and elk. Their diet also consists of seeds, berries, roots, grasses, fungi, and perhaps some insects. They are at the top of the food chain therefore does not have any natural predators. These bears are found in North America mostly in many diverse habitats like open plains to subalpine meadows.