---
title: "Brilbeer"
description: "Tremarctos ornatus — Zoogdieren. The spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), also known as the Andean bear, is a species of bear native to the Andes Mountains in northern and western South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/spectacled-bear
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brilbeer

> Tremarctos ornatus — Zoogdieren. The spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), also known as the Andean bear, is a species of bear native to the Andes Mountains in northern and western South America.

- Scientific name: *Tremarctos ornatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `mountains` (Bergen)
- iNaturalist observations: 1906
- Wikidata: [Q137641](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137641)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41657](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41657)

## Names

- en: Spectacled Bear
- de: Brillenbär
- es: Oso de Anteojos
- fr: Ours à Lunettes
- nl: Brilbeer
- pt: Urso-de-óculos
- pl: Andoniedźwiedź okularowy

## Countries with the most observations

EC (718), CO (199), PE (98), BO (22), VE (7), AR (3)

## Summary

The spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), also known as the Andean bear, is a species of bear native to the Andes Mountains in northern and western South America. It is the only living species of bear native to South America, and the last remaining short-faced bear (subfamily Tremarctinae). Unlike other omnivorous bears, the diet of the spectacled bear is mostly herbivorous. The species is classified as vulnerable by the IUCN because of habitat loss.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectacled_bear

## Photo

![Brilbeer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spectacled-bear/medium.jpg)

Photo: Naturalist Tours · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133361772

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spectacled-bear?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).