Is a brown bear the same as a grizzly bear?

Normally , the term "grizzly" refers to a specific subspecies of the brown bear : Ursus Arctos Horribilis. In some cases the term " grizzly " is used instead to refer generically to the North American brown bears ( the same species , Ursus Arctos , is present in Asia and Europe with some subspecies ). read more

Taxonomy: While there has been much confusion about the taxonomy of brown bears (Ursus arctos), taxonomists agree there are at least two subspecies in North America -- the grizzly bear (U. a. horribilis) and the Kodiak bear (U. a. middendorffi). read more