AnimalFact SPECTACLED BEAR Phylum: Class: Order: Family: Species:Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Ursidae Tremarctos ornatus The spectacled, or Andean bear is the only South American bear. It is one of the smallest bears, ranging from 5 to 6 feet in length (1.5 to 1.8 m) and weighing up to 300 lbs. (136 kg). Its shaggy coat is black or dark brown with white chest markings. Many have white circles or partial circles around the eyes, from which ...