What is being measured?
Comparison uses the midpoint of the published 1400–2000 mm range. Male total body-length range; the female range differs. This is a range midpoint, not a measured population mean.
The comparison uses the midpoint of the stated range. That midpoint is a chosen reference, not a measured population mean.
- Dimension
- total body length
- Reference value
- 1700 mm
- Evidence
- Chosen midpoint of a documented range
- In metres
- 1.7 m
- Variant
- Adult male
- Source range
- 1400–2000 mm
- What the range means
- Male total body-length range; the female range differs.
Put the length in perspective
One American black bear — adult male represents approximately 19.9 card lengths measured end to end. This is a length ratio; it does not calculate how the objects pack or fit.
American black bear — adult male · 1.7 m
Metre · 1 m
Foot (international) · 0.3048 m