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The Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi), a subspecies of the brown bear, can weigh up to 720 kilograms (1,600 pounds).123
As one of the world's largest bears and largest land carnivores, it shares this size classification with the polar bear. While they are sometimes confused with grizzly bears, Kodiak bears are distinct, larger, and have been reproductively isolated on Kodiak Island and nearby areas for approximately 12,000 years.23