Background: The comparative morphology of the human and animal skeletons is described incompletely in the forensic medical and anthropological literature. At the same time the bones of the distal parts of the bear's limbs are anatomically similar to human ones. Together with some features of the bear's skeleton, poor preservation, lack of claws and incompleteness of the remains, it can cause difficulties and errors during the process of identification. Aims: To create an illustrative material describing morphological features important for identification of each element of the distal parts of bear limbs in comparison with a human ones. Materials and methods: Preparations of the distal parts of the right thoracic and right pelvic extremities of the bear were made using the method of preparation of osteological materials [1]. The missing talon phalanges of a bear and the bones of a human hand and foot are taken from the institute collections. Results: Each bone of the bear's hand and foot is described in comparison with a similar human bone. For all bones high-quality photos are provided for aspects that are important for identification. Comparative anatomical analysis showed that the bones of the wrist differ to a greater extent, whereas all the bones of the tarsus, which are part of the human foot, find their analogues in the foot of a bear and are closer to them in terms of measurements. The articular surfaces of the heads of the metacarpals and metatarsals have specific ridges articulating with cutouts at the bases of the proximal phalanges of the fingers. In addition, the bear's hand and foot are characterized by the presence of a large number of inset sesamoid bones, as well as claw-like processes on the distal phalanges of the fingers. Conclusions: Comparative anatomical analysis showed similarities in the structure of the bones of the hand and foot of a brown bear and a human caused by foot-walking. The set of features described in the article, which are specific to bear bones, in combination with illustrative material will help to identify bones more accurately, even for individual bones.