Ursus
Ursus americanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae Genus: Ursus Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Ursus arctos Ursus americanus Ursus maritimus Ursus thibetanus, or Selenarctos thibetanus Asiatic black bear might be classified with Kinowagma belonging Selenarctos. Ursus spelaeus (extinct)

Ursus is a genus in the family Ursidae (bears) that includes the widely distributed brown bears (including the Polar Bear) and including black bears. The name is derived from the Latin ursus, meaning bear. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (650x1031, 67 KB) An American Black Bear (Ursus americanus). ... Binomial name Pallas, 1780 Synonyms Euarctos americanus The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) is the most common bear species native to North America. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Subclasses & Infraclasses Subclass †Allotheria* Subclass Prototheria Subclass Theria Infraclass †Trituberculata Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria Mammals (class Mammalia) are warm-blooded, vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of sweat glands, including milk producing sweat glands, and by the presence of: hair, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex... Families 17, See classification The diverse order Carnivora (IPA: or ; from Latin carō (stem carn-) flesh, + vorāre to devour) includes over 260 species of placental mammals. ... For other meanings, see Bear (disambiguation). ... Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 13, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... For other uses, see Species (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 Ursus arctos range map. ... Binomial name Pallas, 1780 Synonyms Euarctos americanus The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) is the most common bear species native to North America. ... This article is about the animal. ... Binomial name (G. Cuvier, 1823) Thibetanus bear range Synonyms Selenarctos thibetanus The Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus or Selenarctos thibetanus), also known as the Tibetan black bear, the Himalayan black bear, or the moon bear, is a medium sized, sharp-clawed, black-coloured bear with a distinctive white or cream... Binomial name Ursus spelaeus Rosenmüller, 1794 The Cave Bear (Ursus spelaeus) was a species of bear which lived in Europe during the Pleistocene and became extinct at the end of the last ice age about 10,000 years ago. ... For other uses, see Genus (disambiguation). ... For other meanings, see Bear (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Bear (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 Ursus arctos range map. ... This article is about the animal. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ...

Species and subspecies of Ursus

• American Black Bear, Ursus americanus
  • Cinnamon Bear, Ursus americanus cinnamomum
  • Kermode Bear, Ursus americanus kermodei
• Brown Bear, Ursus arctos
  • European Brown Bear, Ursus arctos arctos
  • Siberian Brown Bear, Ursus arctos beringianus
  • Atlas Bear, Ursus arctos crowtheri (extinct)
  • Gobi Bear, Ursus arctos gobiensis
  • Grizzly Bear, Ursus arctos horribilis
  • Himalayan Red Bear, Ursus isabellinus Horsfield
  • Himalayan Brown Bear, Ursus arctos isabellinus
  • Kodiak Bear, Ursus arctos middendorffi
  • Mexican Grizzly Bear, Ursus arctos nelsoni (extinct?)
  • Tibetan Blue Bear, Ursus arctos pruinosus
  • Syrian Brown Bear, Ursus arctos syriacus
  • Hokkaido Brown Bear, Ursus arctos yesoensis
  • Bergman's Bear, Ursus arctos piscator (extinct?)
• Sun Bear, Ursus malayanus, or Helarctos malayanus
  • (No common name), Ursus malayanus euryspilus, or Helarctos malayanus euryspilus
• Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus (earlier Thalarctos maritimus)
  • (No common name), Ursus maritimus maritimus (classification contested)
  • (No common name), Ursus maritimus marinus (classification contested)
• Cave Bear, Ursus spelaeus (extinct)
• MacFarlane's Bear, Ursus inopinatus (disputed)
• Asiatic Black Bear, Ursus thibetanus, or Selenarctos thibetanus
  • Formosan Black Bear, Ursus thibetanus formosanus, or Selenarctos thibetanus formosanus
  • Baluchistan Bear or Pakistan Black Bear, Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus, or Selenarctos thibetanus gedrosianus
  • (No common name), Ursus thibetanus japonica, or Selenarctos thibetanus japonica
  • (No common name), Ursus thibetanus laniger, or Selenarctos thibetanus laniger
  • (No common name), Ursus thibetanus mupinensis, or Selenarctos thibetanus mupinensis
  • (No common name), Ursus thibetanus thibetanus, or Selenarctos thibetanus thibetanus
  • (No common name), Ursus thibetanus ussuricus^{[verification needed]}, or Selenarctos thibetanus ussuricus^{[verification needed]}

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