Ursus (mammal)

Ursus
Temporal range: Pliocene–Holocene, 5.333–0 Ma
From top to bottom: brown bear, American black bear, polar bear, Asian black bear
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Subfamily: Ursinae
Tribe: Ursini
Genus: Ursus
Linnaeus, 1758[1][2]
Type species
Ursus arctos
Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Synonyms
  • Arcticonus Pocock, 1917
  • Danis J. E. Gray, 1825
  • Euarctos Gray, 1864
  • Mamursus Herrara, 1899
  • Melanarctos Heude, 1898
  • Mylarctos Lonney, 1923
  • Myrmarctos Gray, 1864
  • Selenarctos Heude, 1901
  • Spelearctos Geoffrey, 1833
  • Thalassarctos J. E. Gray, 1825
  • Thalassiarchus Kobolt, 1896
  • Ursarctos Heude, 1898
  • Ursulus Kretzoi, 1954
  • Vetularctos Merriam, 1918

Ursus is a genus in the family Ursidae (bears) that includes the widely distributed brown bear,[3] the polar bear,[4] the American black bear, and the Asian black bear. The name is derived from the Latin ursus, meaning bear.[5][6]

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  2. ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ "Brown Bear Fact Sheet". library.sandiegozoo.org. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Polar Bear Fact Sheet". library.sandiegozoo.org. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Definition of URSUS". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Ursus | Define Ursus at Dictionary.com". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2014-03-17.