Ursus

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Name (Latin)
Ursus
Other forms of name
nne Selenarctos
Thalarctos
See Also From tracing topical name
Bears
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q243359
Library of congress: sh 85141470
Sources of Information
  • Mammal species of the world, via WWW, Dec. 10, 2002(Ursus. Family Ursidae. Synonym: Thalarctos. Four species: Ursus americanus, Ursus arctos, Ursus maritimus, Ursus thibetanus. No entry for Selenarctos)
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Wikipedia description:

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

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