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Ursus maritimus
Phipps, 1774
- polar bear
(mammal)
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Ursus (Genus) - black, brown, polar, sun, and sloth bears
..Ursus americanus (Species) - American black bear
..Ursus arctos (Species) - brown bear
..†Ursus deningeri (Species)
..†Ursus etruscus (Species)
..‡Ursus spelaeus (Species)
..Ursus thibetanus (Species) - Asian black bear
..Ursus maritimus (Species) - polar bear
Authorship
Original name
:
Phipps, 1774:185.
Original generic combination
:
Types
Type of
:
Thalarctos
(Subgenus)
Gray, 1825
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Ursus maritimus maritimus
Phipps, 1774
Ref:
D.J. Stang (comp.), 2004-present
: 22 Nov 2005.
[inferred]
Combinations
Subsequent combination
:
Thalarctos maritimus
(Phipps, 1774)
Former combination
:
Thalarctos maritimus
(Phipps, 1774)
Ref:
W.C. Wozencraft, 2005
: 589.
[inferred]
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Thalarctos polaris
J. E. Gray
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Ursus marinus
P. S. Pallas
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Ursus polaris
Shaw, 1792
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
polar bear
Ref:
W.C. Wozencraft, 2005
: 589.
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