Polar Bear - Ursus maritimus

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Ursus maritimus
Author Phipps, 1774
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 180542
Common Names English: Polar Bear
French: ours blanc
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Mammalia
        Subclass: Theria
          Infraclass: Eutheria
            Order: Carnivora
              Suborder: Caniformia
                Family: Ursidae
                  Genus: Ursus
Taxonomic Children
Synonyms (since 1950)
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Physical Description / Field Identification

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Links

For more information about polar bears, please visit:

Polar Bears International  

Bear Biology Fact Sheet            

BBC Science & Nature           

References

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ITIS#180542
StatusESA:Threatened
#records55
#datasets2
Years1974 - 2006
Latitudes63.10 - 87.20
Longitudes-177.91 - 57.81