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Holarctic Bears
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Holarctic Bears

Ursus

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

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species

American Black Bear

speciesUrsus americanus

Brown Bear

speciesUrsus arctos

Polar Bear

speciesUrsus maritimus

Asian Black Bear

speciesUrsus thibetanus

Cave Bear

speciesUrsus spelaeus

Pizzly bear

hybridUrsus arctos × maritimus

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Holarctic Bears in History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.570

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 41637.