Ursus maritimus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ursida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Ferae Cladus: Pancarnivora Cladus: Carnivoramorpha Cladus: Carnivoraformes Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia Infraordo: Arctoidea Parvordo: Ursida

Familia: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Species: Ursus maritimus

nom

Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774

Type locality: Spitsbergen, Norway

Synonymy

Ursus marinus Pallas, 1776
Ursus polaris Shaw, 1792
Thalassarctos eogroenlandicus Knottnerus-Meyer, 1908
Thalassarctos jenaensis Knottnerus-Mayer, 1908
Thalassarctos labradorensis Knottnerus-Meyer, 1908
Thalassarctos spitzbergensis Knottnerus-Meyer
Thalassarctos maritimus ungavensis Knottnerus-Meyer, 1908
Thalassarctos maritimus groenlandicus Birula, 1932

Other combinations

Thalarctos maritimus

References

Phipps, C.J. 1774. A voyage towards the North Pole. J. Nourse, London, 253 pp.
Pallas, P.S. 1776. Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs. Theil 1–3 in 5 vols. Atlas. St. Petersburg.
Shaw, G. 1792. General zoology or systematic natural history. Mammalian Part 1. G. Kearsley, London, 2 vols. in parts, 244 pp.
Knotterus-Meyer, T. 1908. Über den Èisbaren und seine geographischen Formen. Sitzengsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin pp. 170–187.
Birula, A. 1932. Zur Frage der geographischen Formen des Eisbaren (Thalassarctos maritimus Phipps). Travaux Institut Scientifique Cherifien Serie Zoologique (Leningrad) 1: 99–134, 3 pls.

Links

Ursus maritimus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
North American Mammals: Ursus maritimus. Smithsonian Institution.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Ysbeer
aragonés: Onso polar
العربية: دب قطبي
беларуская: Мядзведзь белы
български: Бяла мечка
বাংলা: মেরু ভালুক
català: Ós polar
čeština: Medvěd lední
dansk: Isbjørn
Deutsch: Eisbär
English: Polar Bear
Esperanto: Blanka urso
español: Oso polar
eesti: Jääkaru
euskara: Hartz zuri
suomi: Jääkarhu
français: Ours blanc
Frysk: Iisbear
עברית: דוב קוטב
hrvatski: Polarni medvjed
magyar: Jegesmedve
Bahasa Indonesia: Beruang Polar
íslenska: Ísbjörn
italiano: Orso polare
日本語: ホッキョクグマ
lietuvių: Baltasis lokys
Bahasa Melayu: Beruang Polar
မြန်မာဘာသာ: ဝင်ရိုးစွန်းဝက်ဝံ
مازِرونی: اسپه اش
Nederlands: IJsbeer
norsk: Isbjørn
polski: Niedźwiedź polarny
português: Urso-polar
română: Urs polar
русский: Белый медведь
slovenčina: Medveď biely
српски / srpski: Бели медвед / Beli medved
svenska: Isbjörn
ไทย: หมีขาว
Türkçe: Kutup ayısı
українська: Білий ведмідь
中文: 北極熊

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