Ursus maritimus

Ursus maritimus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caniformia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Eutheria Cohort: Placentalia Superordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Ferae Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia

Familia: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Species: Ursus maritimus

Name

• Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774

Type locality: Spitsbergen, Norway

Synonyms

• 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

• 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.
• 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. Uber 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

• Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Ursus maritimus

Vernacular name

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

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