Ursus

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 (4 + †): U. americanus – U. arctos – U. maritimus – U. thibetanus – †U. deningeri – †U. dolinensis – †U. etruscus – †U. ingressus – †U. kokeni – †U. kudarensis – †U. minimus – †U. praemalayanus – †U. pyrenaicus – †U. rossicus – †U. savini – †U. spelaeus – †U. vitabilis
Species excludendae: †U. arvernensis – †U. wenzensis

Name

Ursus Linnaeus, 1758

Typus: Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymy

Arcticonus Pocock, 1917
Danis J.E. Gray, 1825
Euarctos Gray, 1864
Mamursus Herrera, 1864
Melanarctos Heude, 1898
Mylarctos Lönnberg, 1923
Myrmarctos J.E. Gray, 1864
Selenarctos Heude, 1901
Thalassarctos J.E. Gray, 1825
Thalassarctus Gloger, 1841
Thalassiarchus Kobelt, 1896
Ursarctos Heude, 1898
Ursulus Kretzoi, 1954
Vetularctos Merriam, 1918

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL p. 47 BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Ursus 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.

Vernacular names

aragonés: Onso
беларуская: Мядзведзі
עברית: דוב
hrvatski: Medvjed
italiano: Orso
日本語: クマ属
lietuvių: Meškos
norsk: Bjørner
polski: niedźwiedź
português: Urso
русский: Медведь
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: medvjed
српски / srpski: Медвед
svenska: Björnar
українська: Ведмідь
中文: 棕熊属