Ursus (genus)
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| From top to bottom: Brown bear, American Black Bear, Polar bear, Asian Black Bear. | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ursidae |
| Genus: | Ursus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Ursus is a genus in the family Ursidae (bears) that includes the widely distributed brown bears, the polar bear, and black bears. The name comes from the Latin ursus, meaning bear.
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