Ursus (mammal)
| Ursus | |
|---|---|
| From top to bottom: brown bear, American black bear, polar bear, Asian black bear | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ursidae |
| Subfamily: | Ursinae |
| Tribe: | Ursini |
| Genus: | Ursus Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
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Ursus is a genus in the family Ursidae (bears) that includes the widely distributed brown bear, the polar bear, the American black bear, and the Asian black bear. The name is derived from the Latin ursus, meaning bear.