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Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Carnivora
family
Ursidae
genus
Ursus
species
Ursus arctos

Name

Synonyms
Ursus horribilis Ord, 1815
Ursus procerus Miller, 1899
Homonyms
Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
Ariu in Albanian
Barna medve in Hungarian
Björn in Swedish
Bjørn in Norwegian
Braunbär in English
Braunbär in German
Braunbär in German
Bronge Bier in Luxembourgish
Brown Bear in English
Brown Bear in English
Brown Bear in English
Brown Bear in English
Brown Bear in English
Brown bear in English
Bruine beer in Dutch
Brun bjorn in Danish
Brun bjørn in Danish
Brunbjørn in Norwegian
Grizzly Bear in English
Grizzly Bear in English
Grizzly Bear in English
Karhu in Finnish
Kodiak Bear in English
Lacis in Latvian
Ma-xiong in language.
Mrki medvjed in Croatian
Ors in Maltese
Orso bruno in Italian
Oso pardo in Spanish
Oso pardo in English
Oso pardo in Spanish
Oso pardo in Spanish
Ours brun in English
Ours brun in French
Pruunkaru in Estonian
Rjavi medved in Slovenian
Rudasis lokys in Lithuanian
Skógarbjörn in Icelandic
Urs in Romanian
Urs-brun in Romanian
Urso in Portuguese
Zong-xiong in language.
brown bear in English
brown bear in language.
brown bear in English
grizzly bear in language.
niedzwiedz brunatny in Polish
Brown Bear in English
Brown Bear in English
Brown Bear in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  2. Bjärvall & Ullström (2010) Däggdjur. Alla våra vilda arter i Sverige. Bonniers Fakta, pp. 287
  3. Bjärvall & Ullström (2015-11-04 23:00:00) Däggdjur. Alla våra vilda arter i Sverige.
  4. Garshelis, D. L. / Don E. Wilson and Rusell A. Mittermeier, eds., 2009: Family Ursidae (Bears). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 1: Carnivores. 448-492.
  5. Gärdenfors (2000) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2000
  6. Gärdenfors (ed.) (1899-12-31 23:00:00) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2000
  7. Gärdenfors (ed.), U. (1899-12-31 23:00:00) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
  8. Gärdenfors (ed.), U. (2005) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
  9. Hall, R. (2004) Däggdjur
  10. Hall, R. (2016-05-01 22:00:00) Däggdjur
  11. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Direction 22 Addition to the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology of (a) the specific names of fifty-seven species, each of which is the type species of a genus in the class Mammalia, the name of which was placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology in the period up to the end of 1936, and (B) of the specific names of two species belonging to the same class, each of which is currently regarded as the oldest available name for the type species of a genus, the name of which was placed on the Official List in the same period.Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1C(C13), 179-200 (1955)
  12. Wilson, D.M (2015) Mammal Species of the World. Online database: http://www.vertebrates.si.edu/msw/mswcfapp/msw/index.cfm
  13. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  14. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
  15. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.
  16. Wilson, E. & Reeder, M. (1899-12-31 23:00:00) Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic reference
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