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Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774

Dataset
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Phipps, Constantine J. 1774. A voyage towards the North Pole: undertaken by His Majesty's command. J. Nourse, London.
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Classification

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

Name

Synonyms
Thalarctos maritimus Phipps, 1774
Thalarctos polaris Gray, 1825
Ursus maritimus marinus Pallas, 1776
Ursus maritimus maritimus
Ursus polaris Shaw, 1792
Homonyms
Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774
Ursus maritimus Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
Ariu i bardhe in Albanian
Baltasis lokys in Lithuanian
Beli medved in Slovenian
Eisbär in German
Eisbär in German
Hvítabjörn in Icelandic
Ijsbeer in Dutch
Isbjörn in Swedish
Isbjørn in Norwegian
Isbjørn in Danish
Jegesmedve in Hungarian
Jääkarhu in Finnish
Jääkaru in Estonian
Orso polare in Italian
Oso polar in Spanish
Ours polaire in French
Polar Bear in English
Polar Bear in English
Polar Bear in English
Polar bear in English
Polar bear in English
Polarni medvjed in Croatian
Urs-polar in Romanian
Urso-polar in Portuguese
ours blanc in French
ours blanc in French
polar bear in English
polar bear in language.
white bear in language.
Äisbier in Luxembourgish
Eisbär in German
Polarbär in German
baltasis lokys in Lithuanian
beli medved in Slovenian
ijsbeer in Dutch
isbjørn in Norwegian Bokmål
isbjørn in Nynorsk, Norwegian
kutup ayisi in Turkish
kutup ayısı in Turkish
niedźwiedź polarny in Polish
oso polar in Spanish
polar bear in English
Πολική αρκούδα in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Білий ведмідь in Ukrainian
Ведмідь білий in Ukrainian
белый медведь in Russian

Bibliographic References

  1. (1996) NODC Taxonomic Code
  2. (2003) database, http://www.menv.gouv.qc.ca/biodiversite/centre.htm
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. Rice, Dale W. (1998) Marine Mammals of the World: Systematics and Distribution: Special Publications of the Society for Marine Mammals, no. 4
  6. Rice, Dale W., 1998: Marine Mammals of the World: Systematics and Distribution. Special Publications of the Society for Marine Mammals, no. 4. ix + 231.
  7. Wilson D.E. & Reeder D.A.M. (1993). Mammals species of the world. A taxonomic and geographic reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp.
  8. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (1992) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
  9. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
  10. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole (2000) Common Names of Mammals of the World
  14. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.
  15. van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376
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