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Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774
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Dataset
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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Rank
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SPECIES
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Published in
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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
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kingdom
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Animalia
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phylum
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Chordata
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class
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Mammalia
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order
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Carnivora
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family
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Ursidae
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genus
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Ursus
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species
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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
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(1996) NODC Taxonomic Code
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(2003) database, http://www.menv.gouv.qc.ca/biodiversite/centre.htm
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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
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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.
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Rice, Dale W. (1998) Marine Mammals of the World: Systematics and Distribution: Special Publications of the Society for Marine Mammals, no. 4
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Rice, Dale W., 1998: Marine Mammals of the World: Systematics and Distribution. Special Publications of the Society for Marine Mammals, no. 4. ix + 231.
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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.
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Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (1992) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
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Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
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Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
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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.
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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.
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Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole (2000) Common Names of Mammals of the World
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Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.
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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