Ursus arctos
Linnaeus, 1758
Brown Bear
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
Order | : Carnivora |
Suborder | : Caniformia |
Infraorder | : Arctoidea |
Superfamily | : Ursoidea |
Family | : Ursidae |
Subfamily | : Ursinae |
Genus | : Ursus |
Species status
Authority citation
Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033858Original name as described
Ursus arctos
Other common names
Grizzly Bear · Kodiak Bear
Type locality
northern Sweden.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic · Palearctic
Country distribution
Afghanistan · Albania · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Belarus · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Canada · China · Croatia · Estonia · Finland · France · Georgia · Greece · India · Iran · Iraq · Italy · Japan · Kazakhstan · North Korea · Kyrgyzstan · Latvia · Mongolia · Montenegro · Nepal · North Macedonia · Norway · Pakistan · Poland · Romania · Russia · Serbia · Kosovo · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Tajikistan · Turkey · Ukraine · United States · Uzbekistan · Lebanon · Syria · Bhutan? · Austria? · Czech Republic? · Switzerland? · Turkmenistan?
Subregion distribution
USA(AK,WA,ID,MT,WY)
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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