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GENUS Ursus
Author: | Linnaeus, 1758. | Citation: | Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1: 47. | Type Species: | Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758, by tautonymy (Melville and Smith, 1987). | Comments: | The close relationship of the four species included herein has been generally recognized by morphological and molecular studies (Goldman et al., 1989; Hendey, 1980a; Kurtén and Anderson, 1980; Shields and Kocher, 1991). Allen (1938) proposed a close relationship between thibetanus and americanus. Thenius (1953), Goldman et al. (1989), and Shields and Kocher (1991) gave support to the monophyly of arctos with maritimus. Synonyms allocated according to McKenna and Bell (1997). |
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| Offspring: SPECIES americanus SUBSPECIES americanus SUBSPECIES altifrontalis SUBSPECIES amblyceps SUBSPECIES californiensis SUBSPECIES carlottae SUBSPECIES cinnamomum SUBSPECIES emmonsii SUBSPECIES eremicus SUBSPECIES floridanus SUBSPECIES hamiltoni SUBSPECIES kermodei SUBSPECIES luteolus SUBSPECIES machetes SUBSPECIES perniger SUBSPECIES pugnax SUBSPECIES vancouveri SPECIES arctos SUBSPECIES arctos SUBSPECIES alascensis SUBSPECIES beringianus SUBSPECIES californicus SUBSPECIES collaris SUBSPECIES crowtheri SUBSPECIES dalli SUBSPECIES gyas SUBSPECIES horribilis SUBSPECIES isabellinus SUBSPECIES lasiotus SUBSPECIES middendorffi SUBSPECIES pruinosus SUBSPECIES sitkensis SUBSPECIES stikeenensis SUBSPECIES syriacus SPECIES maritimus SPECIES thibetanus SUBSPECIES thibetanus SUBSPECIES formosanus SUBSPECIES gedrosianus SUBSPECIES japonicus SUBSPECIES laniger SUBSPECIES mupinensis SUBSPECIES ussuricus | Synonyms:
Arcticonus Pocock, 1917 Danis J. E. Gray, 1825 Euarctos Gray, 1864 Mamursus Herrera, 1899 Melanarctos Heude, 1898 Mylarctos Lönnberg, 1923 Myrmarctos J. E. Gray, 1864 Selenarctos Heude, 1901 Thalassarctos J. E. Gray, 1825 Thalassarctus Gloger, 1841 Thalassiarchus Kobelt, 1896 Ursarctos Heude, 1898 Ursulus Kretzoi, 1954 Vetularctos Merriam, 1918
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