Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Mammalia > Subclass Theria > Order Carnivora > Suborder Caniformia > Family Ursidae > Genus Ursus

Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ursus*	Linnaeus, 1758	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bokmål (Norwegian): isbjørn sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: ijsbeer

English: polar bear sources: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms

German: Eisbär; Polarbär sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Greek: Πολική αρκούδα sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: baltasis lokys sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian: isbjørn sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: isbjørn sources: Voyage Towards North Pole, p. 185

Norwegian Nynorsk: isbjørn sources: Voyage Towards North Pole, p. 185

Nynorsk (Norwegian): isbjørn sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Polish: niedźwiedź polarny sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: белый медведь sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Slovenian: beli medved sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: oso polar sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: kutup ayisi; kutup ayısı sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Білий ведмідь ; Ведмідь білий

Literature

basis of record	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.
additional source	van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 375-376

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (487 publications)
GenBank (1265 nucleotides; 464 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Berta, A.; Churchill, M. (2014). Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137085