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Polar Bear
Ursus maritimus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Mammalia ›Order: Carnivora ›Family: Ursidae ›Genus: Ursus
About
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a hypercarnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is a large bear, approximately the same size as the omnivorous Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi). A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (772–1,543 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Polar bears are the largest land carnivores currently in existence, rivaled only...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Polar Bear is Ursus maritimus.
- Polar Bear belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Polar Bear belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Polar Bear belongs to the class Mammalia.
- Polar Bear belongs to the order Carnivora.
- Polar Bear belongs to the family Ursidae.
- Polar Bear belongs to the genus Ursus.