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Ursus is a genus in the family Ursidae (bear) that includes the widely distributed brown bear, the polar bear, and black bear. The name is derived from the Latin ursus, meaning bear. full article at wikipedia

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Scientific name
  • Ursus
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ITIS Taxon S/N
  • 180541
NCBI Taxon ID
  • 9639
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by mw_itis_bot Mar 5, 2008

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