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Ursus

Ursus americanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Ursidae
Genus:	Ursus Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Ursus arctos Ursus americanus Ursus maritimus Ursus thibetanus Ursus spelaeus (extinct)

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

Species and subspecies of Ursus

American Black Bear, Ursus americanus
- Cinnamon Bear, Ursus americanus cinnamomum
- Kermode Bear, Ursus americanus kermodei
Brown Bear, Ursus arctos
- European Brown Bear, Ursus arctos arctos
- East Siberian Brown Bear, Ursus arctos collaris
- Kamchatka Brown Bear, Ursus arctos beringianus
- Atlas Bear, Ursus arctos crowtheri (extinct)
- Gobi Bear, Ursus arctos gobiensis
- Grizzly Bear, Ursus arctos horribilis
- Himalayan Brown Bear, Ursus arctos isabellinus
- Kodiak Bear, Ursus arctos middendorffi
- Mexican Grizzly Bear, Ursus arctos nelsoni (extinct?)
- Tibetan Blue Bear, Ursus arctos pruinosus
- Syrian Brown Bear, Ursus arctos syriacus
- Ussuri Brown Bear, Ursus arctos lasiotus
Deninger's Bear, Ursus deningeri (extinct)
Etruscan Bear, Ursus etruscus (extinct)
Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus (earlier Thalarctos maritimus)
- (No common name), Ursus maritimus maritimus (classification contested)
- (No common name), Ursus maritimus marinus (classification contested)
Auvergne bear, Ursus minimus (extinct)
Cave Bear, Ursus spelaeus (extinct)
MacFarlane's Bear, Ursus inopinatus (disputed)
Asiatic Black Bear, Ursus thibetanus, or Selenarctos thibetanus
- Formosan Black Bear, Ursus thibetanus formosanus
- Baluchistan Bear or Pakistan Black Bear, Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus
- (No common name), Ursus thibetanus japonica
- (No common name), Ursus thibetanus laniger
- (No common name), Ursus thibetanus mupinensis
- (No common name), Ursus thibetanus thibetanus
- (No common name), Ursus thibetanus ussuricus^{[verification needed]}

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Extant Carnivora species

Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Infraclass: Eutheria · Superorder: Laurasiatheria

Suborder Feliformia

Nandiniidae

Nandinia

African Palm Civet (N. binotata)

Herpestidae
(Mongooses)

Atilax	Marsh Mongoose (A. paludinosus)

Bdeogale	Bushy-tailed Mongoose (B. crassicauda} · Jackson's Mongoose (B. jacksoni) · Black-footed Mongoose (B. nigripes)

Crossarchus	Alexander's Kusimanse (C. alexandri) · Angolan Kusimanse (C. ansorgei) · Common Kusimanse (C. obscurus) · Flat-headed Kusimanse (C. platycephalus)

Cynictis	Yellow Mongoose (C. penicillata)

Dologale	Pousargues's Mongoose (D. dybowskii)

Galerella	Angolan Slender Mongoose (G. flavescens) · Somalian Slender Mongoose (G. ochracea) · Cape Gray Mongoose (G. pulverulenta) · Slender Mongoose (G. sanguinea)

Helogale	Ethiopian Dwarf Mongoose (H. hirtula) · Common Dwarf Mongoose (H. parvula)

Herpestes	Short-tailed Mongoose (H. brachyurus) · Indian Gray Mongoose (H. edwardsii) · Indian Brown Mongoose (H. fuscus) · Egyptian Mongoose (H. ichneumon) · Small Asian Mongoose (H. javanicus) · Long-nosed Mongoose (H. naso) · Collared Mongoose (H. semitorquatus) · Ruddy Mongoose (H. smithii) · Crab-eating Mongoose (H. urva) · Stripe-necked Mongoose (H. vitticollis)

Ichneumia	White-tailed Mongoose (I. albicauda)

Liberiictus	Liberian Mongoose (L. kuhni)

Mungos	Gambian Mongoose (M. gambianus) · Banded Mongoose (M. mungo)

Paracynictis	Selous' Mongoose (P. selousi)

Rhynchogale	Meller's Mongoose (R. melleri)

Suricata	Meerkat (S. suricatta)

Hyaenidae
(Hyenas)

Crocuta	Spotted Hyena (C. crocuta)

Hyaena	Brown Hyena (H. brunnea) · Striped Hyena (H. hyaena)

Proteles	Aardwolf (P. cristatus)

Felidae

Large family listed below

Viverridae

Large family listed below

Eupleridae

Large family listed below

Family Felidae

Felinae

Acinonyx	Cheetah (A. jubatus)

Caracal	Caracal (C. caracal)

Catopuma	Bay Cat (C. badia) · Asian Golden Cat (C. temminckii)

Felis	Chinese Mountain Cat (F. bieti) · Cat (F. catus) · Jungle Cat (F. chaus) · Pallas' Cat (F. manul) · Sand Cat (F. margarita) · Black-footed Cat (F. nigripes) · Wildcat (F. silvestris)

Leopardus	Pantanal Cat (L. braccatus) · Colocolo (L. colocolo) · Geoffroy's Cat (L. geoffroyi) · Kodkod (L. guigna) · Andean Mountain Cat (L. jacobitus) · Pampas Cat (L. pajeros) · Ocelot (L. pardalis) · Oncilla (L. tigrinus) · Margay (L. wiedii)

Leptailurus	Serval (L. serval)

Lynx	Canadian Lynx (L. canadensis) · Eurasian Lynx (L. lynx) · Iberian Lynx (L. pardinus) · Bobcat (L. rufus)

Pardofelis	Marbled Cat (P. marmorata)

Prionailurus	Leopard Cat (P. bengalensis) · Iriomote Cat (P. iriomotensis) · Flat-headed Cat (P. planiceps) · Rusty-spotted Cat (P. rubiginosus) · Fishing Cat (P. viverrinus)

Profelis	African Golden Cat (P. aurata)

Puma	Cougar (P. concolor) · Jaguarundi (P. yagouaroundi)

Pantherinae

Neofelis	Clouded Leopard (N. nebulosa) · Bornean Clouded Leopard (N. diardi)

Panthera	Lion (P. leo) · Jaguar (P. onca) · Leopard (P. pardus) · Tiger (P. tigris)

Uncia	Snow Leopard (U. uncia)

Family Viverridae (includes Civets)

Paradoxurinae

Arctictis	Binturong (A. binturong)

Arctogalidia	Small-toothed Palm Civet (A. trivirgata)

Macrogalidia	Sulawesi Palm Civet (M. musschenbroekii)

Paguma	Masked Palm Civet (P. larvata)

Paradoxurus	Asian Palm Civet (P. hermaphroditus) · Jerdon's Palm Civet (P. jerdoni) · Golden Palm Civet (P. zeylonensis)

Hemigalinae

Chrotogale	Owston's Palm Civet (C. owstoni)

Cynogale	Otter Civet (C. bennettii)

Diplogale	Hose's Palm Civet (D. hosei)

Hemigalus	Banded Palm Civet (H. derbyanus)

Prionodontinae
(Asiatic linsangs)

Prionodon

Banded Linsang (P. linsang) · Spotted Linsang (P. pardicolor)

Viverrinae

Civettictis	African Civet (C. civetta)

Genetta (Genets)	Abyssinian Genet (G. abyssinica) · Angolan Genet (G. angolensis) · Bourlon's Genet (G. bourloni) · Crested Servaline Genet (G. cristata) · Common Genet (G. genetta) · Johnston's Genet (G. johnstoni) · Rusty-spotted Genet (G. maculata) · Pardine Genet (G. pardina) · Aquatic Genet (G. piscivora) · King Genet (G. poensis) · Servaline Genet (G. servalina) · Haussa Genet (G. thierryi) · Cape Genet (G. tigrina) · Giant Forest Genet (G. victoriae)

Poiana	Leighton's Linsang (P. leightoni) · African Linsang (P. richardsonii)

Viverra	Malabar Large-spotted Civet (V. civettina) · Large-spotted Civet (V. megaspila) · Malayan Civet (V. tangalunga) · Large Indian Civet (V. zibetha)

Viverricula	Small Indian Civet (V. indica)

Family Eupleridae

Euplerinae

Cryptoprocta	Fossa (C. ferox)

Eupleres	Falanouc (E. goudotii)

Fossa	Malagasy Civet (F. fossana)

Galidiinae

Galidia	Ring-tailed Mongoose (G. elegans)

Galidictis	Broad-striped Malagasy Mongoose (G. fasciata) · Grandidier's Mongoose (G. grandidieri)

Mungotictis	Narrow-striped Mongoose (M. decemlineata)

Salanoia	Brown-tailed Mongoose (S. concolor)

Suborder Caniformia (cont. below)

Ursidae
(Bears)

Ailuropoda	Giant Panda (A. melanoleuca)

Helarctos	Sun Bear (H. malayanus)

Melursus	Sloth Bear (M. ursinus)

Tremarctos	Spectacled Bear (T. ornatus)

Ursus	American Black Bear (U. americanus) · Brown Bear (U. arctos) · Polar bear (U. maritimus) · Asian Black Bear (U. thibetanus)

Mephitidae
(Skunks)

Conepatus (Hog-nosed skunks)	Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk (C. chinga) · Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk (C. humboldtii) · American Hog-nosed Skunk (C. leuconotus) · Striped Hog-nosed Skunk (C. semistriatus)

Mephitis	Hooded Skunk (M. macroura) · Striped Skunk (M. mephitis)

Mydaus	Sunda Stink Badger (M. javanensis) · Palawan Stink Badger (M. marchei)

Spilogale (Spotted skunks)	Southern Spotted Skunk (S. angustifrons) · Western Spotted Skunk (S. gracilis) · Eastern Spotted Skunk (S. putorius) · Pygmy Spotted Skunk (S. pygmaea)

Procyonidae

Ailuridae

Ailurus

Red Panda (A. fulgens)

Suborder Caniformia (cont. above)

Otariidae
(Eared seals)
(includes fur seals
and sea lions)
(Pinniped inclusive)

Odobenidae
(Pinniped inclusive)

Odobenus

Walrus (O. rosmarus)

Phocidae
(Earless seals)
(Pinniped inclusive)

Canidae

Large family listed below

Mustelidae

Large family listed below

Family Canidae

Atelocynus	Short-eared Dog (A. microtis)

Canis	Side-striped Jackal (C. adustus) · Golden Jackal (C. aureus) · Coyote (C. latrans) · Gray Wolf (C. lupus) · Dog (C. lupus familiaris) · Black-backed Jackal (C. mesomelas) · Ethiopian Wolf (C. simensis)

Cerdocyon	Crab-eating Fox (C. thous)

Chrysocyon	Maned Wolf (C. brachyurus)

Cuon	Dhole (C. alpinus)

Lycalopex	Culpeo (L. culpaeus) · Darwin's Fox (L. fulvipes) · South American Gray Fox (L. griseus) · Pampas Fox (L. gymnocercus) · Sechuran Fox (L. sechurae) · Hoary Fox (L. vetulus)

Lycaon	African Wild Dog (L. pictus)

Nyctereutes	Raccoon Dog (N. procyonoides)

Otocyon	Bat-eared Fox (O. megalotis)

Speothos	Bush Dog (S. venaticus)

Urocyon	Gray Fox (U. cinereoargenteus) · Island Fox (U. littoralis)

Vulpes	Bengal Fox (V. bengalensis) · Blanford's Fox (V. cana) · Cape Fox (V. chama) · Corsac Fox (V. corsac) · Tibetan Sand Fox (V. ferrilata) · Arctic Fox (V. lagopus) · Kit Fox (V. macrotis) · Pale Fox (V. pallida) · Rüppell's Fox (V. rueppelli) · Swift Fox (V. velox) · Red Fox (V. vulpes) · Fennec Fox (V. zerda)

Family Mustelidae

Lutrinae
(Otters)

Aonyx	African Clawless Otter (A. capensis) · Oriental Small-clawed Otter (A. cinerea)

Enhydra	Sea otter (E. lutris)

Hydrictis	Spotted-necked Otter (H. maculicollis)

Lontra	North American River Otter (L. canadensis) · Marine Otter (L. felina) · Neotropical Otter (L. longicaudis) · Southern River Otter (L. provocax)

Lutra	European Otter (L. lutra) · Hairy-nosed Otter (L. sumatrana)

Lutrogale	Smooth-coated Otter (L. perspicillata)

Pteronura	Giant Otter (P. brasiliensis)

Mustelinae
(including Badgers)

Arctonyx	Hog Badger (A. collaris)

Eira	Tayra (E. barbara)

Galictis	Lesser Grison (G. cuja) · Greater Grison (G. vittata)

Gulo	Wolverine (G. gulo)

Ictonyx	Saharan Striped Polecat (I. libyca) · Striped Polecat (I. striatus)

Lyncodon	Patagonian Weasel (L. patagonicus)

Martes (Martens)	American Marten (M. americana) · Yellow-throated Marten (M. flavigula) · Beech Marten (M. foina) · Nilgiri Marten (M. gwatkinsii) · European Pine Marten (M. martes) · Japanese Marten (M. melampus) · Fisher (M. pennanti) · Sable (M. zibellina)

Meles	Japanese Badger (M. anakuma) · Asian Badger (M. leucurus) · European Badger (M. meles)

Mellivora	Honey Badger (M. capensis)

Melogale (Ferret-badgers)	Bornean Ferret-badger (M. everetti) · Chinese Ferret-badger (M. moschata) · Javan Ferret-badger (M. orientalis) · Burmese Ferret-badger (M. personata)

Mustela (Weasels)	Amazon Weasel (M. africana) · Mountain Weasel (M. altaica) · Ermine (M. erminea) · Steppe Polecat (M. eversmannii) · Colombian Weasel (M. felipei) · Long-tailed Weasel (M. frenata) · Japanese Weasel (M. itatsi) · Yellow-bellied Weasel (M. kathiah) · European Mink (M. lutreola) · Indonesian Mountain Weasel (M. lutreolina) · Black-footed Ferret (M. nigripes) · Least Weasel (M. nivalis) · Malayan Weasel (M. nudipes) · European Polecat (M. putorius) · Siberian Weasel (M. sibirica) · Back-striped Weasel (M. strigidorsa) · Egyptian Weasel (M. subpalmata)

Neovison (Minks)	American Mink (N. vison)

Poecilogale	African Striped Weasel (P. albinucha)

Taxidea	American Badger (T. taxus)

Vormela	Marbled Polecat (V. peregusna)

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