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Polar bear is their species. They are a type of marine mammal.

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The scientific genus name for Polar bears is Ursus n and is shared with all other bears. The species name Ursus Maritimus means Sea Bear.

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hEYY I GO BUSHLOE. iM DOING THIS PROJECT TOO! ITS URSUS MARITIMUS

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The Brown bear's genus is 'Ursus' while the species is 'Ursus arctos'. So in Latin, it is Ursus arctos, per Linnaeus, 1758.

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Ursus -> genus

arctos horribilis -> species

scientific name -> Ursus arctos horribilis

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The 8 extant species of bears fall into one of three genera:Ailuropodinae

Tremarctinae

Ursinae

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ursus maritimus.

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Ursa.

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Are brown bears and polar bears members of the same species?

well polar bears have the same claws as brown bears but pandas don't have them so sharp


Is a grizzly bear a species?

Bears such grizzly bears, black bears, Kodiak bears and polar bears are species belonging to the Ursus subfamily of the Family Ursidae. Pandas and sloths are in different subfamilies.


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How many bear species in Canada?

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