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Scientific classification of the polar bear:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Suborder: Caniformia

Family: Ursidae

Genus: Ursus

Species: U. maritimus

Binomial name: Ursus maritimus

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Bears belong to the family Ursidae and the order Carnivora. There are eight extant species of bears, including the polar bear, brown bear, black bear, and panda bear. They are further divided into different genera and species based on their physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior.


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The Scientific Classification of animals is a method that scientists use to group and categorise Species within the animal kingdom. There are many stages and sub-stages within the scale and this can become very confusing. In descending orders of rank, the Scientific classification of a polar bear is: * Domain: Eukarya * Kingdom: Animalia * Phylum: Chordata * Class: Mammalia * Order: Carnivora * Family: Ursidae * Genus: Ursus * Species: U. maritimus


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Ursa maritimus is the scientific name of the polar bear. Ursa, the genus name, means "bear" and maritimus, the species name, means "of or pertaining to the sea." When combined that means "bear of the sea," probably referring to the fact that they live primarily on seal meat and spend much of the year living on sea ice. An easy way to remember this is to think of the constellation Ursa Minor or Major which is shaped ike a polar bear


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