Ursus maritimus

Assessment information
CMS InstrumentsCMS
IUCN StatusVulnerable
Date of entry in Appendix II2014
Geographic range
Countries Canada, Greenland (Denmark), Norway, Russian Federation, United States of America

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Common names
EnglishPolar Bear
FrenchOurs blanc
GermanEisbär
Taxonomy
ClassMammalia
OrderCarnivora
FamilyUrsidae
Scientific name Ursus maritimus
AuthorStahl 2013
Standard referenceWilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. Eds., 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. John Hopkins University Press

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