MSW Scientific Names

Ursus



• Author........ : Linnaeus, 1758.
  
• Citation...... : Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:47.
  
  
• Type Species.. : Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758, by tautonymy (Melville and Smith, 1987ref).
  
  
• Comments...... : The close relationship of these four species has been generally recognized by morphological and molecular studies (Goldman et al., 1989ref; Hendey, 1980ref; Kurtén and Anderson, 1980ref; Shields and Kocher, 1990ref). Allen (1938 ...[more]...