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Ursus Linnaeus 1758

Description

Genus Ursus Linnaeus, 1758

Among the four species of Ursus, two species inhabit Korea. While U. arctos inhabited northeastern Korea, U. thibetanus became dispersed over the country. Currently, both species have an endangered status.

Notes

Published as part of Jo, Yeong-Seok, Baccus, John T. & Koprowski, John L., 2018, Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status, pp. 1-216 in Zootaxa 4522 (1) on page 65, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4522.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2610198

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Linnaeus
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Carnivora
Family
Ursidae
Genus
Ursus
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Ursus Linnaeus, 1758 sec. Jo, Baccus & Koprowski, 2018

References

  • Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Fol. 1. 10 th Edition. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 824 pp. [in Latin]