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Ursus Linnaeus 1758

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Ursus Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:47.

TYPE SPECIES: Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758, by tautonymy (Melville and Smith, 1987).

SYNONYMS: Thalarctos.

COMMENTS: The close relationship of these four species has been generally recognized by morphological and molecular studies (Goldman et al., 1989; Hendey, 1980a; Kurtén and Anderson, 1980; Shields and Kocher, 1990). Allen (1938) proposed a close relationship between thibetanus and americanus. Thenius (1953), Goldman et al. (1989), and Shields and Kocher (1991) gave support to the monophyly of arctos with maritimus.

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Published as part of W. Christopher Wozencraft, 1993, Order Carnivora, pp. 279-348 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 338, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7359191

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Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7359191 (DOI)
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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. Wozencraft, 1993

References

  • Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classis, ordines, genera, species cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tenth ed. Vol. 1. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 824 pp.
  • Melville, R. V., and J. D. D. Smith (eds.). 1987. Official lists and indexes of names and works in zoology. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 366 pp.
  • Goldman, D. P., R. Giri, and S. J. O'Brien. 1989. Molecular genetic-distance estimates among the Ursidae as indicated by one- and two-dimensional protein electrophoresis. Evolution, 43 (2): 282 - 295.
  • Hendey, Q. B. 1980 a. Agriotherium (Mammalia: Ursidae) from Langebaanweg, South Africa, and relationships of the genus. Annals of the South African Museum, 81 (1): 1 - 109.
  • Kurten, B., and E. Anderson. 1980. Pleistocene mammals of North America. Columbia University Press New York, 442 pp.
  • Allen, G. M. 1938 - 1940. The mammals of China and Mongolia [Natural History of Central Asia (W. Granger, ed.)]. Central Asiatic Expeditions of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, 11: pt. 1: 1 - 620 [1938]; pt. 2: 621 - 1350 [1940].
  • Thenius, E. 1953. Zur Analyse des Gesbisses des Eisbaren, Ursus (Thalarctos) maritimus Phipps, 1774. Saugetierkundliche Mitteilungen, 1: 1 - 7.
  • Shields, G. F., and T. D. Kocher. 1991. Phylogenetic relationships of North American ursids based on analysis of mitochrondrial DNA. Evolution, 45 (1): 218 - 221.