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Taxonomic Criteria

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According to the taxonomic criteria, bears are classed as follows:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family: Ursidae

Species/Genus (8)

North American:

· Brown/Grizzly Bear (ursus arctos)

· American Black Bear (ursus americanus)

· Polar Bear (ursus maritimus)

Outside North America:

· Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

· Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus)

· Spectacled Bears (Tremarctos ornatus)

· Sloth Bears (Melursus ursinus)

· Sun Bears (Helarctos malayanus)


More information on bears of the world.

Black Bear
Brown or Grizzly
Giant Panda
Polar Bear
Asiatic Black Bear
Spectacled Bear
Sloth Bear
Sun Bear

 

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