Ursus japonicus Koken 1885 (bear)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae

Belongs to Ursus according to Koken 1885

Sister taxa: Ursus americanus, Ursus arctos, Ursus arvernensis, Ursus boeckhi, Ursus deningeri, Ursus dentrificius, Ursus etruscus, Ursus inopinatus, Ursus kokeni, Ursus malayanus, Ursus maritimus, Ursus praemalayanus, Ursus priscus, Ursus spelaeus, Ursus thibetanus, Euarctos minimus, Euarctos optimus, Ursus (Euarctos) vitabilis, Thalassarctos spitzbergensis, Thalassarctos jenaensis, Thalassarctos labradorensis, Thalassarctos eogroenlandicus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ursus japonicus in the database

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