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Ursidae (bear)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Ursidae Gray
1850Ursidae Bonaparte p. 1
1891Ursidae Flower and Lydekker p. 91
1902Ursidae Ameghino
1902Ursidae Hay p. 762
1911Ursidae Jaekel p. 229
1968Ursidae Kurten p. 118
1974Ursidae Hendey p. 68
1978Ursidae Chorn and Hoffman p. 1
1980Ursidae Kurten and Anderson p. 178
1981Ursidae Thurmond and Jones p. 175
1988Ursidae Carroll
1991Ursidae Nowak
1998Ursidae Hunt, Jr. p. 174
2006Ursidae Salesa et al. p. 381
2009Ursidae Wang et al. p. 757
2012Ursidae Abella et al. p. 2
2017Ursidae de Bones et al. p. 414
2019Ursidae de Bonis et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
Ursida
superfamilyUrsoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyUrsidaeGray 1825
familyUrsidaeGray 1825

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Ursidae Gray 1825 [bear]
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G. †Agriarctos Kretzoi 1942
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Agriarctos depereti Schlosser 1902
Agriarctos gaali Kretzoi 1942
Agriarctos vighi Kretzoi 1942
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G. †Agriotherium Wagner 1837
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Agriotherium aecuatorialis Morales et al. 2005
Agriotherium africanum Hendey 1972
Agriotherium hendeyi Jiangzuo and Flynn 2019
Agriotherium inexpetans Qiu et al. 1991
Agriotherium insigne Gervais 1853
Agriotherium palaeindicum Lydekker 1884
Agriotherium sivalensis Cautley and Falconer 1836
Invalid names: Hyaenarctos Falconer and Cautley 1845 [synonym]
G. †Huracan Jiangzuo et al. 2023
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Huracan coffeyi Jiangzuo et al. 2023
Huracan gregoryi Frick 1926
Huracan qiui Jiangzuo et al. 2023
Huracan schneideri Sellards 1916
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Invalid names: Agriotherium coffeyi Dalquest 1986 [synonym]
G. †Indarctos Pilgrim 1913
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Indarctos anthracitis Weithofer 1888
Indarctos arctoides Deperet 1895
Indarctos atticus Weithofer 1888
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Invalid names: Indarctos bakalovi Kovachev 1988 [synonym], Indarctos lagrelii Zdansky 1924 [synonym], Indarctos sinensis Zdansky 1924 [synonym]
Indarctos nevadensis Macdonald 1959
Indarctos oregonensis Merriam et al. 1916
Indarctos punjabiensis Lydekker 1884
Indarctos salmontanus Pilgrim 1913
Indarctos vireti Villalta and Crusafont 1943
Indarctos zdanskyi Qiu and Tedford 2003
G. †Ailurarctos Qiu and Qi 1989
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Ailurarctos lufengensis Qiu and Qi 1989
G. Ailuropoda Milne-Edwards 1870 [giant panda]
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Ailuropoda baconi Woodward 1915
Ailuropoda fovealis Matthew and Granger 1923
Ailuropoda melanoleuca David 1869 [giant panda]
Ailuropoda microta Pei 1962
Ailuropoda wulingshanensis Wang et al. 1982
Invalid names: Aelureidopus Woodward 1915 [synonym], Ailuropus Milne-Edwards 1871 [objective synonym], Pandarctos Gervais 1870 [objective synonym]
Tr. †Indarctini Abella et al. 2012
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G. †Miomaci de Bones et al. 2017 [pinniped]
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Miomaci pannonicum de Bones et al. 2017
G. †Kretzoiarctos Abella et al. 2012
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Kretzoiarctos beatrix Abella et al. 2011
Subfm. †Amphicynodontinae Simpson 1945
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G. †Amphicynodon Filhol 1881
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Amphicynodon cephalogalinus Teilhard 1915
Amphicynodon chardini Cirot and de Bonis 1992
Amphicynodon gracilis Filhol 1874
Amphicynodon palustris Aymard 1850
Amphicynodon rossignoli Filhol 1882
Amphicynodon speciosus Fafiot 1882
Amphicynodon teilhardi Matthew and Granger 1924
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Invalid names: Cynodictis mongoliensis Janovskaja 1970 [synonym]
Amphicynodon typicus Schlosser 1888
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Invalid names: Plesiocyon dubius Trouessart 1898 [synonym]
Amphicynodon velaunus Aymard 1846
Invalid names: Amphicynodon aymardi Filhol 1883 [nomen nudum], Amphicynodon musteloides Schlosser 1902 [nomen nudum], Amphicynodon wortmani Schlosser 1902 [nomen nudum], Cynodon Aymard 1848 [synonym]
G. †Drassonax Galbreath 1953
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Drassonax harpagops Galbreath 1953
G. †Pachycynodon Schlosser 1887
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Pachycynodon boriei Filhol 1876
Pachycynodon crassirostris Schlosser 1888
Pachycynodon dubius Filhol 1882
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Invalid names: Pachycynodon vulpinus Schlosser 1899 [synonym]
Pachycynodon filholi Schlosser 1888
Pachycynodon obtusus Dehm 1935
Pachycynodon tenuis Teilhard 1915
Invalid names: Paracynodon Schlosser 1899 [synonym]
G. †Parictis Scott 1893
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Parictis gilpini Clark and Guensburg 1972
Parictis major Clark and Guensburg 1972
Parictis montanus Clark and Guensburg 1972
Parictis parvus Clark and Beerbower 1967
Parictis personi Chaffee 1954
Parictis primaevus Scott 1893
Invalid names: Campylocynodon Chaffee 1954 [synonym], Parietis Scott 1893 [objective synonym]
G. †Proplesictis Filhol 1881
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Proplesictis aymardi Filhol 1881
G. †Wangictis de Bonis et al. 2019
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Wangictis tedfordi Wang and Qiu 2003
G. †Eoarctos Wang et al. 2023
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Eoarctos vorax Wang et al. 2023
G. †Harpaleocyon Hürzeler 1944
Subfm. †Hemicyoninae Frick 1926
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Tr. †Cephalogalini de Bonis 2013
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G. †Adelpharctos De Bonis 1971
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Adelpharctos ginsburgi de Bonis 2011
Adelpharctos mirus De Bonis 1971
G. †Cephalogale Jourdan 1862
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Cephalogale brevirostris Croizet 1845
Cephalogale bugtiensis Forster-Cooper 1923
Cephalogale geoffroyi Jourdan 1862
Cephalogale meschethense Gabunia 1964
Cephalogale ursinus Bonis 1973
G. †Cyonarctos de Bonis 2013
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Cyonarctos dessei de Bonis 2013
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Invalid names: Cephalogale cadurcensis Filhol 1877 [synonym]
G. †Filholictis de Bonis 2013
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Filholictis filholi Filhol 1877
G. †Phoberogale Ginsburg and Morales 1995
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Phoberogale bonali Helbing 1928
Phoberogale depereti Viret 1929
Phoberogale gracile Pomel 1847
Phoberogale minor Jourdan 1862
Phoberogale shareri Wang et al. 2009
G. †Dinocyon Jourdan 1861
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Dinocyon aurelianensis Frick 1926
Dinocyon sansaniensis Frick 1926
Dinocyon thenardi Jourdan 1861
G. †Hemicyon Lartet 1851
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Hemicyon barbouri Colbert 1941
Hemicyon goriachensis Toula 1884
Hemicyon grivensis Frick 1926
Hemicyon mayorali Astibia et al. 2000
Hemicyon minor Dépéret 1887
Hemicyon sansaniensis Lartet 1851
Hemicyon statzlingii Frick 1926
G. †Phoberocyon Ginsburg 1955
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Phoberocyon huerzeleri Ginsburg 1955
Phoberocyon johnhenryi White 1947
Phoberocyon youngi Xiang 1986
G. †Plithocyon Ginsburg 1955
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Plithocyon armagnacensis Ginsburg 1955
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Invalid names: Hemicyon californicus Frick 1926 [synonym]
Plithocyon teilhardi Colbert 1939
Plithocyon ursinus Cope 1875
G. †Zaragocyon Ginsburg and Morales 1995
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Zaragocyon daamsi Ginsburg and Morales 1995
G. †Metarctos Gaudry 1860
G. †Proarctotherium Ameghino 1904
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Proarctotherium vetustum Ameghino 1885
Subfm. Ursinae Swainson 1835
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Tr. †Arctotheriini Jiangzuo and Flynn 2020
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G. †Arctodus Leidy 1854
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Arctodus pristinus Leidy 1854
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Invalid names: Ursus haplodon Cope 1896 [synonym]
Arctodus simus Cope 1879 [giant short-faced bear]
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Invalid names: Arctotherium californicum Merriam 1911 [synonym], Arctotherium yukonense Lambe 1911 [synonym], Dinarctotherium merriami Barbour 1916 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dinarctotherium Barbour 1916 [synonym], Tremarctotherium Kraglievich 1926 [synonym]
G. †Arctotherium Bravard 1857
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Arctotherium angustidens Gervais and Ameghino 1880
Arctotherium tarijense Ameghino 1902
Arctotherium wingei Ameghino 1902
G. †Plionarctos Frick 1926
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Plionarctos edensis Frick 1926
Plionarctos harroldorum Tedford and Martin 2001
G. Tremarctos Gervais 1855
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Tremarctos floridanus Gidley 1928 [Florida cave bear]
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Invalid names: Tremarctos mexicanus Stock 1950 [synonym]
Tremarctos ornatus Cuvier 1825 [spectacled bear]
G. †Aurorarctos Jiangzuo and Flynn 2020
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Aurorarctos tirawa Jiangzuo and Flynn 2020
G. †Ballusia Ginsburg and Morales 1998
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Ballusia elmensis Stehlin 1917
Ballusia orientalis QIU et al. 1985
Ballusia zhegalloi Sotnikova et al. 2021
G. Melursus Meyer 1793
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Melursus ursinus Shaw 1791 [sloth bear]
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Invalid names: Arceus niger Goldfuss 1809 [synonym]
G. †Protarctos Kretzoi 1945
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Protarctos abstrusus Bjork 1970
Tr. †Ursavini
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G. †Ursavus Schlosser 1899
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Ursavus brevirhinus Hofmann 1887
Ursavus ehrenbergi Thenius 1947
Ursavus intermedius von Koenigswald 1925
Ursavus pawniensis Frick 1926
Ursavus primaevus Gaillard 1899
Ursavus sylvestris Qiu and Qi 1990
Ursavus tedfordi Qui and Wang 2014
Tr. Ursini
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G. Ursus Linnaeus 1758
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Ursus americanus Pallas 1780 [black bear]
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Invalid names: Euarctos vitabilis Gidley 1913 [synonym], Ursus altifrontalis Elliot 1903 [synonym], Ursus amblyceps Baird 1859 [synonym], Ursus amplidens Leidy 1853 [synonym], Ursus californiensis Miller 1900 [synonym], Ursus carlottae Osgood 1901 [synonym], Ursus floridanus Merriam 1896 [synonym], Ursus kermodei Hornaday 1905 [synonym], Ursus luteolus Griffith 1821 [synonym], Ursus machetes Elliot 1903 [synonym], Ursus optimus Schultz 1938 [synonym]
Ursus arctos Linnaeus 1758 [brown bear]
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Invalid names: Danis ferox Desmarest 1817 [synonym], Melanarctos cavifrons Heude 1898 [synonym], Myrmarctos eversmanni Gray 1864 [synonym], Ursus horribilis Ord 1815 [synonym], Ursus procerus Miller, Jr. 1899 [synonym], Ursus pruinosus Blyth 1854 [synonym]
Ursus arvernensis Croizet and Jobert 1828
Ursus boeckhi Schlosser 1899
Ursus deningeri Reichenau 1904
Ursus dentrificius Meyer 1839
Ursus etruscus Cuvier 1823
Ursus inopinatus Merriam 1918
Ursus japonicus Koken 1885
Ursus kokeni Matthew and Granger 1923
Ursus malayanus Raffles 1821 [sun bear]
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Invalid names: Helarctos euryspilus Horsfield 1826 [synonym]
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 [polar bear]
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Ursus maritimus tyrannus Kurten 1964
Invalid names: Thalarctos polaris Gray 1825 [synonym], Ursus marinus Pallas 1776 [synonym], Ursus polaris Shaw 1792 [synonym]
Ursus praemalayanus von Koenigswald 1935
Ursus priscus Goldfuss 1818
Ursus spelaeus Rosenmüller 1794 [cave bear]
Ursus spelaeus spelaeus Rossenbüller 1794
Ursus thibetanus Cuvier 1823 [Asian black bear]
Invalid names: Arceus Goldfuss 1809 [synonym], Arcticonus Pocock 1917 [synonym], Chondrorhynchus Fisher 1814 [synonym], Danis Gray 1825 [synonym], Euarctos Gray 1864 [synonym], Helarctos Horsfield 1826 [synonym], Melanarctos Heude 1898 [synonym], Mylarctos Lönnberg 1923 [synonym], Myrmarctos Gray 1864 [synonym], Prochilus Illiger 1811 [synonym], Selenarctos Heude 1901 [synonym], Thalarctos Gray 1825 [synonym], Thalassarctos Gray 1825 [synonym], Thalassiarchus Kobelt 1896 [synonym], Ursarctos Heude 1898 [synonym], Vetularctos Merriam 1918 [synonym]
Invalid names: Tremarctini [empty]
G. †Ursulus Kretzoi 1954
Invalid names: Agriotheriinae [empty], Myadina Gray 1825 [empty], Phoberocyoninae Ginsburg and Morales 1995 [empty], Taxina Gray 1825 [empty], Tremarctinae Merriam and Stock 1925 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available