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Taxonomy
Ursus americanus was named by Pallas (1780). It is extant.
It was recombined as Euarctos americanus by Ewer (1973).
It was recombined as Euarctos americanus by Ewer (1973).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1780 | Ursus americanus Pallas |
1821 | Ursus luteolus Griffith p. 236 |
1853 | Ursus amplidens Leidy |
1859 | Ursus amblyceps Baird p. 29 |
1896 | Ursus floridanus Merriam p. 81 |
1900 | Ursus californiensis Miller p. 250 |
1901 | Ursus carlottae Osgood p. 30 |
1902 | Ursus americanus Hay p. 763 |
1902 | Ursus amplidens Hay p. 763 |
1903 | Ursus altifrontalis Elliot p. 234 |
1903 | Ursus machetes Elliot p. 235 |
1905 | Ursus kermodei Hornaday p. 82 |
1913 | Euarctos vitabilis Gidley |
1938 | Ursus optimus Schultz |
1967 | Ursus americanus Wilson p. 210 |
1973 | Euarctos americanus Ewer |
1980 | Ursus americanus Kurten and Anderson p. 183 |
1985 | Ursus americanus Emslie and Czaplewski p. 2 |
1999 | Ursus americanus Waits et al. p. 90 |
2001 | Ursus americanus Larivière p. 1 |
2019 | Ursus americanus Albright et al. p. 176 |
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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.
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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available