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Taxonomy
Ursus ornatus was named by Cuvier (1825). It is extant.
It was recombined as Tremarctos ornatus by Gervais (1855), Ewer (1973), Hunt (1998) and Waits et al. (1999).
It was recombined as Tremarctos ornatus by Gervais (1855), Ewer (1973), Hunt (1998) and Waits et al. (1999).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1825 | Ursus ornatus Cuvier |
1855 | Tremarctos ornatus Gervais |
1973 | Tremarctos ornatus Ewer |
1998 | Tremarctos ornatus Hunt, Jr. p. 185 |
1999 | Tremarctos ornatus Waits et al. p. 90 |
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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.
Tremarctos ornatus Cuvier 1825 [spectacled bear]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002 |
Collections
No collection or age range data are available