Ursus (genus)

Ursus is a genus in the family Ursidae (bears) that includes the widely distributed brown bears, the polar bear, and black bears. The name comes from the Latin ursus, meaning bear.

Ursus
From top to bottom: Brown bear, American Black Bear, Polar bear, Asian Black Bear.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Ursidae
Genus:	Ursus Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Ursus arctos Ursus americanus Ursus maritimus Ursus thibetanus Ursus spelaeus (extinct)