Ursus arctos

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q36341
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Ursus arctos

Summary

Ursus arctos is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Ursus arctos received the Animal of the Year[3].
  • Ursus arctos received the Q109758751[4].
  • Ursus arctos's instance of is recorded as taxon[5].
  • Ursus arctos is classified at the rank of species[6].
  • Ursus arctos's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[7].
  • Ursus arctos is classified within Ursus[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Ursus arctos is Ursus arctos[9].
  • Ursus arctos is a type of bear[10].
  • Ursus arctos's Commons category is recorded as Ursus arctos[11].
  • Ursus arctos began on -500000-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Ursus arctos's foods traditionally associated is recorded as honey[13].
  • Ursus arctos's foods traditionally associated is recorded as Salmo[14].
  • Ursus arctos's foods traditionally associated is recorded as trout[15].
  • Ursus arctos's foods traditionally associated is recorded as berry[16].
  • Ursus arctos's foods traditionally associated is recorded as apple[17].
  • Ursus arctos's foods traditionally associated is recorded as watermelon[18].
  • Ursus arctos's foods traditionally associated is recorded as melon[19].
  • Ursus arctos's foods traditionally associated is recorded as red deer[20].
  • Ursus arctos's foods traditionally associated is recorded as Alces alces[21].
  • Ursus arctos's foods traditionally associated is recorded as Rangifer tarandus[22].
  • Ursus arctos's foods traditionally associated is recorded as Cervus canadensis[23].
  • Ursus arctos's foods traditionally associated is recorded as Sus scrofa[24].
  • Ursus arctos's foods traditionally associated is recorded as roe deer[25].
  • Ursus arctos's foods traditionally associated is recorded as Bison[26].
  • Ursus arctos's foods traditionally associated is recorded as musk ox[27].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Ursus arctos is Ursus arctos[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[6]. It belongs to the parent taxon Ursus[8].

Identifiers

Ursus arctos's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9644[28]. Ursus arctos's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328581[29]. Ursus arctos's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433433[30]. Ursus arctos's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180543[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Ursus arctos include House at the Two Golden Bears[32], a house[33], in Czech Republic[34] and Allium ursinum[35], a taxon[36].

Why It Matters

Ursus arctos has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include House at the Two Golden Bears[32], a house[33], in Czech Republic[34] and Allium ursinum[35], a taxon[36].

FAQs

What awards did Ursus arctos receive?

Honors received include Animal of the Year[3] and Q109758751[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . deutschewildtierstiftung.de. Retrieved . deutschewildtierstiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · LetmeEditit · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14635 Bear tracks at Katmai Bay (51618530507).jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14635]]: Bear tracks at Katmai Bay (51618530507).jpg"
  2. 9d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag brown-bear
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: brown-bear, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289920435|brown bear (#289920435)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #m"
  3. 19d ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status Near Threatened
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14254]]: [[Q96377276]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259821|batch #259821]]"
  4. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0213154-medved-hnedy
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