Ursus maritimus
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Summary
Ursus maritimus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.019% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39,174 views/month, #37 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: apex predator[3]
- Taxon rank: species[4]
- IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable[5]
- Parent taxon: Ursus[6]
- Taxon name: Ursus maritimus[7]
- Subclass of: bear[8]
- Commons category: Ursus maritimus[9]
- Color: white[10]
- Unicode character: 🐻❄️[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Polar bears[12]
- Commons gallery: Ursus maritimus[13]
- Main food source: Ringed Seal[14], Grey Seal[15], Harp Seal[16], beluga whale[17]
- Has characteristic: carnivore[18], viviparity[19]
- Short name: U. maritimus[20]
- Taxon common name: polar bear[21], Oso Polar[22], Ours blanc[23], Ours polaire[24], Eisbär[25], Äisbier[26], Polarbier[27], niedźwiedź polarny[28], niedźwiedź biały[29], isbjørn[30], osu polar[31], jääkarhu[32], ホッキョクグマ[33], xinkwi òpsit màxkw[34]
- Different from: Kermode bear[35]
- Mass: 600 g[36], 450 kg[37]
- Life expectancy: 50 years[38]
- Exact match: http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/02134084-n/[39], http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/pwn30/02134084-n/[40]
- Gestation period: 8.5 month[41]
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Identifiers
Ursus maritimus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 29073[42]. Ursus maritimus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559143[43]. Ursus maritimus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433451[44]. Ursus maritimus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180542[45].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Ursus maritimus include Landsat Island[46], an island[47], in Canada[48]; MV Arctic Sunrise[49], an icebreaker[50]; and Finnish icebreaker Jääkarhu[51], an icebreaker[52].
Why It Matters
Ursus maritimus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 113 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for it include Landsat Island[46], an island[47], in Canada[48]; MV Arctic Sunrise[49], an icebreaker[50]; and Finnish icebreaker Jääkarhu[51], an icebreaker[52].