Ursus spelaeus

Summary

Ursus spelaeus is a fossil taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,637 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ursus spelaeus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[3].
• Ursus spelaeus is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Ursus spelaeus is classified within Ursus^[5].
• Ursus spelaeus's location of discovery is recorded as Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island^[6].
• Ursus spelaeus's location of discovery is recorded as Kletno Bear Cave^[7].
• Ursus spelaeus's location of discovery is recorded as Bear's Cave^[8].
• Ursus spelaeus's location of discovery is recorded as Heinrichshöhle^[9].
• Ursus spelaeus's location of discovery is recorded as Dechen Cave^[10].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Ursus spelaeus is Ursus spelaeus^[11].
• Ursus spelaeus's Commons category is recorded as Ursus spelaeus^[12].
• Ursus spelaeus began on -250000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Ursus spelaeus ended on -27000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Ursus spelaeus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ursus spelaeus^[15].
• Ursus spelaeus's Commons gallery is recorded as Ursus spelaeus^[16].
• Ursus spelaeus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Ursus spelaeus's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana^[18].
• Ursus spelaeus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'cave bear'}^[19].
• Ursus spelaeus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ours des cavernes'}^[20].
• Ursus spelaeus is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'niedźwiedź jaskiniowy'}^[21].
• Ursus spelaeus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'osu les cavernes'}^[22].
• Ursus spelaeus's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3.5'}^[23].
• Ursus spelaeus's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1000'}^[24].

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Classification

Ursus spelaeus's scientific name is Ursus spelaeus^[11]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Ursus^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'cave bear'}^[19], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ours des cavernes'}^[20], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'niedźwiedź jaskiniowy'}^[21], and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'osu les cavernes'}^[22].

Identifiers

Ursus spelaeus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 555834^[25]. Ursus spelaeus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 39097^[26]. Ursus spelaeus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4441383^[27]. Ursus spelaeus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4833659^[28].

Why It Matters

Ursus spelaeus ranks in the top 1% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,637 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]