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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774
Ursus maritimus (Phipps 1774)
Species recognized by FAO species catalogs and TreatmentBank
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774
Recognized by NMNH Collection
Ursus maritimus maritimus
Subspecies recognized by Paleobiology Database

Alternative Names

Ursus maritimus marinus Pallas 1776
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Ursus maritimus maritimus Phipps 1774
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Thalarctos maritimus
Synonym according to NCBI
Ursus maritimus maritimus Phipps 1774
Ursus maritimus marinus Pallas 1776
Thalarctos maritimus
Synonym according to CITES
Thalassarctos eogroenlandicus Knottnerus-Meyer 1908
Thalassarctos eogroenlandicus Knottnerus-Meyer 1908
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Thalassarctos jenaensis Knottnerus-Meyer 1908
Thalassarctos jenaensis Knottnerus-Meyer 1908
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Thalassarctos labradorensis Knottnerus-Meyer 1908
Thalassarctos labradorensis Knottnerus-Meyer 1908
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Thalassarctos maritimus groenlandicus Birula 1932
Thalassarctos maritimus groenlandicus Birula 1932
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ursus marinus Pallas 1776
Ursus marinus Pallas 1776
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ursus maritimus marinus Pallas 1776
Ursus maritimus marinus Pallas 1776
Ursus maritimus marinus Pallas 1776
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ursus maritimus maritimus Phipps 1774
Ursus maritimus maritimus Phipps 1774
Ursus maritimus maritimus Phipps 1774
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ursus polaris Shaw 1792
Ursus polaris Shaw 1792
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Polar Bear
Polar bear

Afrikaans

Ysbeer preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Albanian

Ariu i bardhe
Recognized by CITES
Ariu polar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Amharic

የዋልታ ድብ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

دب قطبي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

սպիտակ արջ preferred
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Assamese

বগা ভালুক preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

osu polar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Avaric

ХъахӀаб ци preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Ağ ayı preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

hartz zuri preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Мядзведзь белы preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
мядзьведзь белы

Bengali

মেরু ভালুক preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bosnian

bijeli medvjed preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Arzh gwenn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

бяла мечка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Burmese

ဝင်ရိုးစွန်းဝက်ဝံ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

os polar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Central Khmer

ខ្លាឃ្មុំទឹកកក preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

北極熊 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chuvash

Шурă упа preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Cornish

Arth gwynn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Polarni medvjed preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Czech

medvěd lední preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Isbjørn
Recognized by CITES
isbjørn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Ijsbeer
Recognized by CITES
ijsbeer preferred

Esperanto

blanka urso preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Jääkaru
Recognized by CITES
jääkaru preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Faroese

Hvítabjørn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Jääkarhu
Recognized by CITES
jääkarhu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Ours blanc preferred
Ours polaire
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Oso polar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

თეთრი დათვი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Eisbär preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Πολική αρκούδα preferred

Gujarati

ધ્રુવીય રીંછ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

דוב קוטב preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

ध्रुवीय भालू preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

Jegesmedve
Recognized by CITES
jegesmedve preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Hvítabjörn
Recognized by CITES
Ísbjörn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

beruang kutub preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Inuktitut

ᓇᓄᖅ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Inupiaq

Nanuq preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

béar bán preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Orso polare preferred
Recognized by CITES

Japanese

ホッキョクグマ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Javanese

Bruwang kutub preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kabyle

Ursu amellal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kalaallisut; Greenlandic

Nanoq preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kannada

ಹಿಮಕರಡಿ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Ақ аю preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Komi

Чочком ош preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

북극곰 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Polārlācis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish

Iesbeer preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Baltasis lokys preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
baltasis lokys

Low Saxon

Iesboor preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lower Sorbian

Běły mjadwjeź preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch

Polarbier preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Бела мечка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malagasy

Orsa pôlara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Beruang kutub preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

ധ്രുവക്കരടി preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Marathi

ध्रुवीय अस्वल preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Meadow Mari

ош маска preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Minangkabau

Baruang kutub preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mingrelian

ჩე თუნთი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mongolian

Цагаан баавгай preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nahuatl

Ātlācamāyeh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Shash łigaígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nepali

ध्रुविय भालु preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Northern Sami

jiekŋaguovža preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Isbjørn preferred
Recognized by CITES
isbjørn preferred

Occitan (post 1500)

Ors polar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Oromo

Qaranbullee Bantii preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ossetian; Ossetic

Урс арс preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

خرس قطبی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

niedźwiedź biały preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Urso-polar
Recognized by CITES
urso-polar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Punjabi

ਧਰੁਵੀ ਭਾਲੂ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pushto; Pashto

قطبي اېږ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Quechua

Yuraq ukumari preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Urs-polar
Recognized by CITES
Urs polar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

белый медведь preferred

Rusyn

Білый медвідь preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sakha

Үрүҥ эһэ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Santali

ᱦᱤᱢ ᱵᱟᱱᱟ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scots

polar beir preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

бели медвед preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Beli medved preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sinhalese

හිම වලසා preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Medveď biely preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Oso polar preferred
Recognized by CITES and FAO species catalogs
Oso Polar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Severni medved preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
beli medved
oso polar

Sundanese

Biruang kutub preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swahili

Dubu barafu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

isbjörn preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

பனிக்கரடி preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tatar

aq ayu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ак аю preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Telugu

ధృవపు ఎలుగుబంటి preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

หมีขาว preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tibetan

བྱང་སྣེའི་དོམ་དཀར། preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Kutup ayısı preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
kutup ayisi
kutup ayısı

Udmurt

Тӧдьы гондыр preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uighur; Uyghur

شىمالىي قۇتۇپ ئېيىقى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Ведмідь білий preferred
Білий ведмідь

Unspecified

Beruang kutub preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Lonso polar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Nanuka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Vóhpenáhkohe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
batakaf rupoleem preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
bercribe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
jiegŋabiernna preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
jieŋâkuobžâ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Īsbera preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Лацу сев preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Սպիտակ Արջ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ध्रुवीय भालू preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Upper Sorbian

běły mjedwjedź preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Urdu

قطبی ریچھ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Oqayiq preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vepsian

Jäkondi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Gấu trắng Bắc Cực preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

arth wen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

北极熊 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

دب قطبى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

آغ آیی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ckb

ورچی بەستەڵەک preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Diq

Heşo sıpê preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mrj

Ош мӧскӓ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nan

Pe̍h-hîm preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

برفانی رچھ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pt Br

urso-polar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

北極熊 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

北极熊 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

北極熊 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774

World Register of Marine Species