Ursidae

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Related to Ursidae: Odobenidae, Phocidae, Mephitidae

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Noun

Ursidae - bears and extinct related forms

family Ursidae

mammal family - a family of mammals

Carnivora, order Carnivora - cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia

bear - massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

genus Ursus, Ursus - type genus of Ursidae: brown bears; in some classifications genus Ursus includes all bears

Euarctos, genus Euarctos - American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus

genus Selenarctos, Selenarctos - Asiatic black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus

genus Thalarctos, Thalarctos - polar bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus

genus Melursus, Melursus - sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus

Translations

úrsido

ursidé

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2005), indicates that Ursidae is not among the most sexually dimorphic families of mammals.

SPATIAL VARIATION IN SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM OF THE AMERICAN BLACK BEAR (URSUS AMERICANUS) IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA

Asimismo, la prueba diagnostica empleada en el presente caso no ha sido especificamente validada en hurones criados en cautiverio, aunque ha sido previamente empleada en primates no humanos (Familias Cebidae, Aotidae, Atelidae, Pitheciidae, Homonidae y Cercophiteciidae), carnivoros (Familias Felidae, Ursidae, Mustelidae y Procyonidae) y artiodactilos (Familia Bovidae) (Munoz et al.

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The family Felidae, with eight species listed in CITES, had the highest number of records (815) followed by the families: Mustelidae (519), Canidae (208), Ursidae (156), Procyonidae (148), and Otariidae (93).

Un analisis actualizado de la distribucion de especies de carnivoros peruanos listados por CITES para prioridades de conservacion

Group II included Vespertilionidae, Felidae, Mustelidae, Canidae, Ursidae, and so on.

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It is not reasonable to think of an alternative to Hemicyoninae, or by extension of Ursidae (which also possess highly derived P4).

Systematics of african amphicyonidae, with descriptions of new material from Napak (Uganda) and Grillental (Namibia)

Enamel structure of arctoid carnivora: Amphicyonidae, Ursidae, Procyonidae and Mustelidae.

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WWhen the Plain W English Campaign awarded him its Foot in Mouth award for the soundbite Mr Morgan argued he had been speaking in his "second language," adding: "I also understand that the Pope is indeed a Catholic and that the arboreal dwelling creatures of the family ursidae are not known to be users of the Y=ush toilet.

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Cerdocyon thous Zorro perruno 1 Ursidae Tremarctos ornatus Oso de anteojos He, Co 1 (*) Procyonidae Potos flavus Perro de monte -- Nasua nasua Solino Cr 4 Nasuela olivacea Mocoso 4 Mustelidae Eira barbara Ulama, Taira Pi -- Mustela frenata Comadreja -- Felidae Puma yagouaroundi Yagouaroundi -- Leopardus sp.

Percepcion y uso de mamiferos silvestres por comunidades campesinas andinas de Genova, Quindio, Colombia

In bears, Ursidae, the GRT has been studied in omnivores with mainly a vegetative diet (giant pandas Ailuropoda melanoleuca; Dierenfeld et al.