Photo:Alan WilsonCC BY-SA 3.0
Predators & furbearers
Polar bear
Ursus maritimus
- Group
- Predators & furbearers
- Size class
- Giant (300 kg+)
- Family
- Ursidae
Range
- Arctic
- North America
Habitat
- Tundra
- Coast
Range
Countries it is found in
6 countries
- Canada
- Greenland
- Norway
- Russia
- Svalbard & Jan Mayen
- United States
Range from:ASM Mammal Diversity Database, GBIF occurrence records — read 2026-08-05
Field data
Tracks
A photograph of real sign left by Polar bear. Prints vary with gait, ground and how long they have been there — treat this as one example, not a template.
Track photo:Karsten RohwederCC BY
Cross-reference
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Its closest relatives in the compendium, nearest kinship first.
Predators & furbearers
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Same genus (Ursus)
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American black bear
Ursus americanus
Same genus (Ursus)
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Asiatic black bear
Ursus thibetanus
Same genus (Ursus)
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Grey seal
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Same order (Carnivora)
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Arctic fox
Vulpes lagopus
Same order (Carnivora)