| Polar bear | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ursidae |
| Genus: | Ursus |
| Species: | U. maritimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774[2] | |
| Polar bear range | |
| Synonyms | |
Ursus eogroenlandicus | |