Polar Bear Domain Kingdom Phylum
Taxonomy of a polar bear.
Polar bear domain kingdom phylum. A family is a taxonomic classification of organism and it is one of the taxonomic ranks that falls between order and genus in the hierarchical classification. Bears belong to the ursidae family which includes dog like carnivorans. Ursus maritimus is latin for sea bear.
Adapted for the cold polar bears have a thick fur coat that appears white in coloration but is really translucent. Their black skin color is. It is the largest extant bear species as well as the largest extant predatory carnivore.
The polar bear s binomial name is ursus maritimus determined by the english explorer constantine phipps in 1774. Polar bear kingdom animalia phylum chordata class mammalia order carnivora family ursidae genus species ursus bear maritimus sea fast facts description polar bears are the largest land carnivore.