Polar bear
Ursus maritimus
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Ursus maritimus
- Class
- Mammal
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Bear
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Size
- Large (2–4 m)
- Active
- Day and night
- Continent
- North America, Europe, Asia
- Habitat
- Polar regions, Ocean
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- A polar bear's fur is actually transparent and looks white because it scatters light; its skin is black.
- A tracked female polar bear once swam about 690 kilometres in nine days.
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Similar animals
- Giant panda
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
- Brown bear
Ursus arctos
- Spectacled bear
Tremarctos ornatus
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q33609 · All animals · All entries