The bear family: large, heavily built carnivores with a stocky body, short tail and, in most species, an omnivorous diet ranging from vegetation and insects to fish and large mammalian prey. Ursidae includes the polar bear, the largest living land carnivore.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Ursidae
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