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Overview: There is currently only one species of polar bear. It is also known as the white bear, ice bear, sea bear, or northern bear. The polar bear lives only in the Arctic (not the Antarctic) and its icy environment is in an increasing amount of danger.
OceanSpot Fact Table: POLAR BEAR
| Polar Bear | Brief Description | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus | Species |
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Bear
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Largest land carnivore, but considered a marine mammal; native to the Arctic. Fur is actually clear, but appears white due to light reflection. Its icy environment is rapidly disappearing, which presents the bears with an uncertain future. Currently a threatened species. | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Ursidae | Ursus | maritimus |
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