Atlas bear
| Atlas bear | |
|---|---|
| Probable Atlas bear in Roman mosaic | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ursidae |
| Genus: | Ursus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | †U. a. crowtheri |
| Trinomial name | |
| †Ursus arctos crowtheri Schinz, 1844 | |
The Atlas bear or North African bear (Ursus arctos crowtheri) was a population (or populations) of brown bear native to North Africa that became extinct in historical times.
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