Syrian brown bear
| Syrian brown bear | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ursidae |
| Genus: | Ursus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | U. a. syriacus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Ursus arctos syriacus | |
| Historical distribution | |
| Synonyms | |
|
caucasicus Smirnov, 1919 | |
The Syrian brown bear (Ursus arctos syriacus or Ursus arctos arctos) is a medium-sized and endangered subspecies of Eurasian brown bear native to the Middle East and West-Central Asia, particularly around the Caucasus Mountains.