Berenstain Bears by the Sea

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The polar bear is one of eight extant species in the bear family Ursidae and of six extant species in the subfamily Ursinae. Ursine bears may have originated around 5 million years ago and show extensive hybridization of species in their lineage. The cladogram below is based on a 2017 genetic study: [17] Ursidae

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