Dichotomous Key/Ursidae

Ursidae Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Mammalia Placentalia Carnivora Caniformia Ursidae Carnivora Carnivora Suborders ../Caniformia/ - ../Feliformia/ 1 Food Exclusively herbivorous - #3: Ailurinae At least partly omnivorous #2 2 Masseteric fossa on the lower jaw divided by a bony septum into two fossae Present - #4: Ursus Not present - Tremarctos ornatus 3 Diet Exclusively bamboo - Ailuropoda melanoleuca Varies - Ailurus fulgens 4: Ursus Hump of muscle over shoulder Present - Ursus arctos Not present - #5 Glossary for this page (all links are to Wikipedia articles)Herbivore: an animal that is adapted to eat primarily plants (rather than meat).Omnivore: Organisms that consume both plants and animalsMasseteric fossa:Septum: A wall separating two cavities or two spaces containing a less dense materialFossa: A pit, groove or depression in a boneNocturnal: A animal that sleeps during the day and is active at nightDiurnal: A animal that sleeps during the night and is active in the daytime 5 Fur color White - Ursus maritimus Other coloration - #6 6 Leg direction while walking Turned inward - Helarctos malayanus Forward - #7 7 Time of activity Nocturnal - Melursus ursinus Diurnal - Ursus americanus