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Family, URSID.E. The BEARS. 

 Ursus arctos. The Brown Bear. 

 (Extinct. Formerly distributed over Great Britain and Ireland, 

 except the Hebrides and Scottish islands.) 

 \Ursus horribilis. The Grizzly Bear.] 



(It is thought that remains of this type of bear have been 

 found in Pleistocene deposits in Ireland and England.) 

 Ursus spelceus. The Cave Bear. 

 (Extinct. Formerly abundant in the southern half of England 

 and in Wales.) 



Family, PROCYONID^. The RACCOONS. 

 ^lurics anglicus. The British Panda. 



(Extinct. Inhabited the east and possibly the south of England 

 at the commencement of the Pleistocene Period.) 



Family, MUSTELID.E. The WEASELS. 

 Lutra vulgaris. The Common Otter. 



(Found in the wilder parts of England, all Scotch rivers and 

 sea coasts, Welsh and Irish rivers and coasts.) 

 Meles taxus. The Common Badger. 



(Scarce in the more inhabited districts of England, but fairly 

 common in Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and the Isle of Man. 

 Absent from the Hebrides and the Scotch islands.) 

 Gulo luscus. The Glutton. 



(Extinct. Distribution probably limited in former times to 

 England, Wales, and south of Scotland.) 

 Mustela martes. The Pine Marten. 



(Scarce in England and Wales, except in the wilder forested 

 parts. Found in Scottish Highlands, and until recently in 

 the Hebrides. Fairly abundant throughout Ireland.) 

 Putorlus fcetidus. The Common Polecat. 



(Very scarce in England, except in the wilder parts. Found in 

 Scotland, but absent from the Hebrides and the large Scottish 

 islands, and from Ireland.) 

 Putorlus ermineus . The Stoat, or Ermine. 



(Common throughout England, Wales, and Scotland, but not 

 found in Ireland or the Hebrides.) 

 Putorlus hibernicus. The Irish Stoat. 

 (Range entirely restricted to Ireland.) 



