Ursus is Latin for

bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family (biology), family Ursidae (). They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats ...

. It may also refer to:

Animals

* ''Ursus'' (mammal), a genus of bears

People

* Ursus of Aosta, 6th-century evangelist * Ursus of Auxerre, 6th-century bishop *

Ursus of Ravenna Ursus (, died 13 April 396) was bishop of Ravenna during the late 4th century who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic church, with his feast day being commemorated on 13 April. Biography Ursus was born int ...

, 5th-century bishop * Ursus of Solothurn, 3rd-century martyr * Ursus (''praefectus urbi'') of Constantinople in 415-416 * Reimarus Ursus, an astronomer and imperial mathematician to Rudolf II * Ursus, a pen-name of

Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – ) was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and American Civil War veteran. His book '' The Devil's Dictionary'' was named one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" by the ...

Fictional characters

* Ursus, the bodyguard of Ligia, a minor character in the novel ''

Quo Vadis ''Quo vadis?'' (, ) is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you going?". It is commonly translated, quoting the KJV translation of John 13:36, as "Whither goest thou?" The phrase originates from the Christian tradition regarding Saint Peter's fi ...

'' * Ursus, a character in Victor Hugo's novel ''

The Man Who Laughs ''The Man Who Laughs'' (also published under the title ''By Order of the King'' from its subtitle in French) is a Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title ''L'Homme qui rit''. It takes place in Engl ...

'' *

General Ursus (Planet of the Apes) ''Planet of the Apes'' is a science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a post-apocalyptic world in which humans and intelligent apes clash for control as the dominant species. Acc ...

, a character in ''Beneath the Planet of the Apes'' *

Ursus (film character) ''Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero'' () is a historical novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz in Polish. The novel ''Quo Vadis'' tells of a love that develops between a young Christian woman, Lygia (Ligia in Polish), and Marcus Vini ...

, a character in a series of 1960s Italian adventure films

Arts

* ''Ursus'' (film), 1961 Italian film

Science and technology

* ''Ursus'' (journal), a scientific journal published by the International Association for Bear Research and Management *

Ursus Factory Ursus SA (often stylized URSUS SA) was a Polish agricultural machinery manufacturer, headquartered in Lublin, Poland. The company was founded in Warsaw in 1893, and holds a prominent place in Polish tractor production history. It has also carri ...

, Polish manufacturer of heavy vehicles **

Ursus A Ursus A was a series of Polish lorries and buses produced by Ursus. It was a license-built modification of the Italian SPA 25C Polonia trucks. In 1924 the Polish government ordered a large series of license-built, 3-ton Berliet CBA lorries an ...

, a series of Polish lorries and buses from the 1920s ** The Ursus, or

Samochód pancerny wz. 29 Samochód Pancerny wzór 29 ("armoured car year 1929 model"), commonly known as Ursus or CWS, was a Polish interwar heavy armored car. A handful of these vehicles saw combat during the Polish-German War of 1939. History and description The c ...

, a model of Polish armored car

Others

Ursus (beer) Ursus Breweries, a subsidiary of Asahi Breweries Europe Ltd., is a Romanian beer producer. The company is based in Bucharest and owns 3 breweries in Timișoara, Buzău and Brașov as well as a craft mini-brewery in Cluj-Napoca and employs around ...

, a Romanian beer *

Ursus (vodka) Ursus Vodka is a vodka of Icelandic origin that was made in Hoorn, Netherlands until 2006. The name is Latin for "bear." The recipe was developed by a traditional Icelandic distiller family in the early twentieth century. Since 1995 it was distill ...

, an Icelandic vodka *

Ursus, Warsaw Ursus is a district ''(dzielnica)'' of Warsaw, one of the 18 such units into which the city is divided. Between 1952 and 1977 it was a separate city. Until 1954 it was known as ''Czechowice''. History In the area that is today Ursus, there w ...