
Melursus ursinus (Shaw 1791) [Bradypus] ursinus Shaw 1791, Nat. Misc., 2: (unpaginated) pl. 58. Type Locality: "Abinteriore Bengala"; restricted by Pocock (1941 a) as "Patna, north of the Ganges, Bengal" [India]. Vernacular Names: Sloth Bear. Subspecies:: Subspecies Melursus ursinus subsp. ursinus Shaw 1791 Subspecies Melursus ursinus subsp. inornatus Pucheran 1855 Distribution: India (north to the Indian desert and to the foothills of the Himalayas), Sri Lanka. Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; IUCN – Vulnerable. Discussion: Synonyms allocated according to Pocock (1941 a).
Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 587, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Mammalia, Carnivora, Animalia, Biodiversity, Melursus, Chordata, Ursidae, Taxonomy, Melursus ursinus
Mammalia, Carnivora, Animalia, Biodiversity, Melursus, Chordata, Ursidae, Taxonomy, Melursus ursinus
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