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Sloth Bear
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Specimen Overview
| Specimen ID |
NSMT-M 32141 Collection Database of Specimens and Materials of National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan |
|---|---|
| English Vernacular Name | Sloth Bear |
| Scientific Name | Melursus ursinus Kawada et al., 2021 |
| Specimen Type | Taxidermy specimen |
| Collection Institution | National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan |
Size of Bounding Box
| Length of front and back | 1070 mm |
|---|---|
| Width | 780 mm |
| Height | 1520 mm |
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Names of Taxa
| Order | Carnivora Kawada et al., 2021 |
|---|---|
| Family | Ursidae Kawada et al., 2021 |
| Genus | Melursus Kawada et al., 2021 |
Distribution
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Location data (mainly sampled or observed locations of organisms) on GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) GBIF Web site |
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IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
Redlist Category IUCN Web site
| Scientific Name on IUCN Redlist | Melursus ursinus IUCN |
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| English Vernacular Name on IUCN Redlist | Sloth Bear IUCN |
| Redlist Category |
Vulnerable (VU) IUCN
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| Population Trend | Decreasing IUCN |
| Assessment Date | 2016-03-18 IUCN |
| Published Year | 2020 IUCN |
Specimen Details
| Verbatim Specimen ID | WTY_141 |
|---|---|
| Collection Date | 1959-11 |
| Scientific Name | Melursus ursinus Kawada et al., 2021 |
| English Vernacular Name | Sloth Bear |
| Collection Country | INDIA |
| Collection Locality | Mananua, Deccan Plateau, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA |
| Collection Name | Yoshimoto Collection |
Species Information
Information on ASM (American Society of Mammalogists) Mammal Diversity Database MDD Web site
| Scientific Name on MDD | Melursus ursinus MDD |
|---|---|
| English Vernacular Name on MDD | Sloth Bear MDD |
| Synonym(s) of English Vernacular Name on MDD | Honey Bear, Lip Bear MDD |
| Locality of Type Specimen on MDD | Bihar (earlier Bengal), India. MDD |
Information on Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition MSW3 Web site
| Scientific Name on MSW3 | Melursus ursinus MSW3 |
|---|---|
| Locality of Type Specimen on MDW3 | "Abinteriore Bengala"; restricted by Pocock (1941a) as "Patna, north of the Ganges, Bengal" [India]. MSW3 |
Information on Animal Diversity Web ADW Web site
via Encyclopedia of Life EoL Web site
| Scientific Name on ADW | Melursus ursinus ADW EoL |
|---|---|
| Habitat | scrubland, forest, tropical ADW EoL |
| Food Habit | insects, leaves, fruit, flowers ADW EoL |
| Sexual Dimorphism | male larger ADW EoL |
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References
- Kawada et al., 2021 Kawada S., Iwasa M., Fukui D., Shintaku Y., Amano M., Shimoinaba, S., Taru. S., Anezaki, T., Suzuki, S., Oshida T., and Yokohata Y. 2021. The List of Standard Japanese Names of World Mammals. The Mammal Society of Japan, https://www.mammalogy.jp/list/index.html (accessed 2021-12-28).
- S-Net National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan. 2025. Science Museum Net Record 4713972. Science Museum Net, http://science-net.kahaku.go.jp/specimen/4713972 (accessed 2025-03-17).
- GBIF
- IUCN Dharaiya, N., Bargali, H.S. & Sharp, T. 2020. Melursus ursinus (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T13143A166519315. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T13143A166519315.en. (accessed 2025-09-19).
- MDD Mammal Diversity Database. 2022. Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.8) [Data set]. Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4139818 (accessed 2022-02-28).
- MSW3 Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.
- ADW Bies, L. 2002. "Melursus ursinus" (On-line). Animal Diversity Web, https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Melursus_ursinus/ (accessed 2025-09-21).
- EoL Encyclopedia of Life. 2025. Page 328075. Encyclopedia of Life, https://eol.org/pages/328075 (accessed 2025-09-21).
Overview of Each Dataset
- Kawada et al., 2021 The List of Standard Japanese Names of World Mammals (Kawada et al., 2021) is a list of "standard Japanese names" maintained by The Mammal Society of Japan, which includes Japanese names, scientific names, and notations in other species name lists.
- S-Net S-Net (Science Museum Net) is a database that collects information on natural history specimens held by natural history museums in Japan.
- GBIF GBIF (the Global Biodiversity Information Facility) is an international network and data infrastructure funded by the world's governments and aimed at providing anyone, anywhere, open access to data about all types of life on Earth, primarily through a web database.
- IUCN IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) is an international conservation network that publishes the Red List, a list of endangered wildlife species, and a database on them.
- MDD MDD (Mammal Diversity Database) is a species list compiled by the American Society of Mammalogists that provides taxonomic and biodiversity information on mammals. The following MSW3 and other information has been revised.
- MSW3 MSW3 (Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition) is a database of mammalian taxa used as a reference for taxonomic research. It is also referenced by Kawada et al. (2021) and MDD above.
- ADW ADW (Animal Diversity Web) is a database of the natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology of animals, and aims to provide information as an online encyclopedia and virtual museum.
- EoL EoL (Encyclopedia of Life) is a database that collects and organizes wildlife information from various databases and adds descriptions by experts. EoL aims to be a portal where information on all living organisms can be collected from this site alone.
