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Melursus ursinus
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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).
Notes
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
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- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/E69BF2968277AF6992A8FF32E9D4E7ED (URL)
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- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/438C75844553779F4B037EB3B98172CF (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/231548372 (URL)
Biodiversity
References
- Pocock, R. I. 1941 a. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Mammalia. Vol. II. Carnivora (suborders Aeluroidae (part) and Arctoidae). Taylor and Francis, Ltd., London, 503 pp.