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Sloth bear
Sloth bear
(Melursus ursinus)
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Also known as:
labiated bear, honey bear, lip bear
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Family
Ursidae
Genus
Melursus
(1)
Size
Head-tail length: 1.4 - 1.9 m
(2)
Shoulder height: 60 - 90 cm
(2)
Male weight: 80 - 145 kg
(2)
Female weight: 55 – 95 kg
(2)
Status
Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007
(1)
, and listed on Appendix I of CITES
(3)
.
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