Malayan sun bear  (Helarctos malayanus)

Facts

Also known as:sun bear
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Family Ursidae
Genus Helarctos (1)
Size Shoulder height: 70 cm (3)
Head-body length: 120 – 150 cm (2)
Average weight at birth: 325 g (4)
Weight 35 – 80 kg (3)

Status

The Malayan sun bear is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2008 (1) and is listed on Appendix I of CITES (5).