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species

Malayan Sun Bear
Helarctos malayanus (Raffles, 1821)

kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Chordata - chordates » class Mammalia - mammals » order Carnivora - carnivores » family Ursidae - bears

Scientific synonyms

Helarctos anmamiticus Heude, 1901
Ursus malayanus Raffles, 1821

Other names

= Malaysian Sun Bear
= Sun Bear

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IUCN category:	Vulnerable

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Taxon in country check-lists

Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore ^†, Thailand, Viet Nam

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Subordinated taxa

Number of records: 2

subspecies Helarctos malayanus euryspilus Horsfield, 1825 - Borneo Sun Bear

subspecies Helarctos malayanus malayanus (Raffles, 1821)

Links and literature

ARKive [/malayan-sun-bear/helarctos-malayanus/]
ARKive [http://www.arkive.org]
Data retrieved on: 2010/12/16

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011.2 [9760] [as Helarctos malayanus (Raffles, 1821)]
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/]
Data retrieved on: 2012/05/26

Mammal Species of the World (MSW). A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed) [as Helarctos malayanus Raffles, 1821]
Wilson D. E., Reeder D. M. (editors) (2005): Mammal Species of the World (MSW). A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed) [http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3]
Data retrieved on: 2008/12/05

Anděra M. (1999): České názvy živočichů II. Savci (Mammalia), Národní muzeum, (zoologické odd.), Praha, 147 pp. [as Helarctos malayanus (Raffles, 1821)]

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