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Catalog · Mammalia · Carnivora · Ursidae · Asian forest
Zoology of the ZooPl. CXXV

Sun bear

Helarctos malayanus
Mammalia · Carnivora · Ursidae
Fig. 1. Sun bear
Fig. 2. Range
North AmericaSouth AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarcticarange, sketched
Length or height
Weight
Food
Lifespan
Society
Habitattropical rainforest
RangeAsia
Wild or tame

Southeast Asia

Modern data

Status today

VUVulnerable status to verify
ConservationUrsidae
Keeper's noteDaily checks of appetite, movement and behavior; enrichment that changes from day to day.
Kingdom · phylumAnimalia · Chordata
GenusHelarctos

Check the record: IUCN Red List · GBIF · ITIS

See it elsewhere in the museum

For classes

Lessons: The Mammal Hall: Predict the dietPreviewHeredity and Evolution: Darwin and WallacePreviewThe Mammal Hall: Where the rule breaksPreview

Drawer: Zoo: Asian forest

Quiz: Asian forest quiz · 5 questions

Picture gallery

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Ermell · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Jan Ebr · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
Wich'yanan L · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
Drcbrothephotographer · Wikimedia Commons · CC0
Tambako The Jaguar · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
FakirNL · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
FakirNL · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rushen · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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