Ursus thibetanus

E164120
bear mammal species

Ursus thibetanus, commonly known as the Asiatic black bear or moon bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to forests of Asia and recognizable by the distinctive white crescent-shaped marking on its chest.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Ursus thibetanus canonical 3
Himalayan black bear 1
Himalayan black bear (Ursus thibetanus) 1

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bear ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
species ⓘ
activityPattern crepuscular ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ
averageLifespanCaptivity 30 years ⓘ
averageLifespanWild 25 years ⓘ
bodyLengthRange 120–190 cm ⓘ
bodyMassRange 60–200 kg ⓘ
canHibernate true ⓘ
citesListing CITES Appendix I ⓘ
Appendix II ⓘ
surface form: CITES Appendix II
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName Asiatic black bear ⓘ
surface form: Asian black bear

Asiatic black bear ⓘ
moon bear ⓘ
white-chested bear ⓘ
conservationConcern population declining ⓘ
describedBy George Shaw ⓘ
diet omnivorous ⓘ
dietIncludes fruits ⓘ
insects ⓘ
nuts ⓘ
small vertebrates ⓘ
distinctiveFeature white crescent-shaped chest marking ⓘ
family Ursidae ⓘ
habitat broadleaf forests ⓘ
mixed forests ⓘ
subtropical forests ⓘ
temperate forests ⓘ
iucnStatus Vulnerable ⓘ
iucnStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ⓘ
surface form: IUCN Red List
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
litterSizeRange 1–4 cubs ⓘ
nativeTo Asia ⓘ
Bhutan ⓘ
Cambodia ⓘ
China ⓘ
Himalayas ⓘ
India ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Korea ⓘ
Laos ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
Russia Far East ⓘ
surface form: Russian Far East

Sumatra ⓘ
Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ
surface form: Taiwan

Thailand ⓘ
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form: Vietnam
order Carnivora ⓘ
parentTaxon Ursus ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction delayed implantation ⓘ
sexualDimorphism males larger than females ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat bile farming ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
poaching ⓘ
usedFor traditional medicine ⓘ
yearDescribed 1794 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ursidae → hasMember → Ursus thibetanus ⓘ
Khirganga National Park → fauna → Ursus thibetanus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Himalayan black bear
Ursus → includesSpecies → Ursus thibetanus ⓘ
Ursus → includesSpecies → Ursus thibetanus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ursus thibetanus japonicus
Ursus → includesSpecies → Ursus thibetanus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ursus thibetanus ussuricus
Ursus → includesSpecies → Ursus thibetanus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ursus thibetanus formosanus
Ursus → includesSpecies → Ursus thibetanus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ursus thibetanus thibetanus
Ursinae → includesTaxon → Ursus thibetanus ⓘ
Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests → fauna → Ursus thibetanus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Himalayan black bear (Ursus thibetanus)