Asiatic black bear

E638413

bear species carnivoran mammal vertebrate

The Asiatic black bear is a medium-sized, largely arboreal bear species native to forests across Asia, recognizable by its black fur and distinctive white chest crescent.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Himalayan black bear	9
Asian black bear	4
Asiatic black bear canonical	1
Ussuri black bear	1

Statements (82)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bear species ⓘ carnivoran ⓘ mammal ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ
activityPattern	crepuscular ⓘ nocturnal ⓘ
averageLitterSize	1–3 cubs ⓘ
bodyLength	120–190 centimeters ⓘ
bodyMass	60–200 kilograms ⓘ
canClimb	true ⓘ
CITESListing	Appendix I in some populations ⓘ Appendix II in some populations ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
commonName	Asian black bear ⓘ Asiatic black bear NERFINISHED ⓘ moon bear ⓘ white-chested bear ⓘ
describedBy	Georges Cuvier NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet	omnivorous ⓘ
differsFrom	American black bear by white chest crescent ⓘ
eats	carrion ⓘ fruits ⓘ insects ⓘ nuts ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ
family	Ursidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
genus	Ursus ⓘ
gestationPeriod	about 7–8 months including delayed implantation ⓘ
habitat	broadleaf forests ⓘ mixed forests ⓘ subtropical forests ⓘ temperate forests ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ
hasSubspecies	Ursus thibetanus formosanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus ⓘ Ursus thibetanus japonicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursus thibetanus thibetanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursus thibetanus ussuricus NERFINISHED ⓘ
hibernates	true ⓘ
IUCNRedListCategorySystem	IUCN 3.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
IUCNStatus	Vulnerable ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
locomotion	arboreal ⓘ terrestrial ⓘ
maximumLongevityInCaptivity	over 30 years ⓘ
nativeTo	Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhutan NERFINISHED ⓘ Cambodia NERFINISHED ⓘ China NERFINISHED ⓘ Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	black fur ⓘ large ears ⓘ white chest crescent ⓘ
order	Carnivora ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
protectedBy	national laws in many range countries ⓘ
reproductiveSeason	summer ⓘ
scientificName	Ursus thibetanus NERFINISHED ⓘ
similarTo	American black bear ⓘ
subjectOf	bear bile farming ⓘ
tailLength	7–10 centimeters ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
threat	habitat loss ⓘ human–wildlife conflict ⓘ poaching ⓘ
usedFor	traditional medicine ⓘ
yearDescribed	1823 ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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

Ursus thibetanus → commonName → Asiatic black bear ⓘ

this entity surface form: Asian black bear

Khangchendzonga National Park → fauna → Asiatic black bear ⓘ

this entity surface form: Himalayan black bear

Neora Valley National Park → containsSpecies → Asiatic black bear ⓘ

this entity surface form: Himalayan black bear

Singalila National Park → habitatFor → Asiatic black bear ⓘ

this entity surface form: Himalayan black bear

Makalu Barun National Park → habitatFor → Asiatic black bear ⓘ

this entity surface form: Himalayan black bear

Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas → hasFauna → Asiatic black bear ⓘ

this entity surface form: Himalayan black bear

Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary → hasWildlife → Asiatic black bear ⓘ

this entity surface form: Himalayan black bear

Mouling National Park → fauna → Asiatic black bear ⓘ

this entity surface form: Himalayan black bear

bear → includesSpecies → Asiatic black bear ⓘ

this entity surface form: Asian black bear

Rara National Park → hasFauna → Asiatic black bear ⓘ

this entity surface form: Himalayan black bear

Ishizuchi Quasi-National Park → hasFauna → Asiatic black bear ⓘ

this entity surface form: Asian black bear

Kedrovaya Pad Nature Reserve → protectsSpecies → Asiatic black bear ⓘ

this entity surface form: Asian black bear

Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve → habitatFor → Asiatic black bear ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ussuri black bear

Shey Phoksundo National Park → habitatFor → Asiatic black bear ⓘ

this entity surface form: Himalayan black bear