Ursus thibetanus Cuvier 1823 (Asian black bear)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae

Alternative combinations: Arcticonus thibetanus, Selenarctos thibetanus

Belongs to Ursus according to S. Larivière 2001

See also Ewer 1973, Kurten 1968 and Waits et al. 1999

Sister taxa: Ursus americanus, Ursus arctos, Ursus arvernensis, Ursus boeckhi, Ursus deningeri, Ursus dentrificius, Ursus etruscus, Ursus inopinatus, Ursus japonicus, Ursus kokeni, Ursus malayanus, Ursus maritimus, Ursus praemalayanus, Ursus priscus, Ursus spelaeus, Ursus (Euarctos) vitabilis, Euarctos minimus, Euarctos optimus, Thalassarctos eogroenlandicus, Thalassarctos labradorensis, Thalassarctos spitzbergensis, Thalassarctos jenaensis

Distribution:

• Quaternary of China (8 collections), Croatia (1), the Czech Republic (2), Germany (2), Spain (2), Vietnam (1)

• Pliocene of France (1), Moldova (1)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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