Melursus ursinus Shaw 1791 (sloth bear)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae

Alternative combinations: Bradypus ursinus, Prochilus ursinus, Ursus ursinus

Synonym: Arceus niger Goldfuss 1809

Belongs to Melursus according to L. P. Waits et al. 1999

See also Ewer 1973 and Larivière 2001

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Melursus ursinus in the database

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