Sloth Bear
Melursus ursinus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia: All are multicellular, heterotrophs, all animals can move.
Phylum Chordata: Have bilateral symmetry and a digestive system chordates have a notochord (a rod that extends when the body is fully developed)
Sub phylum Vertebrata: A backbone that runs from head to tail, the vertebrae replace the notochord by "stiffening" the notochord, fishes reptiles, etc. have them
Class Mammalia: All of these animals have hair and produce milk
Order Carnivora: These animals have teeth specifically for eating meat. They have diverse food habits. Carnivores are flesh eating animals.
Family Ursidae: This group is bears and usually large mammals.
Genus Melursus
Species: Melursus ursinus
Sloth Bear
Reproduction
Sloth bear map
General Discription
Weight: On average, 275-330 pounds
Length: 1.5 to 1.9 m
Height: On average up to 6 ft. (depending on gender)
Color: The sloth bears main color is a black/brown to help blend in with the trees of the rain forest
Natural Range: You will find sloth bears around India, Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
Diet: Sloths mainly eat Termites and larvae.
Habitat Description: You will find sloth bears mainly in tropical areas.
Predators: Leopards and Tigers are Sloth bear's main predators.
Physical Adaptation
Behavioral Adaptations
References
Bies, L. 2002. "Melursus ursinus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed
March 11, 2015 at http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Melursus_ursinus/
Bies, L. (2002, February 4). Sloth bear [Photograph]. Retrieved from
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Melursus_ursinus/
Burton, M. (2002). Sloth bear. In International wildlife encyclopedia (3rd ed.,
Vol. 17, pp. 2403-2405). New York, NY: Marshall Cavendish.
Slot bear [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Sloth_bear
Sloth bear [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.bearplanet.org/
slothbear.shtml
Sloth bear [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/sloth-bear/
Sloth Bears. (2002, February 4). Retrieved from Animal Diversity Web website:
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Melursus_ursinus/#behavior