Ussuri black bear
Ussuri black bear | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Ursidae |
Genus: | Ursus |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | U. t. ussuricus
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Trinomial name | |
Ursus thibetanus ussuricus Heude , 1901 | |
Synonyms | |
Selenarctos thibetanus ussuricus |
The Ussuri black bear (Ursus thibetanus ussuricus), also known as the Manchurian black bear, is a large subspecies of the
Etymology
The subspecies is named after the
Ussuri River.[3]
Ecology
Sympatric predators include the Ussuri brown bear and Siberian tiger.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Asian Black Bear". gbif.org.
- PMID 26406587.
- ^ a b c Heptner, V. G. & Naumov, N. P. (1998). White-chested, black bear. Pages 713–733 in: Mammals of the Soviet Union Vol. II Part 1a, Sirenia and Carnivora (Sea cows; Wolves and Bears). Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Libraries and National Science Foundation.
- ^ JSTOR 3873015.