Ussuri black bear

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Ussuri black bear
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Species:
Subspecies:
U. t. ussuricus
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

Korean Peninsula.[2][3][4]

Etymology

The subspecies is named after the

Ecology

Sympatric predators include the Ussuri brown bear and Siberian tiger.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Asian Black Bear". gbif.org.
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  3. ^ 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.
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    JSTOR 3873015
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