sloth bear

Summary

sloth bear is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.22% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,199 views/month, #427 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• sloth bear's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• sloth bear is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• sloth bear's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable^[5].
• sloth bear is classified within Melursus^[6].
• sloth bear's scientific name is Melursus ursinus^[7].
• sloth bear's Commons category is recorded as Melursus ursinus^[8].
• sloth bear's Unicode character is recorded as 🦥^[9].
• sloth bear's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melursus ursinus^[10].
• sloth bear's Commons gallery is recorded as Melursus ursinus^[11].
• sloth bear's main food source is recorded as Formicidae^[12].
• sloth bear's main food source is recorded as termite^[13].
• sloth bear's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• sloth bear's original combination is recorded as Bradypus ursinus^[15].
• sloth bear's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. ursinus'}^[16].
• sloth bear is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sloth Bear'}^[17].
• sloth bear is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Oso bezudo o labiado'}^[18].
• sloth bear is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Huulkaru'}^[19].
• sloth bear is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ours lippu'}^[20].
• sloth bear is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Ajakos medve'}^[21].
• sloth bear is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ナマケグマ'}^[22].
• sloth bear is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Wargacz'}^[23].
• sloth bear is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Urso-beiçudo'}^[24].
• sloth bear is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Губач'}^[25].
• sloth bear is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Tembel ayı'}^[26].
• sloth bear is commonly known as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Ведмідь-губач'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, sloth bear is Melursus ursinus^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Melursus^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sloth Bear'}^[17], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Oso bezudo o labiado'}^[18], {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Huulkaru'}^[19], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ours lippu'}^[20], {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Ajakos medve'}^[21], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ナマケグマ'}^[22].

Identifiers

sloth bear's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41651^[28]. sloth bear's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9636^[29]. sloth bear's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328075^[30]. sloth bear's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433395^[31]. sloth bear's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621848^[32].

Why It Matters

sloth bear ranks in the top 0.22% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,199 views/month, #427 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]