Ursus thibetanus

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q124410
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Summary

Ursus thibetanus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.61% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,795 views/month, #1,184 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable[4]
  • Parent taxon: Ursus[5], Selenarctos[6]
  • Taxon name: Ursus thibetanus[7]
  • Commons category: Ursus thibetanus[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ursus thibetanus[9]
  • Commons gallery: Ursus thibetanus[10]
  • This taxon is source of: bile bear[11]
  • Taxon common name: Asiatic Black Bear[12], medvěd ušatý[13], Asiatischer Schwarzbär[14], Kragenbär[15], Oso del Himalaya[16], Oso negro asiático[17], Oso tibetano[18], Kaeluskaru[19], Ours noir d'Asie[20], דוב שחור אסייתי[21], Örvös medve[22], Orso nero asiatico[23], ツキノワグマ(月輪熊)[24], ខ្លាឃ្មុំធំ[25]
  • Habitat: forest[26]
  • Gestation period: 7 month[27]
  • Bite force quotient: 44[28]
  • Longest observed lifespan: 39.2 years[29]

Body

Identifiers

Ursus thibetanus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41647[30]. Ursus thibetanus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9642[31]. Ursus thibetanus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328069[32]. Ursus thibetanus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433425[33]. Ursus thibetanus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621850[34].

Why It Matters

Ursus thibetanus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 128 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Wikispecies. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [34] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [33] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes. keio-kampo.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · Jfpierce · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → Q120446
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has characteristic: viviparity"
  2. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → selenarctos-thibetanus
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: selenarctos-thibetanus, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289962660|selenarctos thibetanus (#289962660)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalo"
  3. 21w ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Habitat → forest
    Bite force quotient → {'amount': '+44'}
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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