Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Ursus : Ursus malayanus |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Common Name | sun bear |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Ursus malayanus | species | belongs to Ursus | stated with evidence | Raffles, 1821 | Ursus malayanus | species | belongs to Helarctos | stated without evidence | Ewer, 1973 | Ursus malayanus | species | belongs to Ursus | stated with evidence | Waits et al., 1999 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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First Recorded Appearance | 0.78 - 0.13 Ma Pleistocene |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Eutheria) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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Diet | herbivore, carnivore (based on Ursidae) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. F. Ewer. 1973. The Carnivores. Ithaca; Cornell University Press, 1973 |
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