Described: (Shaw, 1791).
States with an open record: Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.
Biogeographic provinces with a GBIF record: 2A Himalaya: North West, 4B Semi-Arid: Gujarat Rajputana, 5A Western Ghats: Malabar Plains, 5B Western Ghats: Mountains, 6A Deccan Peninsula: Central Highlands, 6B Deccan Peninsula: Chhota Nagpur, 6C Deccan Peninsula: Eastern Highlands, 6D Deccan Peninsula: Central Plateau, 6E Deccan Peninsula: Deccan South, 7A Gangetic Plain: Upper.
Family: Ursidae; order: Carnivora.

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yellidespecies of India

Melursus ursinus

Sloth Bear

Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus), a species of India. IUCN Vulnerable (2020, decreasing). Open records in 17 states. Listed by ZSI, GBIF, iNaturalist and IUCN. Group: Mammals: large (cats, elephants, deer, primates...).

Large mammals of Jammu and Kashmir · Large mammals of Uttarakhand · Large mammals of Rajasthan · Large mammals of Uttar Pradesh · Large mammals of Bihar · Large mammals of Assam · Large mammals of West Bengal · Large mammals of Odisha · Large mammals of Chhattisgarh · Large mammals of Madhya Pradesh · Large mammals of Gujarat · Large mammals of Maharashtra · Large mammals of Andhra Pradesh · Large mammals of Karnataka · Large mammals of Kerala · Large mammals of Tamil Nadu · Large mammals of Telangana

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