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Sloth Bear
Melursus ursinus
ABSTRACT
Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus has most recently been assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2016. Melursus ursinus is listed as Vulnerable under criteria A3c.
THE RED LIST ASSESSMENT
Dharaiya, N., Bargali, H.S. & Sharp, T. 2020. Melursus ursinus (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T13143A166519315. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T13143A166519315.en. Accessed on 02 August 2024.
LAST ASSESSED
18 March 2016
SCOPE OF ASSESSMENT
Global
POPULATION TREND
Decreasing
NUMBER OF MATURE INDIVIDUALS
HABITAT AND ECOLOGY
Forest, Savanna, Shrubland, Grassland, Artificial/Terrestrial