Ursus thibetanus

G. Cuvier, 1823

Asian Black Bear

Oblique view of male standing on all fours. Also as Himalayan Black Bear|Moon Bear|White-breasted Bear|Asiatic Black Bear.
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Location:USA, OR, Multnomah Co., Portland, Oregon ZooDate taken:Jan 1, 1982

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 856

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Parvorder : Ursida
Family : Ursidae
Subfamily : Ursinae
Genus : Ursus
Subgenus : Selenarctos

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Cuvier, G. 1823-04-12. Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles. Nouvelle édition. Tome quatrième. G. Dufour et E. d'Ocagne, Paris, 514 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52149894

Original name as described

Ursus Thibetanus

Other common names

Himalayan Black Bear · Moon Bear · White-breasted Bear

Type locality

Sylhet region (presently divided between Assam India and Bangladesh).

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Iran · Afghanistan · Pakistan · India · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh · Myanmar · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia · China · Taiwan · Russia · Japan · North Korea · South Korea

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005937

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 52 names and synonyms.

Ursus Thibetanus

G. Cuvier, 1823

Family

Ursidae

Root name

thibetanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

325 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52149894

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:131, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Fischer (1829:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  3. Ogilby (1839:lxii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2912368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67483)
  4. Cuvier (1842:3, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  5. Smith (1842:238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  6. David (1871:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13954607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62819)
  7. Murray (1884:98, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15624555) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68548)
  8. Trouessart (1904:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423009) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  9. Kurtén (1968:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5363)
  10. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  11. Wozencraft (1993:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
  12. Baryshnikov (2003:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3054)
  13. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  14. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:473) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  15. Smith & Xie (2008:426) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  16. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #22824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #22824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  19. Kumar, Sharma & Khan (2022:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66220)
  20. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005937) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  21. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22824/166528664) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ursus tibetanus

H. R. Schinz, 1825

Family

Ursidae

Root name

tibetanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

314

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523731

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Schinz (1825:314, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523731) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  2. Hodgson (1841:215, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37126979) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35561)
  3. Wagner (1841:144, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31062773) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38215)
  4. Blyth (1853:589, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40268099) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68927)
  5. Giebel (1855:744, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548935) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  6. Radde (1861:677, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11850867) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68932)
  7. Radde (1862:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16012490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68933)
  8. Swinhoe (1863:351, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67740)
  9. Blyth (1863:76, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534757) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  10. Jerdon (1867:70, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37299743) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)
  11. Swinhoe (1870:230, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28555062) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69151)
  12. Sclater (1872:59, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
  13. Milne-Edwards (1874:380, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62817)
  14. Gyldenstolpe (1916:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41891609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67559)

Ursus Tebethianus

J. E. Gray, 1825

Family

Ursidae

Root name

tebethianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2531420

Authority publication

Annals of Philosophy

Ursus thibeticus

E. Blyth, 1840

Family

Ursidae

Root name

thibeticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

83

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49918297

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Blyth (1840:83, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49918297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67419)

Ursus torquatus

J. A. Wagner, 1841

Family

Ursidae

Root name

torquatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

144

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31062773

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Wagner (1841:144, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31062773) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38215)
  2. Gray (1865:688, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28501031) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36801)
  3. Murray (1866:330, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  4. Gray (1869:225, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  5. Ward (1910:511, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  6. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Ursus Tebetanus

B. H. Hodgson, 1844

Family

Ursidae

Root name

tebetanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

288

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46405523

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Name usages

Hodgson (1844:288, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46405523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65716)

Helarctos Tibetanus

(Horsfield, 1857)

Family

Ursidae

Root name

tibetanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

399

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860973

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Horsfield (1857:399, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860973) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36026)

Ursus japonicus

Schlegel, 1857

Family

Ursidae

Root name

japonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.39187, RMNH.MAM.39188, RMNH.MAM.39189, RMNH.MAM.39190, RMNH.MAM.39191, RMNH.MAM.39192

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39187.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39187.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39188 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39189 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39190 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39191 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39192

Authority page

42

Authority page URI

https://books.google.com/books?id=CQp00flpGN4C&pg=PA42

Authority publication

Breda

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:689, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28501032) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36801)
  2. Murray (1866:330, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Gray (1869:227, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  4. Sclater (1872:59, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
  5. Wallace (1880:366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68070)
  6. Schlosser (1903:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35671410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71487)
  7. Trouessart (1904:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423009) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  8. Ward (1910:511, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Heliarctos tibetanus

(Swinhoe, 1863)

Family

Ursidae

Root name

tibetanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

352

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577396

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Swinhoe (1863:352, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67740)

Ursus formosanus

Swinhoe, 1864

Family

Ursidae

Root name

formosanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1870.2.10.9

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

380

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:689, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28501032) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36801)
  2. Murray (1866:330, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

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