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AnimalFact SUN BEAR Phylum: Class: Order: Family: Species:Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Ursidae Helarctos malayanus The Malayan sun bear is the smallest of the bears, growing to about 4 feet long (1.2 m) and weighing about 110 lbs. (50 kg). Its smooth, sleek coat of short, coarse fur is black with a yellow, crescent-shaped mark on the chest - from which the bear gets its name. The sun bear is found in the tropical forests of Southeast As ...

A Sun BearUrsus malayanus Bruang (Sumatra name) Maylay Bear Dog Bear (Thailand) Ape Man The sun bear is a rather small member of the bear family which makes its home in the lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia. It is covered with a black coat made of sleek, short hairs. It has a white or yellowish patch on its chest shaped like a half-moon. It has a muzzle which is both yellower and shorter than that of a black bear. Sometimes the light color extends up over the eyes. The l ...

Sun Bear See our sun bear enrichment picture gallery. Jun PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: The Malayan sun bear is the smallest member of the bear family. It is also the one with the shortest and sleekest coat - perhaps an adaptation to a lowland equatorial climate. These animals grow to approximately four and a half feet in length and have a tiny, two-inch tail. Their average weight is less than 100 pounds. The short-haired, deep black or brown-black fur is interrupted on the ch ...

Sun Bears Name: Malayan Sun bears Scientific name: Helarctos malayanus Range: Tropical/ subtropical forest. Southeastern portion of Asia (Borneo, Burma, Kampuchea, Laos, Malay Peninsula, Thailand, Cambodia, Bangladesh, South China possibly, Sumatra, &Vietnam. Habitat: Makes it home in low land tropical and rain forest area of Southeastern Asia. Status: Due to habitat destruction serious threat is Asian pet trade. Also different parts are believe to potent medicines, especially g ...

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