Scientific Name - Melursus ursinus Show & Nodder,1791


  • Group
  • Sub-group
  • Family
  • Genus
  • Common names
    Walaha (S) Sloth bear (E)
  • Habitat
  • Origin
    Native
  • National conservation status
    EN-Endangered
  • Legal status
    Protected
  • Similar species
  • All vernacular names
Melursus ursinus Show & Nodder,1791

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Pubudu Yapa (ID-PY), Udaya Chanaka (ID-UC), Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne (ID-GSW)



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