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SSP Species
/ Endangered
Species
Description: The sun bear is the smallest of all seven
bear species. Its length is 1.0 to 1.4 m (3 to 4.5 ft.). Height
at the shoulder is .7 m (2 ft.) with weight ranging from 27 to
65 kg (60 to 140 lbs). The sun bear is approximately 1/4 to 1/3
the weight of a black bear.
There are three other species of Asian bears. The sloth bear
is found in India and Sri Lanka. The Asian black bear ranges in
Afghanistan, Pakistan, northern India, Myanmar, extreme southern
China, Korea, Japan and Indochina.The Asian brown bear is widely
distributed across much of northern Asia although current population
numbers in many areas are unknown. Of the four species, the sun
bear is the most southerly ranging ursid in Asia.
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