ASIAN BLACK BEAR

URSIDAE

COMMON NAME	FAMILY	GENUS	SCIENTIFIC NAME	SUB SPECIES - 7
ASIAN BLACK BEAR	Ursidae	Ursus	Ursus thibetanus	1.  Formosan Black Bear - Ursus thibetanus formosanus
The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus), also known as the moon bear or white-chested bear, is a medium-sized species of bear, largely adapted for arboreal life, seen across much of the Himalayas and the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, Taiwan, Korea, northeastern China, the Russian far east and the Honshū and Shikoku islands of Japan. It is classed by the IUCN as a vulnerable species, mostly due to deforestation and active hunting for its body parts. The species is morphologically very similar to some prehistoric bears, and is thought by some scientists to be the ancestor of other extant bear species. Though largely herbivorous, Asian black bears can be very aggressive toward humans, and have frequently attacked people without provocation. The species was described by Rudyard Kipling as "the most bizarre of the ursine species."				2.  Baluchistan Bear - Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus
				3.  Japanese Black Bear - Ursus thibetanus japonicus
				4.  Himalayan Black Bear - Ursus thibetanus laniger
				5.  Inchochinese Black Bear - Ursus thibetanus mupinensis
				6.  Tibetan Black Bear - Ursus thibetanus thibetanus
				7.  Ussuri Black Bear - Ursus thibetanus ussuricus