Melursus (Sloth Bears) — Where Wildlife

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

VU

Melursus ursinus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~40%

May

~50%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sloth Bears

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~80%
	Sloth Bear			~80%
2	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~50%
	Sloth Bear			~50%
3	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	Sloth Bear			~40%
4	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~40%
	Sloth Bear			~40%
5	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	Sloth Bear			~40%
6	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	Sloth Bear			~40%
7	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Sloth Bear			~30%
8	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Sloth Bear			~20%
9	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Sloth Bear			Insufficient data
10	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Sloth Bear			Insufficient data
11	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Sloth Bear			Insufficient data