Melursus (Sloth Bears)

Genus

Sloth Bears

Melursus

1 species in our catalog · found in 11 parks

Species in this group

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Sloth Bear
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Sloth Bear

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Melursus ursinus

70–80% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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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

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
70–80%
2 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
40–50%
3 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
40–50%
4 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
40–50%
5 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
40–50%
6 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
30–40%
7 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
20–30%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
10–20%
9 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
10–20%
10 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
10–20%
11 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
10–20%