Melursus ursinus Shaw 1791 (sloth bear)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Alternative combinations: Bradypus ursinus, Prochilus ursinus, Ursus ursinus
Synonym: Arceus niger Goldfuss 1809
Belongs to Melursus according to L. P. Waits et al. 1999
See also Ewer 1973 and Larivière 2001
Sister taxa: none
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Melursus ursinus in the database
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