Subspecies of carnivore
The Ussuri black bear (Ursus thibetanus ussuricus Manchurian black bear , is a large subspecies of the Asian black bear native to the Russian Far East , Northeast China and the Korean Peninsula .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Etymology
The subspecies is named after the Ussuri River .[ 3]
Ecology
Sympatric predators include the Ussuri brown bear and Siberian tiger .[ 3] [ 4]
References
^ "Asian Black Bear" . gbif.org .^ Wu, Jiaqi; Kohno, Naoki; Mano, Shuhei; Fukumoto, Yukio; Tanabe, Hideyuki; Hasegawa, Masami; Yonezawa, Takahiro (2015-09-25). "Phylogeographic and Demographic Analysis of the Asian Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) Based on Mitochondrial DNA" . PLOS ONE . 10 (9): e0136398. Bibcode :2015PLoSO..1036398W . doi :10.1371/journal.pone.0136398 ISSN 1932-6203 . PMC 4583410 PMID 26406587 . ^ a b c Heptner, V. G. & Naumov, N. P. (1998). White-chested, black bear . Pages 713–733 in: Mammals of the Soviet Union Vol. II Part 1a, Sirenia and Carnivora (Sea cows; Wolves and Bears). Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Libraries and National Science Foundation.
^ a b Seryodkin, I.V. (2003). "Denning ecology of brown bears and Asiatic black bears in the Russian Far East" (PDF) . Ursus . 14 (2): 153–161. JSTOR 3873015 . ^ Kadariya, Rabin; Shimozuru, Michito; Maldonado, Jesús E.; Moustafa, Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed; Sashika, Mariko; Tsubota, Toshio (2018-12-05). "High genetic diversity and distinct ancient lineage of Asiatic black bears revealed by non-invasive surveys in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal" . PLOS ONE . 13 (12): e0207662. Bibcode :2018PLoSO..1307662K . doi :10.1371/journal.pone.0207662 ISSN 1932-6203 . PMC 6281213 PMID 30517155 .
Ursus thibetanus ussuricus
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