Malayan sun bear

Japanese: マレーグマ - まれーぐま(英語表記)Malayan sun bear
Malayan sun bear

It is an animal of the order Carnivora and family Ursidae in the class Mammalia. It inhabits forest areas from Myanmar (Burma) to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. With a head and body length of 1.4 meters and a weight of 70 kilograms, it is the smallest of the bears. Compared to other bears, it has long, thin legs. It has a V- or U-shaped white spot on its forechest. It has sharp, curved claws and is the best tree climber of all the bears. It is omnivorous, eating nuts and insects, but like the sloth bear, it prefers termites. It also eats coconut plantations, which it is said to destroy. It breeds all year round, and usually gives birth to two babies. There are records of them living for 20 years.

[Hiroyuki Watanabe]

[Reference] | Bear
Malayan Sun Bear
Distributed from Myanmar to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. It is the smallest of the bears and has a V- or U-shaped white spot on its forechest. It lives in forest areas and eats nuts and insects. Its head and body length is about 140 cm and it weighs about 70 kg. ©Shogakukan ">

Malayan Sun Bear

Major species of bears and their distribution areas (1) [specimen drawings]
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Main species of bears and their distribution areas (1) [Specimen illustrations]


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

哺乳(ほにゅう)綱食肉目クマ科の動物。ミャンマー(ビルマ)からマレー半島、スマトラ島、ボルネオ島の森林地帯に生息する。頭胴長1.4メートル、体重70キログラム、クマの仲間ではもっとも小さい。他のクマに比べて足が細く長い。前胸にVまたはU字形の白斑(はくはん)がある。曲がった鋭いつめをもち、クマのなかではいちばん木登りが上手である。雑食性で木の実、昆虫などを食べるが、ナマケグマと同様シロアリを好んで食べる。また、ココヤシの実を食べるため、その農園を荒らすことがあるという。繁殖は一年中続き、普通2子を産む。20年生きた記録がある。

[渡辺弘之]

[参照項目] | クマ
マレーグマ
ミャンマーからマレー半島、スマトラ島、ボルネオ島に分布。クマの仲間ではもっとも小さく、前胸にVまたはU字形の白斑がある。森林地帯にすみ、木の実、昆虫などを食べる。頭胴長約140cm、体重約70kg©Shogakukan">

マレーグマ

クマのおもな種類と分布域(1)〔標本画〕
©木村しゅうじ">

クマのおもな種類と分布域(1)〔標本画…


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