Open Access云南盈江发现野生马来熊(Helarctos malayanus)
Author(s) -
Fēi Li,
Xinqian Zheng,
Xuelong Jiang,
Bosco Pui Lok Chan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
zoological research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 2095-8137
DOI - 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2017.044
Subject(s) - geography , china , southeast asia , range (aeronautics) , mountain range (options) , archaeology , ecology , ethnology , biology , history , materials science , composite material , financial economics , economics
The sun bear, Helarctos malayanus (Raffles, 1821), is a forest-dependent bear species distributed in tropical Southeast Asia. The species was previously reported from scattered localities in southwestern China, which is at the northeastern edge of its global range. Due to the scarcity of reliable recent records, some authorities cast doubt on the continued existence of sun bear in China. Here we present the rediscovery of this species in Yingjiang County, western Yunnan Province, China, near the international border with Myanmar's Kachin State.