Asiatic Black Bear
Ursus thibetanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyUrsidae (Bears)
- GenusUrsus (Holarctic Bears)
- SpeciesUrsus thibetanus (Asiatic Black Bear)
The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus), also known as the Asiatic black bear, moon bear and white-chested bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to Asia that is largely adapted to an arboreal lifestyle. It is distributed from southeastern Iran, Pakistan, India and the Himalayas to mainland Southeast Asia, the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, China and the Russian Far East to the islands of Honshū and Shikoku in Japan. It is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, and is threatened by deforestation and poaching for its body parts, which are used in traditional medicine. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan National Park
Sun Bear
Helarctos malayanus
Yellow-throated Marten
Martes flavigula
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Common Palm Civet
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Masked Palm Civet
Paguma larvata
Small-toothed Palm Civet
Arctogalidia trivirgata
Crab-eating Mongoose
Herpestes urva
Dhole
Cuon alpinus
Large Indian Civet
Viverra zibetha
Asian Jackal
Canis aureus
Mongoose
Herpestes javanicus
Binturong
Arctictis binturong
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Asiatic Black Bear at Kaeng Krachan National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |