Sri Lankan sloth bear

Melursus ursinus inornatus

The Sri Lankan sloth bear is a subspecies of the sloth bear found mainly in lowland dry forests in the island of Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan sloth bear is omnivorous. It feeds on nuts, berries, and roots, as well as carrion and meat. One of its main staples is insects, which it removes from rotting stumps and trees with its long, hairless snout. It rarely kills animals. Yala National Park is a famous place to sight these mammals in Sri Lanka.
a walk at the sunset Sri Lankan Sloth Bear in Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka Geotagged,Melursus ursinus,Melursus ursinus inornatus,Sloth bear,Sri Lanka,Sri Lankan sloth bear,Summer,sri lankan sloth bear

Naming

In its native habitat of Sri Lanka, this bear is called the ''walaha'' in Sinhalese and ''karadi'' in Tamil. Both terms simply translate to "bear" in English. The sloth bear is the only bear species found in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan sloth bear, Wilpattu Geotagged,Melursus ursinus inornatus,Sri Lanka,Sri Lankan sloth bear,Winter

Status

The Sri Lankan sloth bear is highly threatened, with a population less than 1000 in many isolated populations with population decrease. Destruction of dry-zone natural forest is its main threat, because unlike other large Sri Lankan animals, the Sri Lankan sloth bear is highly dependent on natural forests for its food source.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderCarnivora
FamilyUrsidae
GenusMelursus
SpeciesM. ursinus
Photographed in
Sri Lanka