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GENUS Helarctos

Author:Horsfield, 1825.
Citation:Zool. J., 2(6): 221.
Type Species:Helarctos euryspilus Horsfield, 1825 (= Ursus malayanus by Raffles, 1821, by original designation (Melville and Smith, 1987).
Comments:Revised by Pocock (1932b). Van Gelder (1977b) placed Helarctos in Melursus. Pocock (1941a) and Bininda-Emonds et al. (1999) suggested a close relationship between M. ursinus and H. malayanus; however, this was not supported by Goldman et al. (1989).
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SPECIES malayanus

SUBSPECIES malayanus

SUBSPECIES euryspilus

Synonyms:

    Helarctus Gloger, 1841

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