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Brown bear Ursus arctos isabellinus: National status: critically endangered [8] Honey badger Melivora capensis: National status: critically endangered [8] Striped hyena Hyaena hyaena: National status: critically endangered [8] Caracal Caracal caracal: National status: critically endangered [8] Leopard Panthera pardus: National status ...
This list of the mammals of Pakistan shows the conservation status of the 173 mammal species occurring in Pakistan, of which 12 are critically endangered, 11 are endangered, 14 are vulnerable, and 10 are near threatened. The largest mammal in Pakistan is the Himalayan brown bear. The markhor is the national animal of Pakistan.
The Balochistan (or Baluchistan) black bear (Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus) is a subspecies of the Asian black bear occurring in the Balochistan Mountains of southern Pakistan and Iran. It has an unusually thin coat for an Asian black bear, but this is because it is found in a warmer climate than most of the other subspecies, which are found in ...
The Andean bear is also known as the spectacled bear because of the rings of light or white fur around the eyes, which often look like glasses when set against the bear’s dark fur.
Leaders of the IUCN updated their Red List of Threatened Species, a tracker of biodiversity around the globe. It was mainly bad news. The list includes information on 157,000 species, about 7,000 ...
Except for the brown bear (Ursus arctos) and the American black bear (U. americanus), the other six of bear species are threatened according to the IUCN Red List, including: the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) the polar bear (U. maritimus) the spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) the Asiatic black bear (U. thibetanus) the sloth bear ...
Chester Zoo has welcomed the arrival of a rare Andean bear, named Oberon. The 10-year-old male has been selected as the perfect match for a 3-year-old female, called Pacha, and scientists are ...
The World's 100 most threatened species [1] is a compilation of the most threatened animals, plants, and fungi in the world. It was the result of a collaboration between over 8,000 scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC), along with the Zoological Society of London . [ 2 ]