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Encyclopedia > Formosan Black Bear
Formosan Black Bear
Conservation status: Endangered

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Species: thibetanus
Trinomial name
Ursus thibetanus formosanus
Swinhoe, 1864

The Formosan Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus formosanus), also known as the white-throated bear, is a wild black bear and a subspecies of the Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus). The animals are endemic to Taiwan and are the largest animals and only bears (Ursidae) that can be found on the island. They can usually be seen in the mountainous forest areas in the eastern two-thirds of the island, at elevations between 1000 and 3500m.


Formosan Black Bears are omnivorous and feed primarily on leaves, buds, fruits, roots, insects, and small animals, though they can also eat carcasses and carrion. They are solitary and usually move around except during the mating season or when caring for cubs.


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Taiwan's Ecological Conservation (359 words)
Formosan fl bears are 130-160cm in length, 60-70cm high at the shoulder, weigh on average 95-120kg, and have a maximum weight of 200kg.
Formosan fl bears can be ferocious and dangerous, but will usually not attack unless they are threatened, hurt, or feel that their cubs are in danger.
Formosan fl bears are an endemic subspecies to Taiwan usually found in forests throughout the island at elevations of 1000-3500m.
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