Tremarctos ornatus (Carnivora: Ursidae)

I. Mauricio Vela-Vargas; Jeffrey P. Jorgenson; José F. González-Maya; John L. Koprowski

doi:10.1093/mspecies/seab008

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26 July 2021 Tremarctos ornatus (Carnivora: Ursidae)

I. Mauricio Vela-Vargas, Jeffrey P. Jorgenson, José F. González-Maya, John L. Koprowski

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Mammalian Species, 53(1006):78-94 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/mspecies/seab008

Abstract

Tremarctos ornatus (F.G. Cuvier, 1825) is a tremarctine bear commonly known as the Andean bear. It is a medium-sized bear with black to dark red-brown pelage with dense, long, coarse fur; creamy white marks occur on the chin, neck, and chest, and often white to creamy marks occur on the face, around the muzzle, and eyes. It is distributed in the tropical Andes of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, and northern Argentina in South America. T. ornatus is catalogued as “Vulnerable” (VU) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and is included in CITES Appendix I. Main threats include habitat loss and fragmentation, illegal killing, human–bear conflicts, and most likely climate change.

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I. Mauricio Vela-Vargas, Jeffrey P. Jorgenson, José F. González-Maya, and John L. Koprowski "Tremarctos ornatus (Carnivora: Ursidae)," Mammalian Species 53(1006), 78-94, (26 July 2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/mspecies/seab008

Accepted: 1 April 2021; Published: 26 July 2021

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