Melursus ursinus Shaw 1791 (sloth bear)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 104032
Alternative combinations: Bradypus ursinus, Prochilus ursinus, Ursus ursinus
Synonym: Arceus niger Goldfuss 1809 (taxon 105070)
Belongs to Melursus according to L. P. Waits et al. 1999
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Average measurements (in mm): femur length 330.0, humerus length 282.7, radius length 227.0, tibia length 220.9
Estimated body mass: 69.7 kg based on femur length, humerus length, and tibia length