AnAge entry for Ursus thibetanus

Classification (HAGRID: 02254)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Ursidae
                    Genus: Ursus
Species: Ursus thibetanus
Common name: Asiatic black bear
Synonyms: Selenarctos thibetanus

Maximum longevity: 39.2 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: As in other bears, there is usually a delayed implantation [0434]. One captive specimen lived 39.2 years [0671].

[1023] Asano et al. (2007), Immobilization of Japanese black bears (Ursus thibetanus japonicus) with tiletamine hydrochloride and zolazepam hydrochloride (PubMed)
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0955] Cork et al. (1988), Neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaques in aged bears (PubMed)