📸 PhotoPhoto: Tambako The Jaguar · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Sun Bear
Helarctos malayanus (Sun Bear · マレーグマ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 A newborn cub weighing about 300 g is slightly lighter than one canned drink (about 350 g) (Comparison).
- 💡 Its maximum weight of 65 kg is about the weight of a full-grown adult human (Comparison).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The Sun Bear is a bear that lives in dense lowland tropical forests of Southeast Asia and frequently climbs trees.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
It weighs 27–65 kg, measures 1.2–1.5 m in body length, stands about 70 cm at the shoulder, and has sickle-shaped claws and a long tongue.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
An opportunistic omnivore, it feeds mainly on bees, termites, and earthworms as well as fruits. Females give birth to 1–2 cubs per litter, and newborns weigh about 300 g.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List VU (2017) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9760/123798233
- • IUCN Red List category VU — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • mammaldiversity.org — 1005932
- • iucnredlist.org — 123798233
- • wikidata.org — Q144923
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Sitting sun bear.jpg
- • animaldiversity.org — Helarctos malayanus
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Tracy A. Heath · CC0 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.