Order Carnivora Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 532 628 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Melursus ursinus (Shaw 1791) [Bradypus] ursinus Shaw 1791 , Nat. Misc., 2: (unpaginated) pl. 58 . Type Locality: "Abinteriore Bengala"; restricted by Pocock (1941 a ) as "Patna, north of the Ganges, Bengal" [ India ] . Vernacular Names: Sloth Bear . Subspecies: : Subspecies Melursus ursinus subsp. ursinus Shaw 1791 Subspecies Melursus ursinus subsp. inornatus Pucheran 1855 Distribution: India (north to the Indian desert and to the foothills of the Himalayas), Sri Lanka . Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; IUCN – Vulnerable. Discussion: Synonyms allocated according to Pocock (1941 a ) .