Selenarctos thibetanus formosanus: Difference between revisions

The '''Formosan black bear''' (臺灣黑熊, ''Ursus thibetanus formosanus''), also known as the '''Taiwanese black bear''' or '''White-throated bear''', is a [[subspecies]] of the [[Asiatic black bear]]. It was [[Species description|first described]] by [[Robert Swinhoe]] in 1864.  Formosan black bears are [[endemic]] to [[Taiwan]]. In 2001, they were voted the [[List of national animals|most representative wildlife of Taiwan]] in a half-year-long countrywide voting campaign. They are also the largest land animals and the only native bears (''[[Ursidae]]'') in [[Taiwan]].<ref name="gio_gov_tw">[http://www.gio.gov.tw/info/ecology/English/animals_e/MidAnimals_e/MidAnimals06_e.htm Taiwan's Ecological Conservation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908013130/http://www.gio.gov.tw/info/ecology/English/animals_e/MidAnimals_e/MidAnimals06_e.htm |date=2008-09-08}}. Gio.gov.tw. Retrieved on 2011-09-26.</ref> Within the [[Republic of China (ROC)]] it is the designate '''State animal of the Tai [[Republic of China]]'''{{refn|name=Gcounts|group=n|''“The Official designated National animal and Awarded Avifaunae emblem of [[Republic of China (ROC)]]” respectively''}}.