A Contribution to the taxonomy of the Andean bear

• Дата: 2020
• Автор: Brandstaetter, Frank
• Формат: Стаття
• Мова: English
• Опубліковано: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2020
• Теми: Andean bear; taxonomy; Tremarctos ornatus; conservation
• Онлайн доступ: https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/48
• Назва журналу: Zoodiversity

The Andean bear's taxonomy is discussed with some nomenclatorial corrections and discussions of some common names for the species. The most widely used common name has been changed from spectacled bear to Andean bear in favour of the animal's importance in conservation issues for the Andea...