Asiatic Black Bear

Asiatic Black Bear

Ursus thibetanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Nikko National Park
6 Verified records at Nikko National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus), also known as the Asiatic black bear, moon bear and white-chested bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to Asia that is largely adapted to an arboreal lifestyle. It is distributed from southeastern Iran, Pakistan, India and the Himalayas to mainland Southeast Asia, the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, China and the Russian Far East to the islands of Honshū and Shikoku in Japan. It is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, and is threatened by deforestation and poaching for its body parts, which are used in traditional medicine. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Asiatic Black Bear sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park

Japanese Badger
LC

Japanese Badger

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Meles anakuma

Insufficient data
Masked Palm Civet
LC Endemic

Masked Palm Civet

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Paguma larvata

Insufficient data
Red Fox
LC Endemic

Red Fox

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Vulpes vulpes

Insufficient data
Japanese Marten
LC

Japanese Marten

Mammal

Martes melampus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
30–40
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
30–40
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
20–30
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
10–20%
2 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
3 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Asiatic Black Bear in Nikko National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Asiatic Black Bear sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Asiatic Black Bear in Nikko National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Asiatic Black Bear in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.

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