It has much shorter body hair, and sometimes lacks the characteristic white chest mark. The Sloth Bear is native to Nepal, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan Sloth bear is a subspecies that is endemic to the Island. The sloth bear sticks to heavily forested areas, with a lot of rock outcrops and caves in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Sloth Bear. The Bear found in Sri Lanka (Melursus ursinus inornatus) is a subspecies of the Sloth Bear and is endemic to the country. The sloth bear is native to Nepal, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan Sloth bear is a sub-species that is endemic to the Island. The much talked about Big Four – The Sri Lankan Leopard (Panthera parades kotiya), Sri Lankan Elephant (Elephas maximus maximus), Sri Lankan Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus inornatus) all endemic to Sri Lanka and the Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) a regular visitor to the island’s waters are all celebrities in their own right. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species the Sloth Bear was found in Bangladesh but is now possibly extinct. Sri Lankan Sloth Bear (M. u. inornatus) in Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka (Gaurika Wijeratne) (Creative Commons License)Accepted scientific name: Melursus ursinus inornatus (Jacques Pucheran, 1855) Description: Sri Lankan sloth bears have much shorter body hair than the common sloth bear and a much less shaggy appearance. They are also smaller and sometimes lack the broad white chest blaze. Sri Lankan sloth bear (Melursus ursinus inornatus) Pucheran, 1855: The Sri Lankan sloth bear is smaller than the nominate subspecies, has a smaller skull with a condylobasal length of about 250 mm (9.8 in) in females and about 264 mm (10.4 in) in males. When wondering around or at rest, these bears are known to emit noisy grunts and snorts. Threats and Conservation SLOTH BEAR – The distinctly shaped sloth bear with its black shaggy coat and heavy build is often spotted in several of Sri Lanka’s National Parks where there is undisturbed forest growth, especially in Yala and Wilpattu.Found exclusively in the Indian Subcontinent, the sloth bear has evolved from the Eurasian Brown Bear over several millennia. Sloth Bears in Sri Lanka. Big 4 of Sri Lanka. The Famous Four of Sri Lanka!