Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943 Family Ursidae Batsch, 1788 - bears Genus Melursus Meyer, 1793 [monotypic] - sloth bear 1 Melursus ursinus (Shaw, 1791) - sloth bear