马来熊（学名：Helarctos malayanus）属于哺乳纲食肉目熊科，英文名为「Sun Bear」，藏语译音为「耐力喀苏」。

马来熊属食肉目，熊科，熊亚科，马来熊属，是熊科动物中体型最小的成员。成年体高约120-150厘米，体重27-65公斤。马来熊全身黑色（雄性比雌性大10-45%），前胸通常有一块明显的"U"型斑纹，斑纹呈浅棕黄或黄白色。马来熊头部比较宽，口鼻突出，裸露无毛，呈浅棕或灰色，耳朵圆而小，位置较低。马来熊舌头很长，便于吞食白蚁或其他昆虫。脚掌爪钩呈镰刀型，脚掌内撇。尾巴是30-70毫米（1.2-2.8英寸）长。

The sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) is a bear found in tropical forest habitats of Southeast Asia. It is classified as Vulnerable by IUCN as the large-scale deforestation that has occurred throughout Southeast Asia over the past three decades has dramatically reduced suitable habitat for the sun bear. The global population is thought to have declined by more than 30% over the past three bear generations.