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Arunachal Macaque
Arunachal Macaque   Macaca munzala                                    Jang, Tawang
A brand-new species described only last year by NCF scientists  (details)

Mammals  of  W. Arunachal Pradesh

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 by     Ramana  Athreya

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              List of mammals
              References


Mammal List

In the list below  :  
column 1  :  lists the name,
column 2  :  Pakke record (P)
column 3  :  Eaglenest record (E)
column 4  :  recorded elsewhere in W. Arunachal (D : Dirang-Tawang)
column 5  :  Eaglenest Biodiversity Project record (i.e. during Nov 2003 - Dec 2004) and
column 6  :  Remarks, including code for brief notes (notes listed below the table) and IUCN redlist status.


Family Loridae
Slow Loris    Nycticebus coucang P


DD
Family Cercopithecidae
Capped Langur    Trachypithecus pileatus P E
Y EN
Assamese Macaque   Macaca assamensis P E
Y VU
Rhesus Macaque    Macaca mullatta P
D

Arunachal Macaque    Macaca munzala

D Y
Family Moschidae
Himalayan Musk Deer    Moschus chrysogaster

D
NT
Family Cervidae
Barking Deer    Muntiacus muntjac P E D Y
Hog Deer    Axis porcinus P



Sambar    Cervus unicolor P
D Y
Family Bovidae
Takin    Budorcas taxicolor

D
VU
Serow    Nemorhaedus sumatraensis P ? D
VU
Himalayan Goral    Nemorhaedus goral

D
NT
Red Goral    Nemorhaedus baileyi

D
VU
Chinese Goral    Nemorhaedus caudatus

D
VU
Bharal    Pseudois nayaur

D

Gaur    Bos gaurus P E

VU
Family Suidae
Wild Pig    Sus scrofa P E D Y
Family Elephantidae
Elephant    Elephas maximus P E
Y EN
Family Ursidae : Ailurinae
Red Panda    Ailurus fulgens
E D Y EN
Family Ursidae
Black Bear    Ursus thibetanus
E D
EN
Family Canidae
Jackal    Canis aureus P



Wild Dog     Cuon alpinus P ? D
VU
Family Felidae
Tiger    Panthera tigris P E

EN
Common Leopard    Panthera pardus P
D

Snow Leopard    Uncia uncia

D
EN
Clouded Leopard    Neofelis nebulosa P
D
VU
Leopard Cat    Prionailurus bengalensis P E D Y
Marbled Cat    Felis marmorata

D
VU
Family Mustelidae
Large-toothed Ferret-badger    Melogale personata P



Pale Weasel    Mustela altaica

D

Otter    Lutra sp. P


VU
Yellowthroated Marten    Martes flavigula P E D Y
Family Viverridae
Common Palm Civet    Paradoxurus hermaphrodites P



Small Indian Civet    Viverricula indica P



Large Indian Civet    Viverra zibetha P



Binturong    Arctictis binturong P



Family Herpestidae
Small Indian Mongoose    Herpestes auropunctatus P



Family Manidae
Chinese Pangolin    Manis pentadactyla P
D
NT
Family Ochotonidae
Large-eared Pika    Ochotona macrotis

D

Moupin's Pika    Ochotona thibetana

D

Family Talpidae
Eastern Mole    Euroscapator micrura P



Family Hystricidae
Porcupine sp    Hystrix sp. P



Family Sciuridae
Orange-bellied Squirrel    Dremomys lokriah
E D Y
Hoary-bellied Squirrel    Callosciurus pygerythus P E
Y
Pallas Squirrel    Callosciurus erythraeus P



Malayan Giant Squirrel    Ratufa bicolor P E
Y
Hairy-footed? Flying-Squirrel    Belomys pearsoni ?



NT
Himalayan Striped Squirrel    Tamiops macclellandi P E D Y
Himalayan Marmot    Marmota himalayana

D

Family Tupaiidae
Malay Tree Shrew    Tupaia glis P



Family Pteropodidae
Leaf-nosed Bat    Hipposideros sp. P




IUCN redlist codes    
DD  data deficient     NT  near threatened     VU  vulnerable     EN  endangered


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References

identification
a.  Menon V. (2003)

field records
1. Athreya R. M. & Kartikeyan S. (1994)
2. Athreya R. M. (2005)
3. Datta A. (2001)
4. Mishra C., Datta A., & Madhusudan M.D. (2004)

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The  Eaglenest Biodiversity Project  was funded by a grant from the Rufford Foundation (UK) to Ramana Athreya.
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13 March 2005
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, Pune