Checklist of Mammals of Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary

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TaxaNo. of SpeciesPlace NameState(s)District(s)
Mammals42Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife SanctuaryGoaSouth Goa

Protected Areas

India Protected Areas
Mollem WLS

Dates

Updated
Thu, 1970-01-01
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Checklist Details

Checklist Stats -
Number of Species : 42

Checklist Key -
1 : very common
2 : common
3 : fairly common
4 : uncommon
5 : rare
r : resident; possibly subject to some local seasonal movements
' : localised or patchily distributed
? : some uncertainty exists regarding occurence in Goa and/or status
e : endemic to the Western Ghats within India
**: endemic to India
*: endemic to the Indian Subcontinent

Checklist
s.no. common_name scientific_name field_notes
1  Slender Loris  Loris tardigradus 5r*
2  Bonnet Macaque  Macaca radiata   1r**
3  Hanuman/Black-faced Langur  Semnopithecus entellus  1r
4  Sambar  Cervus unicolor  4r
5  Mouse Deer  Moschiola meminna  5r
6  Indian Muntjac/Barking Deer  Muntiacus muntjak (form aureus)  4r**
7  Spotted Deer/Chital  Axis axis  3r
8  Gaur  Bos gaurus  3r
9  Wild Boar  Sus scrofa  2r
10  Sloth Bear  Melursus ursinus  5r*
11  Golden Jackal  Canis aureus  4r
12  Dhole  Cuon alpinus  5r'
13  Common Leopard  Panthera pardus  5r
14  Jungle Cat  Felis chaus  5r
15  Leopard Cat  Prionailurus bengalensis  5r?
16  Fishing Cat  Prionailurus viverrinus  5r?
17  Small Indian Civet  Viverricula indica  5r
18  Common Palm Civet  Paradoxurus hermaphroditus  2r
19  Grey Mongoose  Herpestes edwardsii  2r
20  Ruddy Mongoose  Herpestes smithii  4r
21  Stripe-necked Mongoose  Herpestes vitticollis  5re
22  Indian Pangolin  Manis crassicaudata  5r*
23  Indian/Black-naped Hare  Lepus nigricollis  2r/e
24  House Shrew  Suncus murinus  2r
25  Indian Porcupine  Hystrix indica  5r
26  Indian/Malabar Giant Squirrel  Ratufa indica  2r/e
27  Three-striped Palm/Jungle Striped Squirrel  Funambulus palmarum  1r/e
28  Indian Giant Flying Squirrel  Petaurista philippensis  5r
29  Large Bandicoot Rat  Bandicota indica  3r
30  Lesser Bandicoot Rat  Bandicota bengalensis  3r
31  Indian Gerbil  Tatera indica  3r
32  House Rat  Rattus rattus  2r
33  White-tailed Wood Rat  Cremnomys blanfordi  2r
34  Long-tailed Tree Mouse  Vandeleuria oleracea  3r
35  Little Indian Field Mouse  Mus booduga  2r
36  Spiny Field Mouse  Mus platythrix  4r**
37  South Indian Tree Shrew  Ananthana elliotti  2r
38  Fulvous Fruit Bat  Rousettus leschenaulti  3r
39  Lesser Dog-faced Fruit Bat  Cynopterus brachyotis  3r
40  Lesser False Vampire  Megaderma spasma  2r
41  Indian Pipistrelle  Pipistrellus coromandra  2r
42  Indian Pygmy Bat  Pipistrellus tenuis  2r
References

For more on the Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagwan_Mahaveer_Sanctuary_and_Mollem_Natio...