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| Abramov, A.V.; Kruskop, S.V. | |
| The mammal fauna of Cat Ba Island, northern Vietnam | |
| 2012 Russian Journal of Theriology (11): 57-72 | |
Cat Ba Island is one of largest islands of Ha Long Bay in northern Vietnam. The island harbors a unique mammal fauna, however, still very few thorough mammal surveys have been conducted in Cat Ba. We provided a checklist of the mammalian fauna of Cat Ba on the base of small mammal survey and a comparative analysis of the available literature. In total, the mammal fauna of Cat Ba Island includes 46 species belonging to six orders, 16 families, and 31 genera. Two sepceis (_Tupaia belangeri_ and _Crocidura attenuata_) were documented for the first time on Cat Ba Island. Bat fauna includes up to 29 species, a considerable portion of which are specific inhabitants of karst areas of northern Vietnam and southern China. Confirmed occurrence _Hipposideros khaokhouaensis_ suggests faunal connections even with central Laos. Taxonomic position and relations of some Cat Ba _Rhinolophus_ and _Hipposideros_ require revision. On the whole, Cat Ba fauna should be treated as relic fauna complex existing due to local peculiarities of the landscape and vegetation. |
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