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Endangered Mammals

Palas also contains many rare and/or threatened mammal species of the western Himalaya, including the Kashmir Grey linguor Presbytis entellus, Brown Bear (Ursos ascots), Black Bear Selenarctos thlbetanus, Wolf Canis lupus, Snow leopard Uncia uncia, Common Leopard Panthera pardus, Leopard Cat Felis bengalensis, Musk Deer Moschus moschiferus and Markhor Capra falconeri.

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Many other species occur in abundance, including: rhesus macaque Macaca mulatta, Red Fox Vulpes vulpes, Jackal Canis aurea, Himalayan Ibex Capra ibex, Grey Goral Naemorhedus goral, Stone Marten Martes foina, Yellow-throated Pine-marten Martes flavigula, Stoat Mustela erminea, White-footed weasel Altai hylopetes, Weasel Mustea altaica Small Kashmir Flying Squirrel fimbnatus, Giant-red Flying-squirrel Petaurisa petaurisa, Royle’s Pika Ochotona royle), Indian crested porcupine Hystrix indic, long-tailed marmot Marmota caudate, Black Rat Rattus rattus, Turkestan Rat Rattus turkestanicus, House Mouse Mus musculus, Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus, Birch Mouse Sicita concolor, Burrowing Vole Hyperacrius fertilis and Shrew Crocidura guldenstadtii, Vole Alticola roylei, Sorex thibetanus, and at least two species of bat Pipistrellus.

LIST OF MAMMAL SPECIES RECORDED IN PALAS VALLEY

1 Himalayan Rhesus Macaque Macacca villosa
2 Grey Languor Presbytis entellus
3 Himalayan Black Bear Selanarctois thibetanus
4 Small Kashmir Flying Squirrel
5 Giant-red Flying-squirrel Petaurisa petaurisa
6 Royle's Pika Ochotona roylei
7 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
8 Jackal Canis Aurea
9 Common leopard Panthera pardus
10 Leopard Cat Felis bengalensis
11 Jungle Cat Felix chaus
12 Yellow-throated Pine-marten Martes flavigula
13 Stone Marten Martes foina
14 Musk Deer Moschus crysogaster
15 Grey Goral Naemorhedus goral
16 Stoat Mustela erminea
17 White-footed weasel Altai Hylopetes
18 Weasel Mustea altaica
19 Black Rat Ratus ratus
20 Indian crested porcupine Hystrix indica
21 Turkestan Rat Rattus turkestanicus
22 House Mouse Mus musculus
23 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
24 Birch Mouse Sicita concolor
25 Burrowing Vole Hyperacrius fertilis
26 Shrew Crocidura guldenstadtii
27 Vole Alticola roylei
28 Long-tailed marmot Marmota caudate
29 2 Pipistrelle species Pipistrellus sp
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