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.
Marmmot
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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. |