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Table 5.4 Asian-Pacific Mammals Found in the Seasonal Forests
O
RDER
F
AMILY
C
OMMON
N
AMES
M
ARSUPIALS
(M
ETATHERIA
)
Dasyuromorphia
Dasyuridae
Antechinus, quolls
Diprorodontia
Phalangeridae
Brushtail possums
Macropodididae
Wallabies
Peramelemorphia
Peramelidae
Bandicoots
P
LACENTAL
M
AMMALS
(E
UTHERIA
)
Artiodactyla
Suidae
Pigs
Cervidae
Muntjacs, sambar, axis deer
Boviidae
Buffalo, banteng, gaur
Carnivores
Caniidae
Jackals, wild dogs
Felidae
Leopards, tigers
Herpestidae
Mongoose
Mustelidae
Otters and ratels
Viveridae
Civets and genets
Ursidae
Sloth bear, sun bear
Chiroptera
Craseonycteridae
Bumblebee bat and hog-nosed
bats
Emballonuridae
Sac-winged bats, sheath-tailed
bats, and relatives
Hipposideridae
Leaf-nosed bats
Megadermatidae
False vampire bats
Molossidae
Free-tailed bats
Nycteridae
Slit-faced bats
Pteropodidae
Fruit bats
Rhinolophidae
Horseshoe bats
Rhinopomatidae
Mouse-tailed bats
Vespertilionidae
Insect-eating bats
Perissodactyla
Tapiridae
Tapirs
Rhinocerotidae
Rhinoceros
Pholidota
Manidae
Pangolins
Primates
Cercopithecidae
Macaques, langurs, leaf
monkeys, proboscis
Galagidae
Galagos
Hylobatidae
Gibbons, lesser apes
Lorisidae
Lorises
Proboscidea
Elephantidae
Elephants
Rodents
Hystricidae
Old World porcupine
Muridae
Old World rats and mice
Rhizomyidae
Bamboo rats
Sciuridae
Squirrels
Scandentia
Tupaiidae
Tree shrews
Soricomorpha
Scoricidae
Shrews
