Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Page 3

nair (Common Indian Otter) 153 196. " monticola vel simung 155 197. " Ellioti 155 198. " aurobrunnea 155
Genus Aonyx--Clawless Otters--
199. Aonyx leptonyx (Clawless Otter) 156
AELUROIDEA 156
FELIDAE--The Cat Family
Genus Felis--
200. Felis leo (Lion) 159 201. " tigris (Tiger) 161
THE PARDS OR PANTHERS 175
202. Felis pardus (Pard) 179 203. " panthera (Panther) 183 204. " uncia (Ounce or Snow Panther) 184 205. " Diardii vel macrocelis (Clouded Panther) 185 206. " viverrina (Large Tiger-Cat) 187 207. " marmorata (Marbled Tiger-Cat) 188 208. " Bengalensis (Leopard-Cat) 189 209. " Jerdoni (Lesser Leopard-Cat) 191 210. " aurata (Bay Cat) 191 211. " rubiginosa (Rusty-spotted Cat) 192 212. " torquata (Spotted Wild-Cat) 193 213. " manul (Black-chested Wild-Cat) 193 214. " scripta 194 215. " Shawiana (Yarkand Spotted Wild-Cat) 194 216. " chaus (Common Jungle-Cat) 195 217. " isabellina (Thibetan Lynx) 197 218. " caracal (Red Lynx) 198 219. " jubata (Hunting Leopard) 200
HYAENIDAE--THE HYAENAS 203
Genus Hyaena--
220. Hyaena striata (Striped Hyaena) 205
VIVERRIDAE--THE CIVET FAMILY 207
Genus Viverra--
221. Viverra zibetha (Large Civet Cat) 208 222. " civettina (Malabar Civet-Cat) 209 223. " megaspila 209 224. " Malaccensis (Lesser Civet-Cat) 211
Genus Prionodon--
225. Prionodon pardicolor (Tiger Civet or Linsang) 212 226. " maculosus (Spotted Linsang) 213 227. " gracilis (Malayan Linsang) 215
Genus Paradoxurus--The Musangs--
228. Paradoxurus musanga (Common Musang) 216 229. " (Paguma of Gray) Grayii (Hill Musang) 217 230. " bondar (Terai Musang) 218 231. " trivirgatus (Three-striped Musang) 218 232. " leucotis (White-eared Musang) 219 233. " zeylanicus (Golden Musang) 220 234. " (Paguma) laniger 220
Genus Arctictis--
235. Arctictis binturong (Binturong) 221
HERPESTIDAE--THE ICHNEUMON OR MUNGOOSE FAMILY 222
Genus Herpestes--
236. Herpestes pallidus vel griseus (Common Grey Mungoose) 223 237. " Jerdoni vel monticolus (Long-tailed Mungoose) 225 238. " Smithii (Ruddy Mungoose) 225 239. " auropunctatus (Gold-speckled Mungoose) 225 240. " fuscus (Neilgherry Brown Mungoose) 226 241. " (Onychogale of Gray) Maccarthiae 226 242. " ferrugineus 226 243. " vitticollis (Stripe-necked Mungoose) 227 244. Urva cancrivora (Crab-eating Mungoose) 227
CYNOIDEA 228
Genus Canis--The Dog-- 245. Canis pallipes (Indian Wolf) 232 246. " laniger (Lupus chanco of Gray) (Thibetan Wolf) 235 247. " lupus (European Wolf) 237 248. " aureus (Jackal) 237
Genus Cuon--
249. Canis (Cuon) rutilans (Indian Wild Dog) 239
Genus Vulpes--
250. Vulpes Bengalensis (Indian Fox) 243 251. " leucopus (Desert Fox) 244 252. " ferrilatus (Thibetan Grey Fox) 245 253. " montanus (Hill Fox) 245 254. " pusillus (Punjab Fox) 245 255. " flavescens (Persian Fox) 246 256. " Griffithii (Afghanistan Fox) 246
MARINE CARNIVORA 246
ORDER CETACEA--THE WHALES 247
Denticete--The Toothed Whales 248
FAMILY DELPHINIDAE--THE DOLPHINS OR PORPOISES 250
Genus Platanista--The River Dolphins--
257. Platanista Gangetica (Gangetic Porpoise) 251
Genus Orcella--The Round-headed River Dolphins--
258. Orcella brevirostris (Short-nosed Round-headed River Dolphin) 255 259. " fluminalis (Fresh-water Round-headed Dolphin) 255
Genus Delphinus--The Marine Dolphins--
260. Delphinus perniger (Black Dolphin) 258 261. " plumbeus (Lead-coloured Dolphin) 258 262. " gadamu 258 263. " lentiginosus (Freckled Dolphin) 259 264. " maculiventer (Spot-bellied Dolphin) 259 265. " fusiformis (Spindle-shaped Dolphin) 259 266. " pomeegra (Black or Pomeegra Dolphin) 260 267. " longirostris (Long-snouted Dolphin) 260 268. " velox 260
Genus Phocaena--The Porpoises 260
Genus Globicephalus--The Ca'ing or Pilot Whale--
269. Globicephalus Indicus (Indian Ca'ing Whale) 261
PHYSETERIDAE--THE CACHELOTS OR SPERM WHALES 261
Genus Euphysetes--
270. Physeter or Euphysetes simus (Snub-nosed Cachelot) 261
MYSTICETE--WHALEBONE OR BALEEN WHALES 262
Genus Balaena--The Right Whales 262
Genus Balaenoptera--Finback Whales or Rorquals--
271. Balaenoptera Indica (Indian Rorqual) 264
SIRENIA--THE MANATEES 267
Genus Halicore--The Dugong--
272. Halicore dugong (Dugong) 268
ORDER RODENTIA--THE GNAWERS 269
SUB-ORDER SIMPLICIDENTATA--SIMPLE-TOOTHED RODENTS 272
SCIUROMORPHA 273
SCIURIDAE--THE SQUIRRELS 274
Genus Sciurus--
273. Sciurus Indicus (Bombay Squirrel of Pennant) 276 274. " maximus (Central Indian Red Squirrel) 277 275. " macrourus (Long-tailed Forest Squirrel) 278 276. " giganteus (Black Hill Squirrel) 279 277. " lokriah (Orange-bellied Grey Squirrel) 280 278. " lokroides (Hoary-bellied Grey Squirrel) 280 279. " pygerythrus 282 280. " caniceps (Golden-backed Squirrel) 282 281. " Phayrei (Laterally-banded or Phayre's Squirrel) 282 282. " Blanfordii (Blanford's Squirrel) 283 283. " atrodorsalis (Black-backed Squirrel) 284 284. " erythraeus (Assam Red-bellied Squirrel) 285 285. " Gordoni (Gordon's Squirrel) 285 286. " hippurus (Chestnut-bellied Assam Squirrel) 285 287. " Sladeni (Sladen's Squirrel) 286 288. " ferrugineus (Rusty-coloured Squirrel) 287 289. " palmarum (Common Indian Ground Squirrel) 287 290. " tristriatus (Three-striped Ground-Squirrel) 289 291. " Layardi (Layard's Striped Ground-Squirrel) 289 292. " sublineatus (Dusky-striped Ground-Squirrel) 290 293. " McClellandi (McClelland's Ground-Squirrel) 290 294. " Berdmorei (Berdmore's Ground-Squirrel) 291 295. " quinquestriatus (Stripe-bellied Squirrel) 291 296. " (Rhinosciurus) tupaoides (Long-nosed Squirrel) 292
Genus Pteromys--
297. Pteromys oral (Brown Flying Squirrel) 294 298. " cineraceus (Ashy Flying Squirrel) 296 299· " Yunnanensis (Yunnan Flying Squirrel) 296 300. " melanopterus (Black-flanked Flying Squirrel) 297 301. " alborufus (Red and White Flying Squirrel) 297 302. " magnificus (Red-bellied Flying Squirrel) 298 303. " albiventer (White-bellied Flying Squirrel) 299 304. " caniceps (Grey-headed Flying Squirrel) 299 305. " Pearsonii (Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel) 300 306. " fuscocapillus (Small Travancore Flying Squirrel) 300 307. " fimbriatus (Grey Flying Squirrel) 301 308. " alboniger (Black and White Flying Squirrel) 301