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Order: Eulipotyphla (shrews, hedgehogs, gymnures, moles and solenodons) Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons resemble mice, hedgehogs carry spines, gymnures look more like large rats, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers. Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs and gymnures) Subfamily: Galericinae.
Wildlife of Vietnam. The wildlife of Vietnam is rich in flora and fauna as reflected by its unique biodiversity. Saola, rare and antelope-like animal categorized under the bovine subfamily, was found in 1992 in Vũ Quang National Park. In the 1990s, three other muntjac species, the deer-like Truong Son muntjac (found in Bạch Mã National Park ...
Chinese mole shrew. Chinese pangolin. Clouded leopard. Common raccoon dog. Crab-eating macaque. Crab-eating mongoose. Crocidura annamitensis. Crocidura guy. Crocidura kegoensis.
The species was first reported in 1992 by Do Tuoc, a forest ecologist, and his associates. [5] The first photograph of a living saola was taken in captivity in 1993. The most recent one was taken in 2013 by a movement-triggered camera in the forest of central Vietnam. [6] [7] It is the only species in the genus Pseudoryx.
White-faced plover. Categories: Biota of Vietnam. Fauna by country. Fauna of Asia by country. Fauna of Southeast Asia. Indomalayan realm fauna. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
The dugong (/ ˈ d (j) uː ɡ ɒ ŋ /; Dugong dugon) is a marine mammal.It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees.It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), was hunted to extinction in the 18th century.
The grey-shanked douc langur (Pygathrix cinerea) is a douc species native to the Vietnamese provinces of Quảng Nam, Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định, Kon Tum, and Gia Lai. The total population was estimated at 550 to 700 individuals in 2004. [4] In 2016, Dr. Benjamin Rawson, Country Director of Fauna & Flora International 's Vietnam Programme ...
Delacour's langur (Trachypithecus delacouri) A type of leaf-eating langur that has an unusually long and bushy tail with white hips. It is also one of the most endangered primates in the world. Only about 300 Delacour's langurs are alive today, and experts fear they could be completely extinct if the current rate of decline continues.