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This is a list of the mammal species of Vietnam. There are at least 290 mammal species in the country. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed on the respective IUCN Red List:
Faunal species noted are accounted as 11,217 species of animals, in Vietnam's hot and humid climate. These are broadly: Indian elephants, bears (black bear and honey bear), Indochinese tigers and Indochinese leopards as well as smaller animals like pygmy lorises, [21] monkeys (such as snub-nosed monkey), bats, flying squirrels, turtles and otters.
The red-shanked douc (Pygathrix nemaeus) is an arboreal and diurnal Old World monkey belonging to the Colobinae subfamily. They are endemic to Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. They are known for their bright colors and exhibit sexual dimorphism through their body size.
The Tonkin snub-nosed monkey's diet consists of a range of leaves, fruits, flowers and seeds. [5] It is a largely folivorous species with its diet consisting mainly of leaves that come from bamboo and evergreen trees. [7] The Tonkin snub-nosed monkey has a strong jaw which allows it to chew the tough plant-based food that is part of its diet. [7]
The order Primates consists of 505 extant species belonging to 81 genera. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species. Modern molecular studies indicate that the 81 genera can be grouped into 16 families; these families are divided between two named suborders and are grouped in those suborders into named clades, and some of these families are subdivided into named ...
A March 1953 article called the monkeys "the most popular animals in the city's small zoo." Simon recalls a smaller, more casual zoo than exists today; residents included a bear, peacocks and, of ...
Monkey bone balm is also believed to treat lack of appetite, insomnia, and anemia. Grey-shanked doucs are also used in the exotic wild life trade. The adults are killed and the infants are taken and sold as pets. The Vietnam War also reduced the population. Soldiers would use the monkeys for target practice.
There was animal mayhem in South Carolina as two emus went on the loose – while eight escaped monkeys were already at large.. Reports of two large emus running riot in the city of Loris, in ...