Mammals of Pakke Tiger Reserve
Date 6 February 2013, 20:07:29
Source Anjora Noronha designed these panels for interpreting Pakke's biological values
Author Nandini Velho and Anjora Noronha
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mammals_of_Pakke_Tiger_Reserve.pdf

PAKKE TIGER RESERVE: MAMMALS

Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) - Nyishi name: TASSO - Photo credit: Nandini Velho
Indian leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis) ranges from India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, to Indochina and Yunnan in China.

Leopard (Panthera pardus) - Nyishi name: TAKAR, HOGIA - Photo credit: Kalyan Varma
The Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) is a leopard subspecies widely distributed on the Indian subcontinent.

Barking Deer (Muntiacus muntjak) - Nyishi name: TSEDUM - Photo credit: Kalyan Varma
The Indian muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak), also called red muntjac and barking deer, is a common muntjac deer species in South and Southeast Asia.

Common Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) - Nyishi name: SEENG - Photo credit: Dayani Chakravarty
The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called toddy cat, is a small member of the family Viverridae native to South and Southeast Asia.

Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinerea) - Nyishi name: TESRUM - Photo credit: Kalyan Varma
The oriental small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea syn. Amblonyx cinereus), also known as the Asian small-clawed otter, is the smallest otter species in the world. Its paws are a distinctive feature, its claws not extending beyond the fleshy end pads of its partially webbed fingers and toes.

Himalayan Crestless Porcupine (Hystrix brachyura) - Nyishi name: SHE-SHE - Photo credit: Nandini Velho
The Malayan porcupine or Himalayan porcupine (Hystrix brachyura) is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae. It is extant in South and Southeast Asia.

Elephant (Elephas maximus) - Nyishi name: SEETHE - Photo credit: Kalyan Varma
The Asian or Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east. Asian elephants are the largest living land animals in Asia.

Sambar (Rusa unicolor) - Niyshi name: SECHAAR - Photo credit: Kalyan Varma
The sambar deer or Indian sambar (Rusa unicolor) is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, southern China and Southeast Asia.