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nosed Langurs (Rhino pithecus), some Macaques, the Spotted 
Linsang (Prionodon pardicolor), the Coarse-haired Hares 
(Lepus sinensis), two Squirrel groups (Tamiops and Dre- 
momys), and the Bamboo Rats. A number of other mammals 
with headquarters in south China have much wider ranges. 
Such include the Ferret Badgers, the Crab-eating Mongoose, 
the Goat-antelopes. 
The Western Highlands Faunal Area represents an 
altitudinal belt of tremendously dissected country placed be- 
tween the Tibetan Plateau and South China faunal area. There 
is indirect contact with the Himalayas, across the valley of the 
Brahmaputra River; to the south the Western Highlands area 
extends into northern Burma and western Annam. The altitude 
of this zone varies from 6000 to 13,000 feet. The forests con- 
tain spruce and fir, with rhododendron and certain bamboos. 
The fauna of the Western Highlands contains a number of 
distinctive mammals, as well as invaders from the Tibetan 
Highlands and from the lower zone. Examples are the Chinese 
Gymnure (Neotetrachus), a number of Shrew Moles and Tal- 
pine Moles, the Asiatic Short-tailed Shrews (Anourosorex) 
and the Himalayan Water Shrews (Chimarrogale himalaica) , 
the chipmunk-like Rupestes and some other Squirrels, some 
species of Voles of the genus Eothenomys, the Rats of the 
R. bower si, R. andersoni, and R. eha groups, the Chinese Jump- 
ing Mouse (Zapus), the Takin and the Goral, the Giant Panda 
and the Snub-nosed Monkeys. 
The Tibetan Plateau Faunal Area is mentioned chiefly 
for the sake of completeness. The high Himalayas, separated in 
their eastern part from the Tibetan Plateau by the eastward- 
flowing Brahmaputra, are faunally a subdivision of Tibet. Both 
are beyond the scope of the present work. The fauna includes 
Himalayan Brown Bear, Red-eared Pika, Tibetan Hare, Hima- 
layan Woodchuck, Blue Sheep, Yak, and Snow Leopard. 
The Subtropical Faunal Area begins at the southern 
