144 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1956 



Scientific name Common name Number 



Gliridae: 



Graphiurus murinus Dormouse 1 



Hystricidae: 



Acanthion brachyurum Malay porcupine 1 



Hystrix galeata African porcupine 5 



Caviidae: 



Cavia porcellus Guinea-pig 8 



Hydrochoeridae: 



Hydrochoerus hydrochoeris Capybara 4 



Dasyproctidae: 



Cuniculus paca Paca 5 



Dasyprocta Agouti 13 



Dasyprocla punctata Speckled agouti 6 



Dinomys branickii Branick's paca 2 



Chinchillidae: 



Chinchilla chinchilla Chinchilla 2 



Lagidium viscaccia Peruvian viscaccia 1 



Capromyidae: 



Myocastor coypus Coypu 2 



CARNIVORA 



Canidae: 



Canis antarcticus Dingo 1 



Canis lupus nubilus Wolf 4 



Canis mesomelas Black-backed jackal 1 



Canis niger rufus Red wolf 1 



Fennecus zerda Fennec fox 2 



Lycaon pictus African hunting dog 2 



Nyctereutes procyonoides Raccoon dog 6 



Otocyon megalotis Big-eared fox__ 4 



Speothos venaticus Bush dog 2 



Urocyon cinereoargenleus Gray fox 11 



Tr , ,, fRedfox 18 



Vulpesfulva \ Platinum fox 4 



Ursidae: 



Euarctos americanus Black bear 2 



Helarctos malayanus Malay sun bear 3 



Selenarctos thibetanus Himalayan bear 2 



Selenarctos thibetanus japonicus Japanese black bear 1 



Selenarctos thibetanus ussuricus Korean bear 2 



Thalarctos maritimus Polar bear 1 



Thalarctos maritimus X Ursus mid- „ h -j b J first generation 4 



dendorffi. y n r [second generation.. 3 



Tremarclos ornatus Spectacled bear 1 



Ursus sp Alaskan brown bear 2 



Ursus arctos European brown bear 1 



Ursus arctos occidentalis Syrian brown bear 2 



Ursus gyas Alaskan Peninsula bear 2 



Ursus horribilis — Grizzly bear 2 



Ursus middendorffi Kodiak bear 2 



Ursus sitkensis Sitka brown bear 3 



