98 A(NNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 195 



Scientific name Common name Number 



Caviidae: 



Cavia porcellus Guinea pig 10 



Dolichotis patagonica Patagonian cavy 3 



Dasyproctidae: 



Cuniculus paca Paca 4 



Dasyprocta prymnolopha Agouti 2 



Dasyprocia punctata Speckled agouti 2 



Chinchillidae: 



Chinchilla chinchilla Chinchilla 3 



Lagidium tiscaccia Peruvian viscacha 3 



Capromyidae: 



Capromys pilorides Hutia 3 



Myocastoridae: 



Myocastor coypus Coypu 4 



Abrocomidae: 



Abrocoma bennetti Abrocoma 1 



Echimyidae: 



Cercomys cunicxdarius Cercomys 1 



Euryzgomatomys sp Euryzgomatomys 1 



Thryonomyidae: 



Thryonomys swinderianus Cane rat 1 



Bathyergidae: 



Cryptomys sp Mole-rat 4 



CARNIVORA 



Canidae: 



Alopex lagopus Arctic fox 1 



Cants antarcticus Dingo 2 



Canis latrans Coyote 5 



Canis lupus nubilus Plains wolf 1 



Canis niger rufus Texas red wolf 2 



Fennecus zerda Fennec fox 2 



Nyctereutes procyonoides Raccoon dog 1 



Otocyon megalotis Big-eared fox 2 



Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray fox 12 



Vulpes fulva Red fox 6 



Vulpes fulva Silver fox 5 



Ursidae: 



Euarctos americanus Black bear 4 



Euarctos ihibetanus Himalayan bear 1 



Helarctos malayamis Malay or sun bear 1 



Melursus ursinus Sloth bear 1 



Thalarcios maritimus Polar bear 2 



Thalarclos maritimus X Ursus mid- 



dendorffi, Hybrid bear *5 



Tremarctos ornatus Spectacled 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 3 



Ursus middendorffi Kodiak bear 2 



Ursus sitkensis Sitka brown bear 3 



Ursus sp Alaska brown bear 1 



First generation 4; second generation 1. 



