102 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITXJTION, 1947 



Scientific name Common nome Numter 



Cricetidae: 



Mesocricetus auratus Golden hamster 7 



Peromyscus leucopus White-footed or deer mouse.. 7 



Sigrnodon hispidua Cotton rat 1 



Muridae: 



Meriones unguiculatus Mongolian gerbil 1 



Mua musculus White and other domestic 



mice 12 



Rattus norvegicus . Hooded laboratory rat 11 



Hystricidae: 



Acanthion brachyurum Malay porcupine . 3 



Atherurus africanus West African brush-tailed por- 

 cupine 3 



Thecums crassispinis aumairae Thick-spined porcupine 1 



Myocastoridae: 



Myocastor coypus Coypu 5 



Capromyidae: 



Capromys pilorides Hutia 5 



Dasyproctidae: 



Dasyprocta prymnolopha Agouti 1 



Dasyprocia punctata Speckled agouti 3 



Chinchillidae: 



Chinchilla chinchilla Chinchilla 4 



Lagidium viscaccia Peruvian viscacha 5 



Caviidae: 



Cavia porcellus Guinea pig 3 



Dolichotis patagona Patagonian cavy 1 



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Lepondae: 



Oryctolagus cuniculus Domestic rabbit 5 



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Bovidae: 



Ammotragus lervia Aoudad 17 



Anoa fergusoni Mountain anoa „ 1 



Bibos gaurus Gaur 3 



„. ,. f American bison 13 



Bisonbison w,. . ,. 



(Albmo bison 1 



Bo3 indicus Zebu 4 



Bos taurus Domestic cow (Jersey) 1 



Bos taurus West Highland or Kyloe cattle. 4 



Bos tarus British Park cattle 6 



Bubalus bubalis Water buffalo 2 



Capra sibirica Ibex 1 



Cephalophus maxwellii Maxwell's duiker 1 



Cephalophus niger Black duiker 1 



Cephalophus nigrifrons Black-fronted duiker 2 



Hemiiragus jemlahicus Tahr 5 



Oryx leucoryx Arabian oryx 2 



Ovis aries Woolless or Barbados sheep 1 



Ovis europaea Moufion 4 



Poephagus grunniens Yak 6 



Pseudois nayaur Bharal or blue sheep 1 



Syncerua caffer African buffalo 2 



Taurotragui oryx...^ ^ * Eland - 2 



