SECRETARY'S REPORT 115 



ANIMALS IN THE COLLECTION ON JUNE 30, 1954— Continued 

 MAMMALS— Continued 



EDENTATA 

 Scientific name Common name Number 



Myrmecophagidae: 



Myrmecophaga tridactyla Giant anteater 1 



Brady podidae: 



Choloepus didactylus Two-toed sloth 7 



Dasy podidae: 



Chaetophr actus villosiis Hairy armadillo 2 



LAGOMOBPHA 



Leporidae: 



Oryctolagus cuniculus Domestic rabbit 26 



Sylvilagus palustris Swamp rabbit 1 



RODENTIA 



Sciiiridae: 



Cnlloscinrus caniceps Southern Asiatic squirrel 1 



Callosciurus eryihraeus Southern Asiatic squirrel 4 



Callosciurus nigrovittatus Southern Asiatic squirrel 1 



Callosciurus s-p Southern Asiatic squirrel 1 



CaUospermophilus lateralis Albino golden-mantled ground 1 



squirrel. 



CaUospermophilus lateralis chryso- Golden-mantled ground squirrel- 1 

 deirus. 



Citellus tridecemlineatus Thirteen-lined ground squirrel - . 1 



Cynomys ludovicianus Plains prairie dog 10 



Eutamias quadrimttatus Western chipmunk 1 



Marmota monax Woodchuck, or ground hog 10 



Menetes berdmorei Berdmore's squirrel 4 



Ratufa indica Giant Indian squirrel 1 



Sciurus carolinensis Gray squirrel 4 



Sciurus niger niger Fox squirrel 1 



Tamias striatus Eastern chipmunk 1 



Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Red squirrel 2 



Cricetidae: 



Mesocricetus auratus Golden hamster 10 



Neotoma lepida Pack rat 1 



Neotoma magister Allegheny wood rat 2 



Oryzornys palustris Rice rat 4 



Peromyscus maniculatus White-footed mouse 3 



Muridae: 



Acomys cahirinus Egyptian spiny mouse 6 



Bandicoia hengalensis Lesser bandicoot rat 3 



Cricetomys gambianus Giant pouched rat 4 



Mus rnusculus White and other domestic mice__ 10 



Phloeomys cumingi Slender- tailed cloud rat 7 



Pitymys pinetorum Pine mouse 2 



Rattus bower si Bower's tree rat 1 



Rattus rajah Rajah spiny rat 2 



Rattus irifraluteus Kinabalu giant rat 3 



Rattus rattus thai Thailand rat 6 



Rattus sab anus Large Malayan tree rat 6 



Rattus whiteheadi Whitehead's rat 3 



Hystricidae: | 



Acanthion brachyurum Malayan porcupine 2 



Hystrix galeata African porcupine 5 



Trichys lipura Bornean porcupine 3 



Caviidae: 



Cavia porcellus Guinea pig 15 



Dasyproctidae: 



Cuniculus paca Paca 6 



Dasyprocta punctata Speckled agouti 2 



Dasyprocla sp Agouti 7 



