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The Teledu (Mydaus meliceps) 

 The Otter (Lutra vulgaris) . 

 The Sea-Otter (La tax lutris) 

 The White-nosed Coati (Nasua narka 

 The Raccoon (Procyon lotor) . 

 The Kinkajou (Cercoleptes caudivolvulus) 

 The Cacomistle (Bassaris astuta) . 

 The Panda (AZlurus fulgens) . 

 The Polar Bear ( Ursus maritimus) 

 The Pied Bear (AZluropus melanoleucus) 

 The Blue Bear (Ursus pruinosus) . 

 The Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) . 

 The Grizzly Bear (Ursus horribilis) 

 The Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) 

 The Himalayan Bear (Ursus tibetanus) 

 The Japanese Bear (Ursus japonicus) 

 The- American Black Bear (Ursus 



americanus) .... 

 The Malayan Bear (Ursus malayanus) 

 The Spectacled Bear (Ursus ornatus) 

 The Californian Sea-Lion (Otaria call 



forniana ..... 

 The Walrus (Trichechus rosmarus) 

 The Common Seal (Phoca vitulind) 

 The Grey Seal (Halichcerus grypus) 

 The Ringed Seal (Phoca hispida) . 

 The Harp Seal (Phoca groenlandicd) 

 The Bladdernose (Cystophora cristatd) 

 The Sea-Elephant (Macrorhinus leoninus) 

 The Hedgehog (Erinaceus europceus) 

 The Mole (Talpa europced) 

 The Star-nosed Mole (Condylura cristatd) 

 The Desman (Myogale moschatd) 

 The Golden - tailed Tupaia [Tupaia 



chrysurd) ..... 

 The Shrews .... 



The Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) 

 The Pigmy Shrew (Sorex minutus) 

 The Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) 

 The Musk Shrew (Crocidura ccerulescens) 

 The Elephant Shrews 

 The Otter Shrew (Potamogale velox) 

 The Tenrec (Centetes ecaudatus) 

 The Almiqui (Solenodon cubanus) . 

 The Golden Moles 

 The Cobego (Galeopithecus volans) . 

 The Indian Flying - Fox (Pteropus 



medius) ..... 

 The Vampire (Desmodus rufus) 

 The Indian Vampire (Megaderma lyrd) 



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The Fishing Bat (Noctilio leporinus) 

 The Rat-tailed Bat (Rhinopoma micro 



phylluni) ..... 

 The Pipistrelle (Vesperugo pipistrellus) 

 The Noctule (Vesperugo nociuld) . 

 The Long-eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) 

 The Beaver (Castor fiber) 

 The Indian Striped Squirrel (Sciurus 



paltnarum) 



The Common Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) 

 The Flying-Squirrels 

 The Ground-Squirrels 

 The Marmots .... 

 The Scaly-tailed Squirrels 

 The Musquash (Fiber sibethicus) . 

 The Lemming (Myodes lemtnus) 

 The Arctic Lemming (Cuniculus tor- 



quatus) ..... 

 The Field-Vole (Arvicola agrestis) 

 The Water- Vole (Arvicola amphibius) 

 The Hamster (Cricetus frumentarius) 

 The House-Mouse (Mus muscuius) 

 The Wood - Mouse or Long-tailed 



Field-Mouse (Mus sylvaticus) . 

 The Harvest-Mouse (Mus minutus) 

 The House-Rat (Mus rattus) 

 The Sewer-Rat (Mus decumanus) . 

 The Spring-Haas (Pedetes caffer) . 

 The Jerboas 

 The Gophers 

 The Kangaroo-Rats 

 The Mole-Rats . 

 The Dormice 



The Coypu (Myopotamus coypus) 

 The Common Porcupine (Hystrix cristatd) 

 The Brush-tailed Porcupines 

 The Canadian Porcupine (Erethizon 



dorsatus) .... 



The Couendou (Synetheres prehensilis) 

 The Vizcacha (Lagostomus trichodactylus 

 The Chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) 

 The Long-tailed Chinchilla (Lagidium 



cuvieri) ..... 

 The Capybara (Hydrochcerus capybard) 

 The Patagonian Cavy (Dolichotis pata 



chonicd) ..... 

 The Guinea-Pig (Cavia porcellus) . 

 The Agoutis .... 



The Paca (Coclogenys pacd) 

 The Tailed Paca (Dinomys branicki) 



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