Mammals of northeastern India: an updated checklist

Abstract

A systematic review was carried out to prepare a checklist of the mammalian species of northeastern India. The region is located between two prominent biodiversity hotspots, Himalaya and Indo-Burma. Though it is only 8% of the country, it supports almost half of the country’s total wild flora and fauna. Ongoing developmental activities such as the construction of roads, electrification, and mining in and around the wildlife habitats have threatened the survival of many species of wildlife. A lot of literature has been checked to understand the status and distribution of wildlife in the region and the present manuscript is prepared from existing literature. A total of 267 species representing 11 orders and 38 families from the region have been reported. A state-wise updated list of species along with their status as per IUCN, WPA (Wildlife Protection Act) of India, 1972 and CITES has been provided which is intended to serve as a baseline data for further research in mammalian fauna of the region.

New locality record of the Asiatic Long-tailed Climbing Mouse Vandeleuria oleracea (Bennett, 1832) (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae) from Kohora River Basin, Assam, India

“…Dead Vandeleuria oleracea at Rongtara. Chatterjee et al 2020;Talukdar et al 2021). The new site record from Rongtara Village is approximately 215 km from the earlier report by Ellerman (1961) (Figure 1).…”

Attitudes and perceptions of people about the Capped Langur Trachypithecus pileatus (Mammalia: Primates: Cercopithecidae): a preliminary study in Barail Wildlife Sanctuary, India

“…Vegetation of the sanctuary is a mix of tropical moist evergreen, semi-evergreen, and deciduous forests which supports a wide diversity of wildlife. The Sanctuary harbors 19 species of mammals including seven species of primates, 250 species of avifauna, 23 species of amphibians, and 43 species of reptiles which are globally threatened (Choudhury 2013;Talukdar et al 2021). The plant diversity of BWS comprises of 81 tree species, eight species of bamboo, and several species of herbs & shrubs.…”

Investigating Co-occurrence among Look-alike Species: The Case of Three Bears in Northeast India

“…However, the distribution of each species in each state is nebulous at best, often based on unconfirmed reports. A new checklist of the mammals in NE India that includes all three bear species was based on the same repeated sources, none of which have been recently verified [22].…”