First record of the Asiatic Brush-tailed Porcupine Atherurus macrourus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia: Rodentia: Hystricidae) from western Bhutan
The Asiatic Brush-tailed Porcupine, known to be one of the rarest porcupines in South Asia was first recorded in Bhutan at Royal Manas National Park in 2010. This paper reports the occurrence of the species in western Bhutan in Gedu Territorial Forest Division and is the second record from the coun...
Main Authors: | Tashi Dhendup, Rinzin Dorji |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
2017-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Threatened Taxa |
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Online Access: | https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3791 |
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