Diversity, Uses, and Threats in the Ghodaghodi Lake Complex, a Ramsar Site in Western Lowland Nepal
Table 6
Mammals recorded in the Ghodaghodi Lake complex.
Scientific name
Family
Common name
Macaca mulatta (LC, II)
Cercopithecidae*
Rhesus monkey
Presbytis entellus (I)
Cercopithecidae*
Hanuman langur
Felis chaus (LC)
Felidae**
Jungle cat
Felis viverrina (EN, II)
Felidae**
Fishing cat
Felis bengalensis (VU, II)
Felidae**
Leopard cat
Panthera pardus (VU, I))
Felidae**
Leopard
Canis aureus (LC)
Canidae*
Jackal
Lutra lutra (NT, I)
Mustelidae*
Otter
Pteropus sp. (LC)
Pteropodidae*
Bat
Funambulus sp.
Sciuridae*
Squirrel
Petaurista petaurista (LC)
Sciuridae*
Flying squirrel
Lepus nigricollis (LC)
Leporidae*
Jungle hare
Boselaphus tragocamelus (VU)
Bovidae*
Blue bull
Axix axix (VU)
Cervidae*
Spotted deer
Sus scrofa (LC)
Suidae*
Wild boar
Elephas maximus (EN, I)
Elephantidae**
Asian elephant
Bandicota indica (LC)
Muridae*
Jungle rat
Seen. **Reported from focus group discussions (FGD) and key informants interviews (KII). EN: endangered, VU: vulnerable, NT: near threatened, LC: least concern (IUCN Red List Category); I, II: CITES categories (source: Jnawali et al. [72]).
