Language: English
The present study describes the characteristics of primary guard hair of species of Indian mammals, covering carnivores, artiodactyls, primates, giant squirrels, lagomorphs, and pangolins.
Introduction
Tricho-taxonomy
Hair characteristics of mammals
Methodology
Microscopic structures of dorsal guard hairs of Indian Mammalian species
Order Carnivora
1. Larger cats
2. Smaller cats
3. Bears
4. Hyena and dogs
5. Red panda
6. Otters, badgers, weasels and martens
7. Palm civets and civets
8. Mongooses
Order Artiodactyla
9. Pig
10. Mouse deer
11. Deer
12. Cattle antelopes, sheep, goats
Order Primates
13. Lorises
14. Gibbon
15. Macaques
16. Langurs
Order Rodentia (Sciuridae)
17. Giant squirrels
Order Lagomorpha
18. Hares
19. Pikas
Order Pholidota
20. Pangolins
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