NEW UPDATE INFOMATION ON SMALL MAMMALS CHECKLIST IN NGOC SON – NGO LUONG NATURE RESERVE, HOA BINH PROVINCE

Abstract

We updated checklist on small mammals of Ngoc Son – Ngo Luong Nature
Reserve (NS–NL NR), Hoa Binh province, lie in Pu Luong – Cuc Phuong limestone karst of the northern Vietnam. Based on the specimens in field survey combined with data from previous publications, 54 small mammal species in 10 families and 3 orders documented in this area. In which, Sphaerias blanfordi, Cynopterus sphinx, Hipposideros gentilis,
Hipposideros larvatus, Murina cyclotis are common species in Bat fauna, Leopodamys subanus, Maxomys surifer, Rattus tanezumi are the popular species in Rodent fauna. However, illegal exploitation, hunting and human activities effect negative to the biodiversity values. Therefore, the conservation of biodiversity is required