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Wildlife of Lao PDR: 1999 Status Report - IUCN

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The three squirrels most commonly traded in northern and Annamite<br />

markets: Red-cheeked, Inornate and Pallas’s. Ban Lak (20), early<br />

1994. T. D. Evans / WCS.<br />

Inornate Squirrel, Ban Lak (20), early 1994. Many vegetable traders<br />

sell small numbers <strong>of</strong> squirrels as the opportunity arises.<br />

T. D. Evans / WCS.<br />

Large Mammals<br />

One Pallas’s Squirrel (left) and two Inornate Squirrels, Phou Louey<br />

NBCA, May 1998. Pallas’s is common and widespread in many<br />

habitats, but the status and habitat use <strong>of</strong> Inornate remain unclear.<br />

P. Davidson / WCS.<br />

Lesser Giant Flying Squirrel, Bolikhamxai Province, May 1994.<br />

This species is typical <strong>of</strong> forests above about 1000 m. Its pelage<br />

varies across its wide world range. Animals in <strong>Lao</strong> <strong>PDR</strong>, at least<br />

south <strong>of</strong> 20ºN, show the rufous tail <strong>of</strong> the race Petaurista elegans<br />

marica. Many <strong>Lao</strong> animals are much more heavily flecked white<br />

than is this individual. T. D. Evans / WCS.<br />

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