Assessing mammal diversity in Xuan Lien Nature Reserve using molecular approaches

Cao Thi Huong Giang, Le Duc Minh, Nguyen Van Thanh, Nguyen Manh Ha, Nguyen Thi Hong Van, Nguyen Dinh Hai, Do Trong Huong
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  • Cao Thi Huong Giang
  • Le Duc Minh Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
  • Nguyen Van Thanh
  • Nguyen Manh Ha
  • Nguyen Thi Hong Van
  • Nguyen Dinh Hai
  • Do Trong Huong

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15625/0866-7160/v38n2.7856

Keywords:

Macaca, Arctogalidia trivirgata, cytochrome b, 16S, conservation genetics, Xuan Lien Nature Reserve.

Abstract

Xuan Lien Nature Reserve in Thanh Hoa province has a high level of biodiversity, including such globally threatened mammals as the Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), the Roosevelt’s Barking Deer (Muntiacus rooseveltorum), and the Northern White-cheeked Gibbon (Nomacus lecogenys). There were several field surveys conducted to determine the number of mammal species in the protected area. Nevertheless, for some species, convetional field techniques might not be able to survey them effectively due to their behavioral ecolgy, e.g., nocturnal mammals or arboreal primates. To investigate mammal diversity, with a focus on nocturnal mammals and arboreal primates in Xuan Lien, we used a molecular approach by sequencing two mitochondrial genes, cytochrome b and 16S rRNA, from hair and bone samples collected in the area. Our results confirmed records of threatened primates in Xuan Lien Nature Reserve, including three species of the genus Macaca, viz. the Stump-tailed Macaque (Macaca arctoides), the Assam Macaque (Macaca assamensis), and the Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta), and the Phayre's Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei). Based on the study results, we also discovered the small-toothed palm civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata). This is the first record of the nocturnal mammal in Xuan Lien Nature Reserve.

 

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Published

08-05-2016

How to Cite

Huong Giang, C. T., Minh, L. D., Thanh, N. V., Ha, N. M., Hong Van, N. T., Hai, N. D., & Huong, D. T. (2016). Assessing mammal diversity in Xuan Lien Nature Reserve using molecular approaches. Academia Journal of Biology, 38(2), 171–178. https://doi.org/10.15625/0866-7160/v38n2.7856

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