Small mammals of the Song Thanh and Saola Quang Nam Nature Reserves, central Vietnam

Abstract

Field surveys in the Song Thanh and Saola Quang Nam Nature Reserves (Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam) were conducted in 2018 and 2019. In total, 197 individuals of small mammals were captured and studied in the field or collected as voucher specimens. Based on these data, an updated checklist of small mammals of Quang Nam Province is provided. A total of 78 species in 15 families and 6 orders is recorded from both reserves: viz., 57 species in the Song Thanh Nature Reserve and 39 species in the Saola Quang Nam Nature Reserve. Records of 20 species are new to the mammal checklist of Quang Nam Province.