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| Chakraborty, R.; De, J.K. | |
| Structure of mid-dorsal guard hairs of hunting leopard and lesser panda | |
| 2002 Records of the Zoological Survey of India (100): 131-136 | |
Mid-dorsal guard hairs of Hunting Leopard, _Acinonyx jubatus _(Schreber) and Lesser Panda, _Ailurus fulgens _F. Cuvier have been studied. _Acinonyx jubatus _may be distinguished from other species of large cats of the genus _Panthera _Oken by higher scale count, lower 'SS' and 'PD' _Ailurus fulgens _is distinguished from all the studied species of Ursidae and Procyonidae by higher diameter of the hair. Further, as regard hair structure it is intermediate between Ursids and Procyonids. |
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