Infobox French commune name Cuon region Pays de la Loire department Maine et Loire arrondissement Saumur canton Baug INSEE 49116 postal code 49150 mayor Jo l Millet term 2001&ndash 2008 intercommunality Canton of Baug longitude 0.1003 latitude 47.4789 elevation m 54 elevation min m 36 elevation max m 91 area km2 13.13 population 481 population date 1999 website Cuon is a Communes of France commune in the Maine et Loire Departments of France department in western France . History Cuon was the site of settlements during the Neolithic and Gallo Roman periods. It was a seigneurie and parish in the eleventh century. Sights Menhir de Pierrefitte Ch teau de La Graffini re fifteenth century , restored during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries Old manors farms of Cuss , Vaux, La Genneveseli re sixteenth century See also Communes of the Maine et Loire department Maine et Loire communes DEFAULTSORT Cuon, Maine Et Loire Category Communes of Maine et Loire MaineLoire geo stub ca Cuon Maine i Loira ceb Cuon de Cuon es Cuon eu Cuon Maine et Loire fr Cuon Maine et Loire it Cuon ms Cuon, Maine et Loire nl Cuon gemeente oc Cuon pl Cuon pt Cuon Maine et Loire sk Cuon sr sv Cuon, Maine et Loire uk vi Cuon, Maine et Loire vo Cuon war Cuon, Maine et Loire ... more details
Orphan date November 2006 Unreferenced date May 2007 Lop is a dish consisting of Vietnamese cuisine Vietnamese beef in grape leaves . See also Lolot Category Vietnamese cuisine Category Stuffed vegetable dishes Category Beef dishes cuisine stub ... more details
The Red Wolf Canis lupus rufus a mammal of the order Carnivora. Red wolf can also refer to Cuon alpinus Naming and etymology Cuon alpinus , better known as the Dhole or Indian wild dog Aden Emergency Red Wolves a group of Qutaibi fighters during the Aden Emergency in what is now Yemen Red Wolf comics , Marvel Comics character Arkansas State Red Wolves Name of all this university s sports teams Florence Red Wolves , South Carolina baseball team Ontario Red Wolves , Mississauga Red Wolves disambig ... more details
Indian dog may refer to Dhole of India, also known as the Indian Wild Dog, Cuon alpinus Hare Indian dog , an extinct dog breed originally kept by the Hare Indians of Canada Carolina Dog of the Southeast United States, also sometimes called the American Southern Dixie Dingo or Indian Native American Dog Pariah dog , which includes primitive breeds from Asia and the United States Rez dog s, wild dogs on Indian reservations in the United States Native American Indian Dog , a breed sold in the United States and Canada, founded by Karen Markel of Michigan disambig ... more details
M n cu n is a Vietnamese people Vietnamese roll which includes a variety of ingredients rolled in rice paper b nh tr ng it may include vegetable and herb leaves, or other kinds of vegetable. The range of possible ingredients allows people to select only what they want, according to their taste. The dish is always served with a dipping sauce called n c ch m . M n cu n is a finger food in which the ingredients are cooked but the diners assemble their own rolls. It is also a real variety of fast food because of its fast cooking process but invented from the old days. M n cu n represents the rich diversity of the Vietnamese cuisine and people. Seeing people having m n cu n , others can recognize their skillfulness, especially women sayings Learn to eat, learn to speak, learn to wrap, learn to open . Image Summer roll.jpg 250px right thumb Summer roll Varieties Why are these not alphabetized? Banh cuon Summer roll Spring roll Ch gi r B b a Cu n di p Cu n c n c Cu n t m chua th t lu c B cu n l l t grilled meat wrapped in Lolot leaves Cu n c g o Cu n u heo ng m chua Cu n c l c h p n c d a B nh t th t n ng thin steamed rolled rice pancake with roast meat and salad. ref name Hue Dictionary cite web title Hue Dictionary url http www.hue.vnn.vn en dict 2004 03 3560 work NetCoDo accessdate 25 September 2010 ref Tr ng B ng dew wetted rice paper Cu n nem n ng made with grilled pork meatballs References reflist Vietnam stub cuisine stub DEFAULTSORT Mon cuon Category Vietnamese cuisine es M n cu n ... more details
Wild dog is a term broadly applied to canines which are either not domesticated or not owned. It may also refer to Feral dog s, domestic dogs living as wild animals. Domestic dogs classified as Canis lupus dingo which are wild by nature even when raised in captivity. The New Guinea Wild Dog , or New Guinea Singing Dog Any non domesticated member of the Canidae , the dogs or the dog family of animals , even foxes and coyotes The Indian Wild Dog , or Dhole, Cuon alpinus , wild canine of Asia The African Wild Dog, or African hunting dog, Lycaon pictus , wild canine of Africa Wild Dog comics , a fictional vigilante appearing in DC comics Wild Dog Time Crisis a villain in the Time Crisis series of videogames disambiguation id Anjing liar ja no Villhund sv Vildhund ... more details
Image B nh b o.jpg thumb right 300px Small dishes of b nh b o A b nh b o literally water fern cake is a variety of small steamed rice cake or rice pancake in Vietnamese cuisine . It is white in color and typically features a dimple in the center, which is filled with Umami savory ingredients including chopped Dried shrimp dried or fresh shrimp, scallion s, Mung bean Without skins mung bean paste , crispy fried shallot s, fish sauce , rice vinegar , and oil. It is considered most typical of the cuisine of Hu , the ancient royal capital located in the center of Vietnam. Etymology The dish s name is believed to derive from the fact that it is shaped like a Salviniales water fern b o in Vietnamese . B nh is a Vietnamese term translating loosely as cake. See also B nh External links commonscat B nh b o http www.noodlepie.com banh beo index.html B nh b o page http www.vietworldkitchen.com bookshelf articles banh beo SJM.htm B nh b o page http www.kqed.org weblog food 2007 05 banh cuon banh beo vietnamese steamed.jsp B nh b o article Rice dishes DEFAULTSORT Banh beo Category Vietnamese cuisine Category Rice dishes Vietnam stub es B nh b o vi B nh b o ... more details
Taxobox name Gobicyon fossil range Fossil range 13.7 11.6 Middle Miocene Late Miocene image image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Carnivora subordo familia Canidae subfamilia genus Gobicyon genus authority Colbert 1839 subdivision ranks Species subdivision synonyms Gobicyon is an extinct genus of Terrestrial animal terrestrial carnivore belonging to the family Canidae bear dog endemic to Central Asia from the Early Miocene subepoch through Late Miocene subepoch 13.6 11.6 Annum Ma , existing for approximately Mya 13.6 11.6 million years . ref http paleodb.org cgi bin bridge.pl?action checkTaxonInfo&taxon no 41216&is real user 1 Paleobiology Database Gobicyon , age range and collections ref Gobicyon was named by Colbert in 1839. Fossil distribution Tong Xin, Central China . Sister genera Alopex , Caedocyon , Canis synonymous with Aenocyon, Lyciscus , Cerdocyon , Chailicyon , Chrysocyon , Cuon , Cynodesmus , Cynotherium , Dusicyon , Ectopocynus , Enhydrocyon syn. Hyaenocyon , Eucyon , Hesperocyon synonymous with Pseudocynodictis , Leptocyon , Mesocyon synonymous with Hypotemnodon , Neocynodesmus , Nyctereutes , Osbornodon , Otocyon , Paraenhydrocyon , Philotrox , Protocyon , Prototocyon , Pseudalopex , Sunkahetanka , Theriodictis , Urocyon , Vulpes . Sources reflist Canidae extinct nav paleo carnivora stub Category Prehistoric mammals of Asia Category Bear dogs Category Miocene mammals Category Miocene extinctions ... more details
Cuon, Maine et Loire Taxobox name Dhole ref name msw3 MSW3 Wozencraft ref fossil range Post Pleistocene ... Specialist Group Dhole Working Group year 2008 id 5953 title Cuon alpinus downloaded 22 March 2009 ... Canidae subfamilia Caninae genus Cuon genus authority Brian Houghton Hodgson Hodgson , 1838 species C. alpinus binomial Cuon alpinus binomial authority Peter Simon Pallas Pallas , 1811 range map Cuon ... Cuon alpinus is a species of canidae canid native to South and Southeast Asia. It is the only extant member of the genus Cuon , which differs from Canis by the reduced number of molars and greater number ... www.science.smith.edu departments Biology VHAYSSEN msi pdf i0076 3519 100 01 0001.pdf Cuon alpinus ... language Ukrainian kuon hirs ky Mountain cuon Tamil language Tamil Vatai karau ref ... 69 00000951.pdf Do dholes Cuon alpinus live in packs in response to competition with or predation ... Fox 1984 p 40 ref or Ussuri dhole ref name h578 br Cuon a. alpinus File Ussuridhole.JPG 150 px Peter ..., 1833 small br small rutilans M ller, 1839 small br Extinction Late Pleistocene dhole br Cuon a. europaeus ... , Austria , Switzerland and French Riviera Late Middle Pleistocene dhole br Cuon a. fossilis Nehring, 1890 An intermediate form between Cuon a. priscus and Cuon a. europaeus ref name k112 Heppenloch, Germany Western ref name f40 or Tien Shan dhole ref name h579 br Cuon a. hesperius File Tien shan ... Russia and China small jason Pocock, 1936 small Early Middle Pleistocene dhole br Cuon a. priscus Thenius, 1954 Sumatran dhole br Cuon a. sumatrensis File Sumatran dhole.jpg 150 px Hardwicke, 1821 A small ... or dhole Cuon alpinus at Moscow Zoo . In International Zoo Yearbook 7, 1967, 120 122. ref Their tails ... from March to May. ref name cohen Behaviour Social and territorial behaviours File Cuon alpinus ...., M. E. Tewes, N. J. Silvy, and K. Kreetiyutanont. 2005. Spatial ecology and diet of the dhole Cuon ... M. W. url title The Whistling Hunters Field Studies of the Indian Wild Dog Cuon Alpinus publisher ... more details
The Meghalaya subtropical forests is a montane tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests subtropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of eastern India . The ecoregion covers an area of convert 41,700 km2 sqmi sp us , encompassing the Khasi Hills , Garo Hills , and Jaintia Hills of India s Meghalaya state, and adjacent portions of Assam state. The ecoregion is one of the most biodiversity species rich in India with a rich diversity of birds, mammals, and plants. Setting The ecoregion covers those portions of the Khasi, Garo, and Jaintia hills lying above 1000 meters elevation. The subtropical forests lie between the tropical lowland lowland Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests to the south and west, and the Brahmaputra Valley semi evergreen forests to the north. It is one of the wettest ecoregions in the world, with some places, notably Mawsynram and Cherrapunji , receiving up to eleven meters of rain in a year. Flora It is a center of diversity for the tree genera Magnolia and Michelia , and the families Elaeocarpaceae and Elaeagnaceae . Over 320 species of orchid s are native to Meghalaya. The endemic pitcher plant Nepenthes khasiana is now an endangered species. Fauna The ecoregion is home to 110 species of mammals, none of which are endemic. Species include the tiger Panthera tigris , Clouded Leopard Pardofelis nebulosa , Asian Elephant Elephas maximus , Dhole or Asiatic Wild Dog Cuon alpinus , Sun Bear Ursus malayanus , Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus , Smooth coated Otter Lutrogale perspicillata , Indian Civet Viverra zibetha , Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla , Indian Pangolin Manis crassicaudata , Assamese Macaque Macaca assamensis , Bear Macaque Macaca arctoides , Capped Leaf Monkey Semnopithecus pileatus , and Hoolock Gibbon Hylobates hoolock . See also List of ecoregions in India References Wikramanayake, Eric Eric Dinerstein Colby J. Loucks et al. 2002 . Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo Pacific a Conservation Assessment. Island Press Wash ... more details
Chinese pic M Qu ng.jpg piccap A bowl of M Qu ng qn m qu ng hantu M Qu ng also spelled m Qu ng , literally Qu ng style noodle is a Vietnamese people Vietnamese noodle dish that originated from the provinces of Quang Nam Province Quang Nam and Da Nang , in central Vietnam , however it is believed that M Qu ng came from the imperial era port town of Hoi An . In the region, it s one of the most popular and nationally recognized food item, and served in various occasions such as family party, death anniversary , and T t . M Qu ng can also be found in many restaurants around the country, and a popular lunch item. Ingredients Originally the dish is most often made from wide rice noodles called l m and the yellow kind of l m are egg noodles. These noodles are typically made at home. The noodles are cooked and served with seasoned pork chop or chicken, hard boiled egg, sauteed shrimp, peanuts, ch Vietnamese steamed pork sausage , chili pepper , fresh vegetables including water mint rau h ng l i , basil , Ipomoea aquatica , Vietnamese coriander , sliced banana flower b p chu i b o , and lettuce , and pieces of crispy b nh tr ng crispy version of rice paper , that s also used for Goi Cuon . Ingredients may vary, but peanuts and b nh tr ng are most commonly found in M Qu ng and make the dish unique amongst other noodle dishes. Serving The main ingredients of the dish are noodles, meat and vegetables. Vegetables are placed atop of a bed of rice noodles in a bowl, then topped with pork, shrimp and finally hot broth made from pork & pork bone sometimes chicken broth instead is added. Unlike other famous dishes such as B n B Hu in Hu or Ph in Ha Noi which are soupy and contain a lot of soup broth, only enough broth is added to moisten the noodles. M Qu ng is also served with b nh a, herbs like sliced shallots and green onion , lime, and sliced chili. There s 2 varieties of M Qu ng, Chicken M Qu ng and Pork M Qu ng. Cultural aspects There is a Vietnamese sayin ... more details
Taxobox name Canines fossil range early Miocene Recent image Eucyon davisi.JPG image width 250px image caption Eucyon davisi fossil regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Carnivora familia Canidae subfamilia Caninae subfamilia authority Johann Fischer von Waldheim G. Fischer de Waldheim , 1817 subdivision ranks Genus Genera ref name McK&B cite book author McKenna, M. C, and S. K. Bell year 1997 title Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level publisher Columbia University Press isbn 023111012X ref ref name Lyras Lyras G.A., Van der Geer A.E., Dermitzakis M., De Vos J. 2006 Cynotherium sardous , an insular canid Mammalia Carnivora from the Pleistocene of Sardinia Italy , and its origin. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Vol. 26, No. 3 pp. 735 745 ref ref name msw3 MSW3 Wozencraft id 14000696 ref ref name Sotnikova2006 cite journal author Sotnikova, M. year 2006 title A new canid Nurocyon chonokhariensis gen. et sp. nov. Canini, Canidae, Mammalia from the Pliocene of Mongolia journal Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg volume 256 pages 11 url http quarter.ginras.ru personal sotnikova docs sotnikova2006b.pdf accessdate 2008 05 04 ref subdivision Short eared Dog Atelocynus Canis Crab eating Fox Cerdocyon Maned Wolf Chrysocyon Dhole Cuon extinction Sardinian Dhole Cynotherium Dusicyon Eucyon Leptocyon Lycalopex African Wild Dog Lycaon Nurocyon Nyctereutes Bat eared Fox Otocyon Protocyon Prototocyon Speothos Theriodictis Urocyon Vulpes Xenocyon Caninae is the only living subfamily of Canidae . Many extinct species of Caninae were endemic to North America , living from 34 Annum Ma 11,000 years ago. ref http paleobackup.nceas.ucsb.edu 8110 cgi bin bridge.pl?action checkTaxonInfo&taxon no 90655&is real user 1 Paleobiology Database Caninae Basic info . ref Some members of the endemic North American canines survived to the present time. This subfamily was recently revised by Tedford, Wang, and Taylor 2009 ref cite journal title Phylogenetic ... more details
Contains Khmer text Ratanakiri Province in northeastern Cambodia is home to many species of animals. One 1996 survey of an area to the northwest of Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary recorded 44 mammals, 76 birds, and 9 reptile species. ref name bann The following is an incomplete list of species recorded in Ratanakiri. Expand list date August 2008 Mammals Sambar deer Cervus unicolor ref name bann Bann, Camille. http idrinfo.idrc.ca archive corpdocs 107390 Economic.htm An Economic Analysis of Tropical Forest Land Use Options, Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia . International Development Research Centre 1997 . Accessed 2008 05 04. ref Sun bear Ursus malayanus ref name bann Boar Sus scrofa ref name bann Bengal Slow Loris Nycticebus bengalensis ref name bann Muntjac Muntiacus ref name bann Banteng Bos javanicus ref name bann Asian Elephant Elephas maximus ref name bann Tiger Panthera tigris ref name bann Leopard Panthera pardus ref name bann Gaur Bos gaurus ref name bann Hog deer Axis porcinus ref name bann Sunda Pangolin Manis javanica ref name bann Mice rats lang km Kandol ref name bann Grey squirrels possums lang km Danghein ref name bann Squirrel s Sciuridae sp. ref name bann Malayan Porcupine Hystrix brachyura ref name bann Otter Lutra sp. ref name bann Dhole Cuon alpinus ref name bann Musk deer ref name bann Macaque ref name bann Gibbon ref name bann Eld s Deer Cervus eldii ref name bann Reptiles Python Python reticulatus ref name bann Water monitor Varanus salvator ref name bann Asian forest tortoise Manouria emys aka Testudo nutapundi, which is misspelled Testuco nuttapundi in the reference. ref name bann Black softshelled turtle Trionyx cartilageneus ref name bann Birds Junglefowl Gallus ref name bann Giant Ibis Thaumatibis gigantea ref name bann Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius ref name bann Green Peafowl Pavo muticus ref name bann Fish Broadhead catfish Clarias macrocephalus ref name bann Giant snakehead Channa micropeltes ref name bann Striped snakehead Channa strai ... more details
wiktionary dog Dog and Dogs usually refer to the domestic dog , Canis lupus familiaris and Dingo Canis lupus dingo . Dog may also refer to tocright Animals The dogs , or dog family of animals, the canid s, including wolves, foxes, and coyotes Canid species called dogs as a part of their common name The African Wild Dog , Lycaon pictus , of Africa The Bush Dog , Speothos venaticus , of South America The Indian Wild Dog , Cuon alpinus , of Asia The Raccoon Dog , Nyctereutes procyonoides , of Asia The Small eared Dog , Atelocynus microtis , of South America Used in the names of non canid, animals Prairie dog s, Cynomys , a genus of North American social ground squirrels People Surname He Dog 1830 1930 , Oglala Sioux leader Mary Crow Dog born 1953 , Dakota Sioux author and activist Nickname Dog , nickname of Duane Chapman , star of Dog the Bounty Hunter When spelled with two final consonants Nate Dogg 1969 2011 , American rapper and R&B artist Snoop Dogg born 1971 , American rapper Swamp Dogg born 1942 , American soul artist Engineering Dog engineering , generally, a tool that prevents or imparts movement by offering physical engagement Andiron Dog andiron specifically, to engineering dogs used in a fireplace dog irons or fire dogs Music Bands Dogs British band , punk music Dogs French band , rock music The Dogs , American hip hop band Albums Dog album Dog album , a 2010 album by Sow Dogs Nina Nastasia album Dogs Nina Nastasia album , 2000 Dogs Beware of Safety album Dogs Beware of Safety album , 2009 Songs Dogs Pink Floyd song Dogs Pink Floyd song , 1977 Dogs The Who song Dogs The Who song , 1968 Dogs Damien Rice song Dogs Damien Rice song Titles Dog film Dog film , the 2001 animated short film by Suzie Templeton Dogs manga Dog manga , by Shirow Miwa, subtitled Bullets & Carnage Characters Dog Half Life 2 , a character from the video game Half Life 2 Dog, a character in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Dog, a character from the Emmy award winning children s animatio ... more details
Refimprove date February 2007 In India there are 410 species ofover 186 genus genera , 45 family biology families and 13 order biology order s out of which nearly 89 species are listed as threatened in the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals IUCN 2006 . This includes two species that are locally extinct from India viz. Acinonyx jubatus and Rhinoceros sondaicus . The mammals are the Class biology class of vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of mammary gland s, which in female s produce milk for the nourishment of young the presence of hair or fur specialized tooth teeth the presence of a neocortex region in the brain and endothermic or warm blooded bodies. The brain regulates endothermic and circulatory system , including a four chambered heart . Mammals encompass some 5,500 species including Human s , distributed in about 1,200 genera, 152 families and up to 46 orders, though this varies with the classification scheme. Endangered Mammals Asiatic Golden Cat Felis temmincki Asiatic Lion Panthera leo persica Asiatic Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus venaticus thought to be Extinct now in India Indian Wild Ass or Khur Equus hemionus khur Dhole Asiatic Wild Dog Dhole Cuon alpinus Asiatic Black Bear Selenarctos thibetanus Banteng Bos javanicus Bengal Fox Vulpes bengalensis Eld s Deer Brow antlered Deer Cervus eldi eldi Brown Bear Ursus arctos Jerdon s Palm Civet Paradoxurus jerdoni Amblonyx cinereus Clawless Otter Amblonyx cinereus Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa European Otter Common Otter Lutralutra wild Cat Felis lybica ornata Dugong Seacow Dugong dugon Ganges River Dolphin Platanista gangetica Gaur Bos gaurus Golden Langur Trachypithecus geei Goral Nemorhaedus goral Indian Rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis Grey Wolf Indian Wolf Canis lupus Himalayan W toothed Shrew Crocidura attenuate Fact date February 2007 Martes flavigula Himalayan Marten Martes flavigula Himalayan Musk Deer Moschus chrysogast ... more details
italictitle Taxobox name Xenocyon lycaonoides fossil range early to early middle Pleistocene regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Carnivora familia Canidae genus Xenocyon species extinction X. lycaonoides binomial Xenocyon lycaonoides binomial authority Mikl s Kretzoi Kretzoi , 1938 synonyms Canis africanus small Pohle biologist Pohle , 1928 ref name MN R small Xenocyon lycaonoides is an extinct canid from the Pleistocene of Eurasia . It lived from 1.8 Annum Ma to 126,000 years ago, existing for approximately Mya 1.8 0.126 million years . ref name MN R cite journal author Mart nez Navarro, B., and L. Rook year 2003 title Gradual evolution in the African hunting dog lineage systematic implications journal Comptes Rendus Palevol volume 2 pages 695 702 doi 10.1016 j.crpv.2003.06.002 issue 8 ref ref http paleobackup.nceas.ucsb.edu 8110 cgi bin bridge.pl?action checkTaxonInfo&taxon no 72208&is real user 1 Paleobiology Database Thaumastocyonini Basic info . ref It preyed on antelope , deer , elephant calves, aurochs , baboon s, wild horse and perhaps human s. It was probably the ancestor of the African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus and possibly the Dhole Cuon alpinus of south east Asia, the extinct Sardinian Dhole Cynotherium sardous . ref name MN R ref name Lyras2006 cite journal author Lyras, G.A. coauthors Van Der Geer, A.E. Dermitzakis, M. De Vos, J. year 2006 title Cynotherium sardous , an insular canid Mammalia Carnivora from the Pleistocene Of Sardinia Italy , and its origin journal Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology volume 26 issue 3 pages 735 745 doi 10.1671 0272 4634 2006 26 735 CSAICM 2.0.CO ref ref name Moulle2006 cite journal author Moulle, P.E. coauthors Echassoux, A. Lacombat, F. year 2006 title Taxonomie du grand canid de la grotte du Vallonnet Roquebrune Cap Martin, Alpes Maritimes, France journal L Anthropologie Paris volume 110 issue 5 pages 832 836 url http cat.inist.fr ?aModele afficheN&cpsidt 18357587 accessdate 2008 04 28 doi 1 ... more details
The Central Indochina dry forests are a large tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests ecoregion in Southeast Asia . Location and description The ecoregion consists of an area of plateau and low river basin in Cambodia , Thailand , Laos , and Vietnam and includes in Thailand the large Khorat Plateau , the higher elevation plains of the Chao Phraya River basin, the foothills of the Tenasserim Hills and other dry areas of the lower slopes of the mountain ranges of the north of the country in central and southern Laos the wide valley of the Mekong river system valley a large area of the dry plains of northern, eastern, and south central Cambodia and finally the uplands of the upper Tonl San and Srepok River s in Vietnam. ref http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial im im0202 full.html ref These are the drier areas of Indochina with 1,000 1,500 mm rainfall per year and a long dry season when regular fires occur in the undergrowth, some set intentionally to clear the forest or drive out wildlife for hunters. Much of this ecoregion is densely populated and is used for agriculture or urban development, especially in Thailand. Flora Much of the original deciduous dipterocarp forest has been cleared especially in Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam while large areas do remain in northeastern Cambodia. The remaining woodlands consist of a variety of types of habitat and consequently a wide range of trees and undergrowth plants. Fauna The remaining forests are home to some large mammals including Asian Elephant s Elephas maximus , wild water buffalo Bubalus arnee , Eld s deer Cervus eldii and three species of wild cattle the gaur Bos gaurus , the banteng Bos javanicus and the kouprey Bos sauveli . Large herds of these grazing animals were once widespread across the region and were preyed upon by tiger s Panthera tigris , clouded leopard Felis nebulosa , leopard s Panthera pardus and Dhole wild dogs Cuon alpinus . Both loss of habitat and hunting have serio ... more details
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