3 November 2025

Custom Vietnam Primate & Mammal Expedition – October 2025 (feat. Owston’s Civet, Southern White-cheeked Gibbon, Northern Pygmy Slow Loris and more)

Last month, we had a special 7-day mammal and primate watching trip through Central and Northern Vietnam. The trip was highly successful (one of our BEST ever!), with key mega rarities species including Owston’s Civet, Southern White-cheeked Gibbon, Northern Pygmy Slow Loris, plus the entire collection of usual primates encountered on this route.

In total, we recorded 25 mammal species (10 primates & 15 other mammals) in 7-days along with a large range of endemic birds and reptiles.

This trip was lead by both Thanh Phan and Huy Chu, two of our core lead guides from Da Nang who run majority of our specialist primate tours in this part of the country.

You can read the full report at this link: https://nextcontinenttours.com/custom-vietnam-primate-expedition-trip-report-october-2025/

SPECIES LIST:

Primates:

  1. Northern Yellow-cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus annamensis) — Heard Only
  2. Southern White-cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus siki)
  3. Delacour’s Langur (Trachypithecus delacouri)
  4. Hatinh Langur (Trachypithecus hatinhensis)
  5. Red-shanked Douc Langur (Pygathrix nemaeus)
  6. Assam Macaque (Macaca assamensis)
  7. Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta)
  8. Stump-tailed Macaque (Macaca arctoides)
  9. Pygmy Slow Loris (Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus)
  10. Northern Pygmy Slow Loris (Xanthonycticebus intermedius)

Other Mammals:

  1. Northern Woolly Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus luctus)
  2. Intermediate Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros larvatus)
  3. Exotic Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros gentilis) — To Be Confirmed, hopefully!
  4. Lesser False Vampire Bat (Megaderma spasma)
  5. Black Giant Squirrel (Ratufa bicolor)
  6. Pallas’s Squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus)
  7. Cambodian Striped Squirrel (Tamiops rodolphii)
  8. Maritime Striped Squirrel (Tamiops maritimus)
  9. Common Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista philippensis)
  10. Indochinese Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus)
  11. Masked Palm Civet (Paguma larvata)
  12. Small-toothed Palm Civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata)
  13. Owston’s Civet (Chrotogale owstoni)
  14. Small-toothed Ferret Badger (Melogale moschata)
  15. Mekong White-bellied Rat (Niviventer mekongis)
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