This is a list of the mammal species recorded in China. There are 495

mammal A mammal () is a vertebrate animal of the Class (biology), class Mammalia (). Mammals are characterised by the presence of milk-producing mammary glands for feeding their young, a broad neocortex region of the brain, fur or hair, and three ...

species in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

, of which thirteen are critically endangered, twenty-four are endangered, forty-seven are vulnerable, and seven are near threatened. One of the species listed for China can no longer be found in the wild. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the

International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the stat ...

: Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:

Order:
Sirenia The Sirenia (), commonly referred to as sea cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The extant Sirenia comprise two distinct famili ...
(manatees and dugongs)

Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered. *Family:

Dugongidae Dugongidae is a Family (biology), family in the Order (biology), order of Sirenia. The family has one surviving species, the dugong (''Dugong dugon''), one recently Extinction, extinct species, Steller's sea cow (''Hydrodamalis gigas''), and a n ...

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Dugong The dugong (; ''Dugong dugon'') is a marine mammal. It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees. It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest ...

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Order:
Proboscidea Proboscidea (; , ) is a taxonomic order of afrotherian mammals containing one living family (Elephantidae) and several extinct families. First described by J. Illiger in 1811, it encompasses the elephants and their close relatives. Three l ...
(elephants)

The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals. *Family:

Elephantidae Elephantidae is a family (biology), family of large, herbivorous proboscidean mammals which includes the living Elephant, elephants (belonging to the genera ''Elephas'' and ''Loxodonta''), as well as a number of extinct genera like ''Mammuthus'' ...

(elephants) **Genus: ''

Elephas ''Elephas'' is a genus of elephants and one of two surviving genera in the Family (biology), family Elephantidae, comprising one extant species, the Asian elephant (''E. maximus''). Several extinct species have been identified as belonging to t ...

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Asian elephant The Asian elephant (''Elephas maximus''), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only living ''Elephas'' species. It is the largest living land animal in Asia and the second largest living Elephantidae, elephantid in the world. It is char ...

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Indian elephant The Indian elephant (''Elephas maximus indicus'') is one of three extant recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, native to mainland Asia. The species is smaller than the African elephant species with a convex back and the highest body po ...

, ''E. m. indicus''

Order: Scandentia (treeshrews)

The treeshrews are small mammals native to the tropical forests of

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...

. Although called treeshrews, they are not true shrews and are not all

arboreal Arboreal locomotion is the locomotion of animals in trees. In habitats in which trees are present, animals have evolved to move in them. Some animals may scale trees only occasionally (scansorial), but others are exclusively arboreal. The hab ...

. *Family:

Tupaiidae Tupaiidae is one of two families of treeshrews, the other family being Ptilocercidae. The family contains three living genera and 19 living species. The family name derives from ''tupai'', the Malay word for treeshrew and also for squirrel which ...

(tree shrews) **Genus: '' Tupaia'' *** Northern treeshrew, ''T. belangeri''

Order:
Primate Primates is an order (biology), order of mammals, which is further divided into the Strepsirrhini, strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and Lorisidae, lorisids; and the Haplorhini, haplorhines, which include Tarsiiformes, tarsiers a ...
s

The order Primates contains

human Humans (''Homo sapiens'') or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus ''Homo''. They are Hominidae, great apes characterized by their Prehistory of nakedness and clothing ...

s and their closest relatives:

lemur Lemurs ( ; from Latin ) are Strepsirrhini, wet-nosed primates of the Superfamily (biology), superfamily Lemuroidea ( ), divided into 8 Family (biology), families and consisting of 15 genera and around 100 existing species. They are Endemism, ...

s, lorisoids,

monkey Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes. Thus monkeys, in that sense, co ...

s, and

ape Apes (collectively Hominoidea ) are a superfamily of Old World simians native to sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia (though they were more widespread in Africa, most of Asia, and Europe in prehistory, and counting humans are found global ...

s. *Suborder:

Strepsirrhini Strepsirrhini or Strepsirhini (; ) is a Order (biology), suborder of primates that includes the Lemuriformes, lemuriform primates, which consist of the lemurs of Fauna of Madagascar, Madagascar, galagos ("bushbabies") and pottos from Fauna of A ...

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Lemuriformes Lemuriformes is the sole extant infraorder of primate that falls under the suborder Strepsirrhini. It includes the lemurs of Madagascar, as well as the galagos and lorisids of Africa and Asia, although a popular alternative taxonomy places the ...

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Lorisoidea Lorisoidea is a superfamily of nocturnal primates found throughout Africa and Asia. Members include the galagos and the lorisids. As strepsirrhines, lorisoids are related to the lemurs of Madagascar and are sometimes included in the infraorder ...

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Lorisidae Lorisidae (or sometimes Loridae) is a family of strepsirrhine primates. The lorisids are all slim arboreal animals and comprise the lorises, pottos, and angwantibos. Lorisids live in tropical, central Africa as well as in south and southeast A ...

(lorises, bushbabies) *****Genus: ''

Nycticebus Slow lorises are a group of several species of nocturnal strepsirrhine primates that make up the genus ''Nycticebus''. Found in Southeast Asia and nearby areas, they range from Bangladesh and Northeast India in the west to the Sulu Archipelago ...

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Bengal slow loris The Bengal slow loris (''Nycticebus bengalensis'') or northern slow loris is a Strepsirrhini, strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris native to the Indian subcontinent and Indochina. Its geographic range is larger than that of any oth ...

, ''N. bengalensis'' *****Genus ''Xanthonycticebus'' ******

Pygmy slow loris The pygmy slow loris (''Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus'') is a species of slow loris found east of the Mekong, Mekong River in Vietnam, Laos, eastern Cambodia, and China. It occurs in a variety of forest habitats, including Tropical and subtropical d ...

, ''X. pygmaeus'' *Suborder:

Haplorhini Haplorhini (), the haplorhines (Greek language, Greek for "simple-nosed") or the "dry-nosed" primates is a suborder of primates containing the Tarsiiformes, tarsiers and the simians (Simiiformes or anthropoids), as sister of the Strepsirrhini ("m ...

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Simiiformes The simians, anthropoids, or higher primates are an infraorder (Simiiformes ) of primates containing all animals traditionally called monkeys and apes. More precisely, they consist of the parvorders Platyrrhini (New World monkeys) and Ca ...

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Catarrhini The parvorder Catarrhini (known commonly as catarrhine monkeys, Old World anthropoids, or Old World monkeys) consists of the Cercopithecoidea and apes (Hominoidea). In 1812, Geoffroy grouped those two groups together and established the name ...

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Cercopithecoidea Old World monkeys are primates in the family Cercopithecidae (). Twenty-four genera and 138 species are recognized, making it the largest primate family. Old World monkey genera include baboons (genus '' Papio''), red colobus (genus '' Piliocolob ...

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Cercopithecidae Old World monkeys are primates in the family (biology), family Cercopithecidae (). Twenty-four genus, genera and 138 species are recognized, making it the largest primate family. Old World monkey genera include baboons (genus ''Papio''), red colo ...

(Old World monkeys) ******Genus: ''

Macaca The macaques () constitute a genus (''Macaca'') of gregarious Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. The 23 species of macaques inhabit ranges throughout Asia, North Africa, and Europe (in Gibraltar). Macaques are principally fru ...

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Stump-tailed macaque The stump-tailed macaque (''Macaca arctoides''), also called the bear macaque, is a species of macaque native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. In India, it occurs south of the Brahmaputra River, in the northeastern part of the country. Its range ...

, ''M. arctoides'' ******* Assam macaque, ''M. assamensis'' ******* Northern pig-tailed macaque, ''M. leonina'' ******* White-cheeked macaque, ''M. leucogenys'' *******

Rhesus macaque The rhesus macaque (''Macaca mulatta''), colloquially rhesus monkey, is a species of Old World monkey. There are between six and nine recognised subspecies split between two groups, the Chinese-derived and the Indian-derived. Generally brown or g ...

, ''M. mulatta'' ******* Tibetan macaque, ''M. thibetana'' ******Subfamily:

Colobinae The Colobinae or leaf-eating monkeys are a family (biology), subfamily of the Old World monkey family that includes 61 species in 11 genus, genera, including the black-and-white colobus, the large-nosed proboscis monkey, and the gray langurs. So ...

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Semnopithecus ''Semnopithecus'' is a genus of Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent, with all species with the exception of two being commonly known as gray langurs. Traditionally only the species ''Semnopithecus entellus'' was recognized, but si ...

'' ******** Nepal gray langur, ''S. schistaceus'' *******Genus: ''

Trachypithecus ''Trachypithecus'' (derived from Greek , meaning "rough" and , meaning "monkey") is a genus of Old World monkeys containing species known as lutungs, langurs, or leaf monkeys. Their range is much of Southeast Asia (northeast India, Vietnam, so ...

'' ******** Indochinese grey langur, ''T. crepusculus'' ******** Francois' langur, ''T. francoisi'' ******** Shan State langur, ''T. melamera'' ******** Bonneted langur, ''T. pileatus'' ******** White-headed langur, ''T. leucocephalus'' *******Genus: ''

Rhinopithecus Snub-nosed monkeys are a group of Old World monkeys and make up the entirety of the genus ''Rhinopithecus''. The genus is rare and not fully researched. Some taxonomists group snub-nosed monkeys together with the genus ''Pygathrix''. Distributi ...

'' ******** Black snub-nosed monkey, ''R. bieti'' ******** Gray snub-nosed monkey, ''R. brelichi'' ******** Golden snub-nosed monkey, ''R. roxellana'' ****Superfamily:

Hominoidea Apes (collectively Hominoidea ) are a Family (biology), superfamily of Old World simians native to sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia (though they were more widespread in Africa, most of Asia, and Europe in prehistory, and counting humans ...

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Hylobatidae Gibbons () are apes in the Family (biology), family Hylobatidae (). The family historically contained one genus, but now is split into four extant genera and 20 species. Gibbons live in subtropical and tropical forests from eastern Bangladesh an ...

(gibbons) ******Genus: ''

Hoolock The hoolock gibbons are three primate species of genus ''Hoolock'' in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae, native to eastern Bangladesh, Northeast India, Myanmar, and Southwest China. Description Hoolocks are the second-largest of the gibbons, after ...

'' ******* Western hoolock gibbon, ''H. hoolock'' presence uncertain ******* Eastern hoolock gibbon, ''H. leuconedys'' ******* Skywalker hoolock gibbon, ''H. tianxing'' ******Genus: ''

Hylobates The genus ''Hylobates'' is one of the four genera of gibbons. Its name means "forest walker", from the Greek (, "forest") and (, "one who treads"). It was once considered the only genus, but recently its subgenera (''Hoolock'' ormerly ''Bun ...

'' ******* Lar gibbon, ''H. lar'' ******Genus: ''

Nomascus ''Nomascus'' is the second-most speciose genus of the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. Originally, this genus was a subgenus of ''Hylobates'', with all individuals considered to be one species, ''H. concolor''. Species within ''Nomascus'' are charact ...

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Black crested gibbon The black crested gibbon (''Nomascus concolor'') is a Critically Endangered species of gibbon found in China, Laos, and northern Vietnam, with four subspecies. Taxonomy The taxonomy of the species is confused. Previously grouped in the gen ...

, ''N. concolor'' ******* Hainan black crested gibbon, ''N. hainanus'' ******* White-cheeked crested gibbon, ''N. leucogenys'' ******* Eastern black crested gibbon, ''N. nasutus''

Order:
Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...
ia (rodents)

Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two

incisor Incisors (from Latin ''incidere'', "to cut") are the front teeth present in most mammals. They are located in the premaxilla above and on the mandible below. Humans have a total of eight (two on each side, top and bottom). Opossums have 18, wher ...

s in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the

capybara The capybara or greater capybara (''Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris'') is the largest living rodent, native to South America. It is a member of the genus '' Hydrochoerus''. The only other extant member is the lesser capybara (''Hydrochoerus isthmi ...

can weigh up to . *Suborder:

Hystricognathi The Hystricognathi are an infraorder of rodents, distinguished from other rodents by the bone structure of their skulls. The masseter medialis (a jaw muscle) passes partially through a hole below each eye socket (called the infraorbital foramen) ...

**Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) ***Genus: '' Atherurus'' **** Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine, ''A. macrourus'' ***Genus: '' Hystrix'' **** Malayan porcupine, ''H. brachyura'' **** Indian crested porcupine, ''H. indica'' *Suborder: Sciurognathi **Family:

Castoridae Castoridae is a family of rodents that contains the two living species of beavers and their fossil relatives. A formerly diverse group, only a single genus is extant today, ''beaver, Castor.'' Two other genera of "giant beavers", ''Castoroides'' ...

(beavers) ***Genus: '' Castor'' ****

Eurasian beaver The Eurasian beaver (''Castor fiber'') or European beaver is a species of beaver widespread across Eurasia, with a rapidly increasing population of at least 1.5 million in 2020. The Eurasian beaver was hunted to near-extinction for both its fur ...

, ''C. fiber'' **Family:

Sciuridae Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae (), a family that includes small or medium-sized rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrel ...

(squirrels) ***Subfamily: Ratufinae ****Genus: '' Ratufa'' *****

Black giant squirrel The black giant squirrel or Malayan giant squirrel (''Ratufa bicolor'') is a large tree squirrel in the genus '' Ratufa'' native to the Indomalayan zootope. It is found in forests from northern Bangladesh, northeast India, eastern Nepal, Bhutan ...

, ''Ratufa bicolor'' ***Subfamily:

Sciurinae Sciurinae () is a subfamily of squirrels (in the family Sciuridae), uniting the flying squirrels with certain related tree squirrels. Older sources place the flying squirrels in a separate subfamily (Pteromyinae) and unite all remaining sciurids i ...

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Sciurini Sciurini () is a tribe that includes about forty species of squirrels,Thorington and Hoffmann, 2005, p. 754 mostly from the Americas. It includes five living genera—the American dwarf squirrels, '' Microsciurus''; the Bornean '' Rheithrosc ...

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Sciurus The genus ''Sciurus'' ( or ) contains most of the common, bushy-tailed squirrels in North America, Europe, Temperate zone, temperate Asia, Central America and South America. Species The number of species in the genus is subject to change. In 200 ...

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Red squirrel The red squirrel (''Sciurus vulgaris''), also called Eurasian red squirrel, is a species of tree squirrel in the genus ''Sciurus''. It is an arboreal and primarily herbivorous rodent and common throughout Eurasia. Taxonomy There have been ...

, ''S. vulgaris'' ****Tribe: Pteromyini *****Genus: '' Aeretes'' ****** Groove-toothed flying squirrel, ''Aeretes melanopterus'' *****Genus: '' Belomys'' ****** Hairy-footed flying squirrel, ''Belomys pearsonii'' *****Genus: ''

Hylopetes ''Hylopetes'' is a genus of flying squirrels. There are about 10 species. Species include: *Particolored flying squirrel - ''H. alboniger'' (Hodgson, 1836) *Bartel's flying squirrel - ''H. bartelsi'' Chasen, 1939 *Hainan flying squirrel - ''H. e ...

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Particolored flying squirrel The particolored flying squirrel (''Hylopetes alboniger'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical ...

, ''Hylopetes alboniger'' EN ****** Indochinese flying squirrel, ''Hylopetes phayrei'' *****Genus: ''

Petaurista ''Petaurista'' is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae. They are large to very large flying squirrels found in forests and other wooded habitats in southern and eastern Asia. Like other flying squirrels, they are mostly nocturnal and able ...

'' ****** Red and white giant flying squirrel, ''Petaurista alborufus'' ****** Spotted giant flying squirrel, ''Petaurista elegans'' ****** Japanese giant flying squirrel, ''Petaurista leucogenys'' ****** Bhutan giant flying squirrel, ''Petaurista nobilis'' ****** Red giant flying squirrel, ''Petaurista petaurista'' ****** Indian giant flying squirrel, ''Petaurista philippensis'' ****** Chinese giant flying squirrel, ''Petaurista xanthotis'' *****Genus: '' Pteromys'' ****** Siberian flying squirrel, ''Pteromys volans'' *****Genus: '' Trogopterus'' ****** Complex-toothed flying squirrel, ''Trogopterus xanthipes'' EN ***Subfamily: Callosciurinae ****Genus: '' Callosciurus'' ***** Pallas's squirrel, ''Callosciurus erythraeus'' ***** Inornate squirrel, ''Callosciurus inornatus'' ***** Phayre's squirrel, ''Callosciurus phayrei'' ***** Irrawaddy squirrel, ''Callosciurus pygerythrus'' VU ***** Anderson's squirrel, ''Callosciurus quinquestriatus'' VU ****Genus: '' Dremomys'' ***** Orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel, ''Dremomys lokriah'' ***** Perny's long-nosed squirrel, ''Dremomys pernyi'' ***** Red-hipped squirrel, ''Dremomys pyrrhomerus'' ***** Asian red-cheeked squirrel, ''Dremomys rufigenis'' ****Genus: '' Tamiops'' ***** Himalayan striped squirrel, ''Tamiops macclellandi'' ***** Maritime striped squirrel, ''Tamiops maritimus'' ***** Swinhoe's striped squirrel, ''Tamiops swinhoei'' ***Subfamily:

Xerinae The Xerinae comprise a subfamily of squirrels, many of which are highly terrestrial. It includes the tribes Marmotini (marmots, chipmunks, prairie dogs, and other Holarctic ground squirrels), Xerini (African and some Eurasian ground squirrels), ...

****Tribe: Marmotini *****Genus: '' Marmota'' ****** Gray marmot, ''Marmota baibacina'' ****** Long-tailed marmot, ''Marmota caudata'' ******

Himalayan marmot The Himalayan marmot (''Marmota himalayana'') is a marmot species that inhabits alpine grasslands throughout the Himalayas and on the Tibetan Plateau. It is IUCN Red Listed as Least Concern because of its wide range and possibly large population. ...

, ''Marmota himalayana'' ******

Tarbagan marmot The tarbagan marmot (''Marmota sibirica'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in China (Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang), northern and western Mongolia, and Russia (southwest Siberia, Tuva, Transbaikalia). In the Mongol ...

, ''Marmota sibirica'' *****Genus: ''

Sciurotamias ''Sciurotamias'' is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae, found in China. It contains the following species: * Père David's rock squirrel (''Sciurotamias davidianus'') * Forrest's rock squirrel (''Sciurotamias forresti'') References

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Père David's rock squirrel The Père David's rock squirrel (''Sciurotamias davidianus''), also known as the Chinese rock squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to China, where it is found widely in rocky habitats in the eastern and central ...

, ''Sciurotamias davidianus'' ****** Forrest's rock squirrel, ''Sciurotamias forresti'' VU *****Genus: ''

Spermophilus ''Spermophilus'' is a genus of ground squirrels in the Sciuridae, squirrel family. As traditionally defined the genus was very species-rich, ranging through Europe, Asia and North America, but this arrangement was found to be paraphyletic to ...

'' ****** Alashan ground squirrel, ''Spermophilus alashanicus'' ****** Daurian ground squirrel, ''Spermophilus dauricus'' ****** Red-cheeked ground squirrel, ''Spermophilus erythrogenys'' ****** Yellow ground squirrel, ''Spermophilus fulvus'' ****** Long-tailed ground squirrel, ''Spermophilus undulatus'' *****Genus: ''

Tamias ''Tamias'' is a genus of chipmunks in the tribe Marmotini of the squirrel family. The genus includes a single living species, the eastern chipmunk (''Tamias striatus''). The genus name ''Tamias'' () means "treasurer", "steward", or "housekeeper ...

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Siberian chipmunk The Siberian chipmunk (''Eutamias sibiricus''), also called common chipmunk, is a species of chipmunk native to northern Asia from central Russia to China, Korea, and Hokkaidō in northern Japan. It was imported from South Korea and introduced i ...

, ''Tamias sibiricus'' **Family: Gliridae (dormice) ***Subfamily:

Leithiinae Leithiinae is a subfamily of dormice. It is named after the ''Leithia'', an extinct genus of giant dormouse from the Pleistocene of Sicily. Classification Subfamily Leithiinae *Genus ''Chaetocauda'' ** Chinese dormouse, ''Chaetocauda sichuanensi ...

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Dryomys ''Dryomys'' is a genus of dormouse. Collectively the members of the genus are referred to as forest dormice, although the type species In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica ...

'' ***** Forest dormouse, ''Dryomys nitedula'' ****Genus: ''

Chaetocauda The Chinese dormouse or Sichuan dormouse (''Chaetocauda sichuanensis'') is a species of dormouse found in subalpine mixed forests in northern Sichuan, China, where it is known from Jiuzhaigou and Wanglang Nature Reserves. It is known only from t ...

'' ***** Chinese dormouse, ''Chaetocauda sichuanensis'' EN **Family:

Dipodidae Jerboas () are the members of the family Dipodidae. They are hopping desert rodents found throughout North Africa and Asia. They tend to live in hot deserts. When chased, jerboas can run at up to . Some species are preyed on by little owls ('' ...

(jerboas) ***Subfamily: Allactaginae ****Genus: ''

Allactaga The genus ''Allactaga'' contains the five-toed jerboas of Asia. They are small mammals belonging to the order of rodents. They are characteristically known as the hopping rodents of the desert and semi-arid regions. They have long hind feet, shor ...

'' ***** Balikun jerboa, ''Allactaga balikunica'' ***** Gobi jerboa, ''Allactaga bullata'' ***** Small five-toed jerboa, ''Allactaga elater'' ***** Mongolian five-toed jerboa, ''Allactaga sibirica'' ****Genus: '' Pygeretmus'' ***** Dwarf fat-tailed jerboa, ''Pygeretmus pumilio'' ***Subfamily:

Cardiocraniinae Cardiocraniinae is a subfamily of rodents in the family Dipodidae, named by the Russian zoologist Boris Stepanovich Vinogradov (1891–1958) in 1925. These jumping rodents are small mammals, less than 20 cm long. Taxonomy *Genus ''Cardio ...

****Genus: '' Cardiocranius'' ***** Five-toed pygmy jerboa, ''Cardiocranius paradoxus'' VU ****Genus: '' Salpingotus'' ***** Thick-tailed pygmy jerboa, ''Salpingotus crassicauda'' VU ***** Kozlov's pygmy jerboa, ''Salpingotus kozlovi'' ***Subfamily: Dipodinae ****Genus: '' Dipus'' ***** Northern three-toed jerboa, ''Dipus sagitta'' ****Genus: '' Stylodipus'' ***** Andrews's three-toed jerboa, ''Stylodipus andrewsi'' ***** Mongolian three-toed jerboa, ''Stylodipus sungorus'' ***** Thick-tailed three-toed jerboa, ''Stylodipus telum'' ***Subfamily: Euchoreutinae ****Genus: '' Euchoreutes'' ***** Long-eared jerboa, ''Euchoreutes naso'' EN ***Subfamily: Sicistinae ****Genus: ''

Sicista Birch mice (genus ''Sicista'') are small jumping rodents that resemble mice with long, tufted tails and very long hind legs, allowing for remarkable leaps. They are the only extant members of the family Sminthidae. They are native to Eurasian for ...

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Long-tailed birch mouse The long-tailed birch mouse (''Sicista caudata'') is a species of birch mouse found in Northeast Asia. It has been reported from the Ussuri region of Manchuria, Sakhalin Island and Primorsky Krai in Russia, and northern North Korea. It is ...

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Chinese birch mouse ''Sicista concolor'', the Chinese birch mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Sminthidae. It is native to China, India and Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of ...

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Southern birch mouse The southern birch mouse (''Sicista subtilis'') is a species of birch mouse in the family Sminthidae. It is native to southern Russia, Kazakhstan, and potentially northern Mongolia and China. Taxonomy The Hungarian birch mouse (''S. trizona'' ...

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Tien Shan birch mouse The Tien Shan birch mouse (''Sicista tianshanica'') is a species of rodent in the family Sminthidae. It is found in China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Description The Tien Shan birch mouse grows to a length of about with a tail length of about o ...

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Zapodinae Zapodidae, the jumping mice, is a family of mouse-like rodents in North America and China. Although mouse-like in general appearance, these rodents are distinguished by their elongated hind limbs, and, typically, by the presence of four pairs o ...

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Eozapus The Chinese jumping mouse (''Eozapus setchuanus'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Eozapus''. It is endemic to China where its natural habitat is temperate forests, steppes and meadows in mountai ...

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Chinese jumping mouse The Chinese jumping mouse (''Eozapus setchuanus'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Eozapus''. It is endemic to China where its natural habitat is temperate forests, steppes and meadows in mountai ...

, ''Eozapus setchuanus'' VU **Family:

Platacanthomyidae The rodent family Platacanthomyidae, or Oriental dormice, includes the Platacanthomys, spiny dormice and the Typhlomys, Chinese pygmy dormice. In spite of their appearance, these animals are not true dormouse, dormice, but are part of the large ...

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Chinese pygmy dormouse The Chinese pygmy dormouse, (''Typhlomys cinereus'') is a species of rodent of the family Platacanthomyidae found in China and Vietnam. Subspecies Musser and Carleton (2005) recognized five subspecies. The northwest Vietnamese form '' Typhlomy ...

, ''Typhlomys cinereus'' **Family:

Spalacidae The Spalacidae, or spalacids, are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. They are native to eastern Asia, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, and southeastern Europe. It includes the blind mole-rats, bamboo rats, m ...

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Myospalacinae Zokors are Asiatic burrowing rodents resembling mole-rats. They include two genera: '' Myospalax'' and ''Eospalax''. Zokors are native to much of China, Kazakhstan, and Siberian Russia. Traditionally, zokors were thought to be closely related ...

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Eospalax ''Eospalax'' is a genus of rodents in the family Spalacidae. It contains these species: *Chinese zokor The Chinese zokor (''Eospalax fontanierii'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is endemic to China, ranging from Qinghai, ...

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Chinese zokor The Chinese zokor (''Eospalax fontanierii'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is endemic to China, ranging from Qinghai, Qinghai Province eastwards to Beijing in steppe and alpine grasslands. Henri Milne-Edwards first described ...

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Rothschild's zokor The Rothschild's zokor (''Eospalax rothschildi'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is endemic to China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a popu ...

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Smith's zokor Smith's zokor (''Eospalax smithii'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae, endemic to China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1. ...

, ''Eospalax smithii'' ****Genus: '' Myospalax'' ***** False zokor, ''Myospalax aspalax'' ***** Transbaikal zokor, ''Myospalax psilurus'' ***Subfamily: Rhizomyinae ****Genus: '' Cannomys'' ***** Lesser bamboo rat, ''Cannomys badius'' ****Genus: '' Rhizomys'' ***** Hoary bamboo rat, ''Rhizomys pruinosus'' ***** Chinese bamboo rat, ''Rhizomys sinensis'' ***** Large bamboo rat, ''Rhizomys sumatrensis'' **Family:

Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At over 870 species, it is either the largest or second-largest family ...

***Subfamily: Cricetinae ****Genus: '' Allocricetulus'' ***** Mongolian hamster, ''Allocricetulus curtatus'' ****Genus: '' Cansumys'' ***** Gansu hamster, ''Cansumys canus'' ****Genus: '' Cricetulus'' ***** Chinese striped hamster, ''Cricetulus barabensis'' ***** Long-tailed dwarf hamster, ''Cricetulus longicaudatus'' ***** Sokolov's dwarf hamster, ''Cricetulus sokolovi'' ****Genus: ''

Cricetus The European hamster (''Cricetus cricetus''), also known as the Eurasian hamster, black-bellied hamster or common hamster, is the only species of hamster in the genus ''Cricetus''. It is native to grassland and similar habitats in a large par ...

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European hamster The European hamster (''Cricetus cricetus''), also known as the Eurasian hamster, black-bellied hamster or common hamster, is the only species of hamster in the genus ''Cricetus''. It is native to grassland and similar habitats in a large par ...

, ''C. cricetus'' presence uncertain ****Genus: '' Nothocricetulus'' ***** Grey dwarf hamster, ''Nothocricetulus migratorius'' ****Genus: ''

Phodopus ''Phodopus'', a genus of rodents in the hamster subfamily Cricetinae—a division of the larger family Cricetidae—is a lineage of small hamsters native to central Asia that display unusual adaptations to extreme temperatures. They are the only ...

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Campbell's dwarf hamster Campbell's dwarf hamster (''Phodopus campbelli'') is a species of hamster in the genus '' Phodopus''. It was given its common name by Oldfield Thomas in honor of Charles William Campbell, who collected the first specimen in Mongolia on July 1, ...

, ''Phodopus campbelli'' ***** Djungarian hamster, ''Phodopus sungorus'' *****

Roborovski hamster The Roborovski hamster (''Phodopus roborovskii''), also known as the desert hamster, Robo dwarf hamster or simply dwarf hamster is the smallest of three species of hamster in the genus '' Phodopus'', and is native to the deserts of Central Asia. ...

, ''Phodopus roborovskii'' ****Genus: '' Tscherskia'' ***** Greater long-tailed hamster, ''Tscherskia triton'' ****Genus: '' Urocricetus'' ***** Tibetan dwarf hamster, ''Urocricetus alticola'' *****

Kam dwarf hamster The Kam dwarf hamster (''Urocricetus kamensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in the mountains of western China where it inhabits grassland, shrubby marshes and steppes. Although it has a limited range, the I ...

, ''Urocricetus kamensis'' ***Subfamily:

Arvicolinae The Arvicolinae are a subfamily of rodents that includes the voles, lemmings, and muskrats. They are most closely related to the other subfamilies in the Cricetidae (comprising the hamsters and New World rats and mice). Some authorities plac ...

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Alticola ''Alticola'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At over ...

'' ***** Silver mountain vole, ''Alticola argentatus'' ***** Gobi Altai mountain vole, ''Alticola barakshin'' ***** Royle's mountain vole, ''Alticola roylei'' ***** Stolička's mountain vole, ''Alticola stoliczkanus'' ***** Strachey's mountain vole, ''Alticola stracheyi'' ***** Flat-headed vole, ''Alticola strelzowi'' ****Genus: ''

Arvicola Water voles are large voles in the genus ''Arvicola''. They are found in both aquatic and dry habitat through Europe and much of northern Asia. A water vole found in Western North America was historically considered a member of this genus, but ...

'' ***** Water vole, ''Arvicola terrestris'' ****Genus: '' Clethrionomys'' ***** Tien Shan red-backed vole, ''Clethrionomys centralis'' *****

Bank vole The bank vole (''Clethrionomys glareolus'') is a small vole with red-brown fur and some grey patches, with a tail about half as long as its body. A rodent, it lives in woodland areas and is around in length. The bank vole is found in much of Eu ...

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Grey red-backed vole The grey red-backed vole or the grey-sided vole (''Craseomys rufocanus'') is a species of vole. An adult grey red-backed vole weighs 20-50 grams. This species ranges across northern Eurasia, including northern China, the northern Korean Pen ...

, ''Clethrionomys rufocanus'' ***** Northern red-backed vole, ''Clethrionomys rutilus'' ****Genus: ''

Ellobius ''Ellobius'' is a genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae. It contains two ('' E. talpinus'' and '' E. tancrei'') of the handful of examples of mammal species that have lost the Y chromosome The Y chromosome is one of two sex chromosomes i ...

'' ***** Zaisan mole vole, ''Ellobius tancrei'' ****Genus: '' Eolagurus'' ***** Yellow steppe lemming, ''Eolagurus luteus'' ***** Przewalski's steppe lemming, ''Eolagurus przewalskii'' ****Genus: ''

Eothenomys ''Eothenomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species: * Kachin red-backed vole (''Eothenomys cachinus'') * Pratt's vole (''Eothenomys chinensis'') * Southwest China vole (''Eothenomys custos'') * Pè ...

'' ***** Pratt's vole, ''Eothenomys chinensis'' ***** Southwest China vole, ''Eothenomys custos'' ***** Ganzu vole, ''Eothenomys eva'' ***** Kolan vole, ''Eothenomys inez'' ***** Père David's vole, ''Eothenomys melanogaster'' *****

Chaotung vole The Chaotung vole (''Eothenomys olitor''), also known as the black-eared red-backed vole, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou provinces of south-central China China, officiall ...

, ''Eothenomys olitor'' ***** Yulungshan vole, ''Eothenomys proditor'' *****

Shansei vole The Shansei vole (''Craseomys shanseius'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in north-central China where its habitat is forests. Taxonomy The Shansei vole was first described in 1908 as ''Myodes shanseius'' by th ...

, ''Eothenomys shanseius'' ****Genus: '' Lagurus'' ***** Steppe lemming, ''Lagurus lagurus'' ****Genus: '' Lasiopodomys'' ***** Brandt's vole, ''Lasiopodomys brandtii'' *****

Plateau vole The plateau vole (''Neodon fuscus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It was originally listed as ''Lasiopodomys'', but was moved to '' Neodon'' in 2012. It is found only in China. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland A ...

, ''Lasiopodomys fuscus'' ***** Mandarin vole, ''Lasiopodomys mandarinus'' ****Genus: ''

Microtus ''Microtus'' is a genus of voles found in North America, Europe and northern Asia. The genus name refers to the small ears of these animals. They are stout rodents with short ears, legs and tails. They eat green vegetation such as grasses and se ...

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Field vole The short-tailed field vole, short-tailed vole, or simply field vole (''Microtus agrestis'') is a grey-brown vole, around 10 cm in length, with a short tail. It is one of the most common mammals in Europe, with a range extending from the Atl ...

, ''Microtus agrestis'' ***** Reed vole, ''Microtus fortis'' ***** Narrow-headed vole, ''Microtus gregalis'' ***** Chinese scrub vole, ''Microtus irene'' *****

Juniper vole The juniper vole (''Microtus yuldaschi'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Afghanistan, China, Pakistan and Tajikistan. It was formerly classified in the genus '' Neodon'', but genetic evidence indicates that it is ...

, ''Microtus juldaschi'' ***** Blyth's vole, ''Microtus leucurus'' ***** Lacustrine vole, ''Microtus limnophilus'' ***** Maximowicz's vole, ''Microtus maximowiczii'' ***** Mongolian vole, ''Microtus mongolicus'' *****

Common vole The common vole (''Microtus arvalis'') is a European rodent. Distribution and habitat The common vole is hardly restricted in means of distribution and habitat and inhabits large areas of Eurasia but, apart from the Orkney vole, not the Br ...

, ''Microtus arvalis'' ***** Sikkim vole, ''Microtus sikimensis'' ***** Social vole, ''Microtus socialis'' ****Genus: '' Myopus'' ***** Wood lemming, ''Myopus schisticolor'' ****Genus: '' Proedromys'' ***** Duke of Bedford's vole, ''Proedromys bedfordi'' ****Genus: '' Volemys'' ***** Clarke's vole, ''Volemys clarkei'' ***** Szechuan vole, ''Volemys millicens'' ***** Marie's vole, ''Volemys musseri'' **Family:

Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. ...

(mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters) ***Subfamily: Gerbillinae ****Genus: '' Brachiones'' ***** Przewalski's gerbil, ''Brachiones przewalskii'' ****Genus: '' Meriones'' ***** Cheng's jird, ''Meriones chengi'' CR ***** Libyan jird, ''Meriones libycus'' LC ***** Midday jird, ''Meriones meridianus'' ***** Tamarisk jird, ''Meriones tamariscinus'' ***** Mongolian gerbil, ''Meriones unguiculatus'' ****Genus: '' Rhombomys'' *****

Great gerbil The great gerbil (''Rhombomys opimus'') is a large rodent found throughout much of Central Asia. Description The largest of the gerbils, great gerbils have a head and body length of . Their skulls are distinctive by having two grooves in each i ...

, ''Rhombomys opimus'' ***Subfamily:

Murinae The Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species. Members of this subfamily are called murines. In terms of species richness, this subfamily is larger than all mammal families excep ...

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Apodemus ''Apodemus'' is a genus of Muridae, murid (true mice and rats) containing the field mice as well as other well-known species like the wood mouse and the yellow-necked mouse. The name is unrelated to that of the ''Mus (genus), Mus'' genus, instead ...

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Striped field mouse The striped field mouse (''Apodemus agrarius'') is a rodent in the family Muridae. The range of this species stretches from Eastern Europe to Eastern Asia. Synonyms Accepted synonyms include ''Apodemus albostriatus'' (Bechstein, 1801), ''Apodemu ...

, ''Apodemus agrarius'' ***** Chevrier's field mouse, ''Apodemus chevrieri'' *****

South China field mouse The South China field mouse (''Apodemus draco'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in China, India, and Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the offic ...

, ''Apodemus draco'' ***** Sichuan field mouse, ''Apodemus latronum'' ***** Korean field mouse, ''Apodemus peninsulae'' *****

Ural field mouse The Ural field mouse (''Apodemus uralensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is also known as the pygmy field mouse. It is found in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgi ...

, ''Apodemus uralensis'' ****Genus: ''

Bandicota ''Bandicota'' is a genus of rodents from Asia known as the bandicoot rats. Their common name and genus name are derived from the Telugu language word ''pandikokku'' (పందికొక్కు). DNA studies have found the group to be a monop ...

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Greater bandicoot rat The greater bandicoot rat or Indian bandicoot rat (''Bandicota indica'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. It can g ...

, ''Bandicota indica'' ****Genus: '' Berylmys'' ***** Bower's white-toothed rat, ''Berylmys bowersi'' ***** Kenneth's white-toothed rat, ''Berylmys mackenziei'' ****Genus: ''

Chiropodomys ''Chiropodomys'' (or pencil-tailed tree mice) is a genus of Old World rats and mice native to Southeast Asia and northeast India. They are tree-dwelling, very small mice, mostly found in tropical rainforest. In total six extant species have been ...

'' ***** Pencil-tailed tree mouse, ''Chiropodomys gliroides'' ****Genus: '' Dacnomys'' ***** Millard's rat, ''Dacnomys millardi'' ****Genus: '' Hadromys'' ***** Manipur bush rat, ''Hadromys humei'' ****Genus: '' Hapalomys'' ***** Delacour's marmoset rat, ''Hapalomys delacouri'' ****Genus: '' Leopoldamys'' ***** Edwards's long-tailed giant rat, ''Leopoldamys edwardsi'' ****Genus: ''

Micromys ''Micromys'' is a genus of small rodents in the subfamily Murinae. The genus contains two living species: the widespread Eurasian harvest mouse (''Micromys minutus'') of much of Europe and Asia; and the more restricted Indochinese harvest mouse ( ...

'' ***** Harvest mouse, ''Micromys minutus'' ****Genus: '' Mus'' ***** Ryukyu mouse, ''Mus caroli'' ***** Cook's mouse, ''Mus cookii'' ***** Gairdner's shrewmouse, ''Mus pahari'' ****Genus: '' Nesokia'' ***** Short-tailed bandicoot rat, ''Nesokia indica'' LC ****Genus: ''

Niviventer ''Niviventer'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It contains the following species: * Anderson's white-bellied rat, ''Niviventer andersoni'' * Brahma white-bellied rat, ''Niviventer brahma'' * '' Niviventer b ...

'' ***** Anderson's white-bellied rat, ''Niviventer andersoni'' ***** Chinese white-bellied rat, ''Niviventer confucianus'' ***** Smoke-bellied rat, ''Niviventer eha'' ***** Large white-bellied rat, ''Niviventer excelsior'' ***** Chestnut white-bellied rat, ''Niviventer fulvescens'' ****Genus: ''

Rattus ''Rattus'' is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus. Species and description The best-known ''Rattus'' species are the black rat (''R. rattus'') ...

'' ***** Lesser ricefield rat, ''Rattus losea'' ***** Himalayan field rat, ''Rattus nitidus'' *****

Brown rat The brown rat (''Rattus norvegicus''), also known as the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, wharf rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat and Norwegian rat, is a widespread species of common rat. One of the largest Muroidea, muroids, it is a brown or grey ...

, ''Rattus norvegicus'' ***** Sikkim rat, ''Rattus sikkimensis'' VU ***** Tanezumi rat, ''Rattus tanezumi'' ***** Turkestan rat, ''Rattus turkestanicus'' ****Genus: '' Vandeleuria'' ***** Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse, ''Vandeleuria oleracea'' ****Genus: '' Vernaya'' ***** Red climbing mouse, ''Vernaya fulva'' VU

Order:
Lagomorpha The lagomorphs () are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (rabbits and hares) and the Ochotonidae ( pikas). There are 110 recent species of lagomorph, of which 109 species in t ...
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The lagomorphs comprise two families,

Leporidae Leporidae () is the family of rabbits and hares, containing over 70 species of extant mammals in all. The family name comes from "Lepus", hare in Latin. Together with the pikas, the Leporidae constitute the mammalian order Lagomorpha. Leporidae ...

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hare Hares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus ''Lepus''. They are herbivores and live Solitary animal, solitarily or in pairs. They nest in slight depressions called forms, and their young are precociality, able to fend for themselves ...

s and

rabbit Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also includes the hares), which is in the order Lagomorpha (which also includes pikas). They are familiar throughout the world as a small herbivore, a prey animal, a domesticated ...

s), and Ochotonidae (

pika A pika ( , or ) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears. ...

s). Though they can resemble

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...

s, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two. *Family:

Ochotonidae A pika ( , or ) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears. ...

(pikas) **Genus: '' Ochotona'' *** Alpine pika, ''Ochotona alpina'' *** Helan Shan pika, ''Ochotona argentata'' CR *** Gansu pika, ''Ochotona cansus'' *** Black-lipped pika, ''Ochotona curzoniae'' ***

Daurian pika The Daurian pika (''Ochotona dauurica'') is a small relative of rabbits and hares in the order Lagomorpha. It is well known for its “barking” alarm call, and for its peculiar habit of making hay to help survive the winter. There are 4 recogn ...

, ''Ochotona dauurica'' *** Chinese red pika, ''Ochotona erythrotis'' *** Forrest's pika, ''Ochotona forresti'' *** Gaoligong pika, ''Ochotona gaoligongensis'' DD *** Glover's pika, ''Ochotona gloveri'' *** Himalayan pika, ''Ochotona himalayana'' *** '' Ochotona huanglongensis'' *** Northern pika, ''Ochotona hyperborea'' *** Ili pika, ''Ochotona iliensis'' VU *** Koslov's pika, ''Ochotona koslowi'' EN *** Ladak pika, ''Ochotona ladacensis'' ***

Large-eared pika The large-eared pika (''Ochotona macrotis'') is a species of small mammal in the family Ochotonidae. It is found in mountainous regions of Afghanistan, Tibet, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan and Tajikistan where it nests ...

, ''Ochotona macrotis'' *** Muli pika, ''Ochotona muliensis'' DD *** Nubra pika, ''Ochotona nubrica'' *** Pallas's pika, ''Ochotona pallasi'' *** Royle's pika, ''Ochotona roylei'' *** Turkestan red pika, ''Ochotona rutila'' *** Moupin pika, ''Ochotona thibetana'' *** Thomas's pika, ''Ochotona thomasi'' *Family:

(rabbits, hares) **Genus: ''

Lepus Hares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus ''Lepus''. They are herbivores and live solitarily or in pairs. They nest in slight depressions called forms, and their young are able to fend for themselves shortly after birth. The genu ...

'' *** Yunnan hare, ''L. comus'' *** Korean hare, ''L. coreanus'' *** Hainan hare, ''L. hainanus'' *** Manchurian hare, ''L. mandshuricus'' ***

Woolly hare The woolly hare (''Lepus oiostolus'') is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It is found in western and central China, northern India, and Nepal, where its typical habitat is montane grassland. It has a wide range and is present in some ...

, ''L. oiostolus'' *** Chinese hare, ''L. sinensis'' *** Desert hare, ''L. tibetanus'' ***

Mountain hare The mountain hare (''Lepus timidus''), also known as blue hare, tundra hare, variable hare, white hare, snow hare, alpine hare, and Irish hare, is a species of Palearctic hare that is largely adapted to polar and mountainous habitats. Evolution ...

, ''L. timidus'' *** Tolai hare, ''L. tolai'' *** Yarkand hare, ''L. yarkandensis''

Order:
Eulipotyphla Eulipotyphla (, from '' eu-'' + '' Lipotyphla'', meaning truly lacking blind gut; sometimes called true insectivores) is an order of mammals comprising the Erinaceidae ( hedgehogs and gymnures); Solenodontidae (solenodons); Talpidae ( mole ...
(hedgehogs, gymnures, shrews, moles, and solenodons)

Eulipotyphla comprises the hedgehogs and gymnures (family Erinaceidae, formerly also the order Erinaceomorpha), solenodons (family Solenodontidae), the desmans, moles, and shrew-like moles (family Talpidae) and true shrews (family Soricidae). *Family:

Erinaceidae Erinaceidae is a family in the order Eulipotyphla, consisting of the hedgehogs and moonrats. Until recently, it was assigned to the order Erinaceomorpha, which has been subsumed with the paraphyletic Soricomorpha into Eulipotyphla. Eulipotyphl ...

(hedgehogs) **Subfamily: Erinaceinae ***Genus: '' Erinaceus'' **** Amur hedgehog, ''Erinaceus amurensis'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Hemiechinus'' **** Long-eared hedgehog, ''Hemiechinus auritus'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Mesechinus'' **** Daurian hedgehog, ''Mesechinus dauuricus'' LR/lc **** Hugh's hedgehog, ''Mesechinus hughi'' VU **Subfamily: Galericinae ***Genus: '' Hylomys'' **** Hainan gymnure, ''Neohylomys hainanensis'' EN **** Shrew gymnure, ''Neotetracus sinensis'' LR/nt **** Northern short-tailed gymnure, ''Hylomys peguensis'' *Family: Soricidae (shrews) **Subfamily: Crocidurinae ***Genus: ''

Crocidura The genus ''Crocidura'' is one of nine genera of the shrew subfamily Crocidurinae. Members of the genus are commonly called white-toothed shrews or musk shrews, although both also apply to all of the species in the subfamily. With over 180 sp ...

'' **** Asian gray shrew, ''Crocidura attenuata'' **** Southeast Asian shrew, ''Crocidura fuliginosa'' **** Gmelin's white-toothed shrew, ''Crocidura gmelini'' **** Gueldenstaedt's shrew, ''Crocidura gueldenstaedtii'' **** Horsfield's shrew, ''Crocidura horsfieldii'' **** Ussuri white-toothed shrew, ''Crocidura lasiura'' ****

Taiga shrew The taiga shrew (''Sorex isodon''), also known as the even-toothed shrew can achieve a body length of about 67 millimeters, with a tail of about 43 millimeters. This shrew is very similar to the long-clawed shrew. This species inhabits forested ...

, ''Crocidura pullata'' **** Asian lesser white-toothed shrew, ''Crocidura shantungensis'' DD **** Siberian shrew, ''Crocidura sibirica'' **** Lesser white-toothed shrew, ''Crocidura suaveolens'' ***Genus: '' Suncus'' ****

Etruscan shrew The Etruscan shrew (''Suncus etruscus''), also known as the Etruscan pygmy shrew, white-toothed pygmy shrew and Savi's pygmy shrew, is the smallest known extant mammal by mass, weighing only about on average. (The bumblebee bat is regarded as t ...

, ''Suncus etruscus'' LC **** Asian house shrew, ''S. murinus'' **Subfamily:

Soricinae The red-toothed shrews of the subfamily Soricinae are one of three living subfamilies of shrews, along with Crocidurinae (white-toothed shrews) and Myosoricinae (African white-toothed shrews). In addition, the family contains the extinct subfamil ...

***Tribe: Anourosoricini ****Genus: '' Anourosorex'' ***** Chinese mole shrew, ''Anourosorex squamipes'' LR/lc ***Tribe: Blarinellini ****Genus: '' Blarinella'' ***** Northern short-tailed shrew, ''Blarinella quadraticauda'' LR/lc ***** Southern short-tailed shrew, ''Blarinella wardi'' LR/nt ***Tribe:

Nectogalini Nectogalini is a tribe of Old World shrews within the family Soricidae. As of late 2007, it consisted of six extant genera and 25 species, with some of the latter being further divided into subspecies. Some, but not all members of the tribe are ...

****Genus: '' Chimarrogale'' ***** Himalayan water shrew, ''Chimarrogale himalayica'' LR/lc ***** Chinese water shrew, ''Chimarrogale styani'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Nectogale'' ***** Elegant water shrew, ''Nectogale elegans'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Neomys'' ***** Eurasian water shrew, ''Neomys fodiens'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Episoriculus'' ***** Hodgsons's brown-toothed shrew, ''Episoriculus caudatus'' LR/lc ***** Long-tailed brown-toothed shrew, ''Episoriculus leucops'' LR/lc ***** Long-tailed mountain shrew, ''Episoriculus macrurus'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Chodsigoa ''Chodsigoa'' is a genus of shrews in the tribe Nectogalini. Species There are currently ten species classified under the genus ''Chodsigoa'': *Van Sung's shrew (''Chodsigoa caovansunga'') (Lunde, Musser and Son, 2003) *''?Chodsigoa hoffmanni ...

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De Winton's shrew The De Winton's shrew (''Chodsigoa hypsibius'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a popula ...

, ''Chodsigoa hypsibius'' LR/lc *****

Lamulate shrew The lamulate shrew (''Chodsigoa lamula'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population ...

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Lowe's shrew The Lowe's shrew (''Chodsigoa parca'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in China, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of ...

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Salenski's shrew Salenski's shrew (''Chodsigoa salenskii'') is a red-toothed shrew found only in northern Sichuan, China, where it is known from Wolong National Nature Reserve Wolong National Nature Reserve (from Chinese ), officially known as Wolong Special ...

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Smith's shrew The Smith's shrew (''Chodsigoa smithii'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to southwest China Southwestern China () is a region in the People's Republic of China. It consists of five provincial administrative regio ...

, ''Chodsigoa smithii'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Soriculus'' ***** Himalayan shrew, ''Soriculus nigrescens'' LR/lc ***Tribe: Soricini ****Genus: ''

Sorex The genus ''Sorex'' includes many of the common shrews of Eurasia and North America, and contains at least 142 known species and subspecies. Members of this genus, known as long-tailed shrews, are the only members of the tribe Soricini of the s ...

'' ***** Tien Shan shrew, ''Sorex asper'' LR/lc ***** Lesser striped shrew, ''Sorex bedfordiae'' LR/lc ***** Laxmann's shrew, ''Sorex caecutiens'' LR/lc ***** Gansu shrew, ''Sorex cansulus'' CR ***** Greater stripe-backed shrew, ''Sorex cylindricauda'' EN ***** Siberian large-toothed shrew, ''Sorex daphaenodon'' LR/lc ***** Chinese highland shrew, ''Sorex excelsus'' DD ***** Slender shrew, ''Sorex gracillimus'' LR/lc *****

, ''Sorex isodon'' LR/lc ***** Kozlov's shrew, ''Sorex kozlovi'' CR ***** Eurasian least shrew, ''Sorex minutissimus'' LR/lc ***** Eurasian pygmy shrew, ''Sorex minutus'' LR/lc ***** Ussuri shrew, ''Sorex mirabilis'' LR/lc ***** Chinese shrew, ''Sorex sinalis'' VU ***** Tibetan shrew, ''Sorex thibetanus'' LR/lc ***** Tundra shrew, ''Sorex tundrensis'' LR/lc *Family:

Talpidae The family (biology), family Talpidae () includes the true Mole (animal), moles (as well as the shrew moles and desmans) who are small insectivore, insectivorous mammals of the order (biology), order Eulipotyphla. Talpids are all fossorial, diggi ...

(moles) **Subfamily: Scalopinae ***Tribe: Scalopini ****Genus: '' Scapanulus'' ***** Gansu mole, ''Scapanulus oweni'' LR/lc **Subfamily: Talpinae ***Tribe: Scaptonychini ****Genus: '' Scaptonyx'' ***** Long-tailed mole, ''Scaptonyx fusicaudus'' LR/lc ***Tribe: Talpini ****Genus: ''

Euroscaptor ''Euroscaptor'' is a genus of mammal in the family Talpidae. Members are found in China and South Asia, South & Southeast Asia. It contains the following species as of October 2021: * Greater Chinese mole (''Euroscaptor grandis'') * Kloss's mole ...

'' ***** Greater Chinese mole, ''Euroscaptor grandis'' LR/lc ***** Long-nosed mole, ''Euroscaptor longirostris'' LR/lc ***** Himalayan mole, ''Euroscaptor micrura'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Mogera'' ***** Insular mole, ''Mogera insularis'' LR/lc ***** Large mole, ''Mogera robusta'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Parascaptor'' ***** White-tailed mole, ''Parascaptor leucura'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Scaptochirus'' ***** Short-faced mole, ''Scaptochirus moschatus'' LR/lc **Subfamily: Uropsilinae ***Genus: '' Uropsilus'' **** Anderson's shrew mole, ''Uropsilus andersoni'' LR/lc **** Gracile shrew mole, ''Uropsilus gracilis'' LR/lc **** Inquisitive shrew mole, ''Uropsilus investigator'' EN **** Chinese shrew mole, ''Uropsilus soricipes'' EN

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Chiroptera Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...
(bats)

The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals. *Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats) **Subfamily:

Pteropodinae The Pteropodinae are a subfamily of megabats. Taxa within this subfamily are: * Genus '' Acerodon'' ** Sulawesi flying fox, ''A. celebensis'' ** Talaud flying fox, ''A. humilis'' ** Giant golden-crowned flying fox, ''A. jubatus'' ** Palawan frui ...

***Genus: '' Cynopterus'' **** Lesser short-nosed fruit bat, ''C. brachyotis'' ****

Greater short-nosed fruit bat The greater short-nosed fruit bat (''Cynopterus sphinx''), or short-nosed Indian fruit bat, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in South and Southeast Asia. Description These bats have a relatively long snout. Their upper pa ...

, ''Cynopterus sphinx'' ***Genus: ''

Pteropus ''Pteropus'' (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of megabats which are among the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as fruit bats or flying foxes, among other colloquial names. They live in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Aust ...

'' **** Indian flying fox, ''P. giganteus'' **** Lyle's flying fox, ''P. lylei'' **** Large flying fox, ''P. vampyrus'' ***Genus: ''

Rousettus ''Rousettus'' is a genus of Old World fruit bats or megabats, referred to as rousette bats. The genus is a member of the Family_(biology), family Pteropodidae. The genus consists of seven species that range over most of Africa to southeast Asia, ...

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Leschenault's rousette Leschenault's rousette (''Rousettus leschenaultii'') is a species of fruit bat. The scientific name of the species was first published by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest in 1820. Description Leschenault's rousette is brown to grey-brown in colour w ...

, ''Rousettus leschenaulti'' ***Genus: '' Sphaerias'' **** Blanford's fruit bat, ''Sphaerias blanfordi'' **Subfamily: Macroglossinae ***Genus: '' Eonycteris'' **** Lesser dawn bat, ''Eonycteris spelaea'' *Family:

Vespertilionidae Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat familie ...

**Subfamily: Kerivoulinae ***Genus: '' Kerivoula'' **** Hardwicke's woolly bat, ''Kerivoula hardwickii'' **** Painted bat, ''Kerivoula picta'' **Subfamily: Myotinae ***Genus: ''

Myotis The mouse-eared bats or myotises are a diverse and widespread genus (''Myotis'') of bats within the family Vespertilionidae. The noun "''myotis''" itself is a Neo-Latin construction, from the Greek "''muós'' (meaning "mouse") and "''oûs''" ( ...

'' **** Szechwan myotis, ''Myotis altarium'' ****

Lesser mouse-eared bat The lesser mouse-eared bat or lesser mouse-eared myotis (''Myotis blythii'') is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Vespertilionidae. This species has a wide distribution from the Iberian Peninsula to China. Taxonomy The lesser mouse-e ...

, ''M. blythii'' **** Far Eastern myotis, ''Myotis bombinus'' **** Large myotis, ''Myotis chinensis'' **** Pond bat, ''M. dasycneme'' **** Daubenton's bat, ''M. daubentonii'' **** Fringed long-footed myotis, ''Myotis fimbriatus'' **** Hodgson's bat, ''M. formosus'' **** Fraternal myotis, ''Myotis frater'' **** Horsfield's bat, ''Myotis horsfieldii'' **** Ikonnikov's bat, ''Myotis ikonnikovi'' **** Burmese whiskered bat, ''Myotis montivagus'' **** Whiskered bat, ''M. mystacinus'' ****

Natterer's bat Natterer's bat (''Myotis nattereri'') is a European Vespertilionidae, vespertilionid bat with pale wings. It has brown fur tending to greyish-white on its underside. It is found across most of the continent of Europe, parts of the Near East and No ...

, ''M. nattereri'' **** Peking myotis, ''Myotis pequinius'' **** Large-footed bat, ''Myotis adversus'' **** Rickett's big-footed bat, ''Myotis ricketti'' **** Himalayan whiskered bat, ''Myotis siligorensis'' **Subfamily:

Vespertilioninae The Vespertilioninae are a subfamily of vesper bats from the family Vespertilionidae. Classification Subfamily Vespertilioninae *Tribe Antrozoini **Genus '' Antrozous'' *** Pallid bat, ''Antrozous pallidus'' **Genus '' Bauerus'' *** Van Ge ...

***Genus: '' Arielulus'' **** Black-gilded pipistrelle, ''Arielulus circumdatus'' ***Genus: '' Barbastella'' (barbastelles or barbastelle bats) ****

Western barbastelle The western barbastelle (''Barbastella barbastellus''), also known as the barbastelle or barbastelle bat, is a European bat in the genus '' Barbastella''. This species is found from Portugal to Azerbaijan and from Sweden to Canary Islands, where ...

, ''B. barbastellus'' **** Beijing barbastelle, ''Barbastella beijingensis'' **** Asian barbastelle, ''Barbastella leucomelas'' ***Genus: '' Eptesicus'' **** Gobi big brown bat, ''Eptesicus gobiensis'' **** Northern bat, ''Eptesicus nilssoni'' **** Thick-eared bat, ''Eptesicus pachyotis'' **** Serotine bat, ''Eptesicus serotinus'' ***Genus: '' Falsistrellus'' **** Chocolate pipistrelle, ''Falsistrellus affinis'' ***Genus: '' Hesperoptenus'' **** Tickell's bat, ''Hesperoptenus tickelli'' ***Genus: '' Hypsugo'' **** Chinese pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo pulveratus'' **** Savi's pipistrelle, ''H. savii'' ***Genus: '' Ia'' **** Great evening bat, ''I. io'' ***Genus: '' Nyctalus'' **** Chinese noctule, ''Nyctalus plancyi'' **** Birdlike noctule, ''Nyctalus aviator'' **** Lesser noctule, ''N. leisleri'' **** Common noctule, ''N. noctula'' ***Genus: ''

Pipistrellus ''Pipistrellus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae and subfamily Vespertilioninae. The name of the genus is derived from the Italian word , meaning "bat" (from Latin "bird of evening, bat"). The size of the genus has been co ...

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Kelaart's pipistrelle ''Kelaart's pipistrelle'' (''Pipistrellus ceylonicus'') is a species of vesper bat found in southern and south-eastern Asia from Pakistan to Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oce ...

, ''Pipistrellus ceylonicus'' **** Mount Popa pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus paterculus'' **** Common pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus pipistrellus'' LC **** Least pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus tenuis'' ***Genus: '' Plecotus'' **** several species, sometimes erroneously reported as ''P. auritus'' and ''P. austriacus'' although these species are only found in Western Palaearctic ***Genus: '' Scotomanes'' **** Harlequin bat, ''Scotomanes ornatus'' ***Genus: '' Scotophilus'' **** Greater Asiatic yellow bat, ''Scotophilus heathi'' ***Genus: '' Tylonycteris'' **** Lesser bamboo bat, ''Tylonycteris pachypus'' **** Greater bamboo bat, ''Tylonycteris robustula'' ***Genus: ''

Vespertilio ''Vespertilio'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. The common name for this family is vesper bats, which is a better-known classification than ''Vespertilio''. They are also known as frosted bats. Species within the genus ''Vesp ...

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Parti-coloured bat The parti-coloured bat or rearmouse (''Vespertilio murinus'') is a species of vesper bat that lives in temperate Eurasia, from Western and Southern Europe, eastwards over the Caucasus and Iran into Mongolia, north-east China, Korea, Afghanistan a ...

, ''Vespertilio murinus'' **** Asian parti-colored bat, ''Vespertilio superans'' **Subfamily: Murininae ***Genus: '' Murina'' **** Little tube-nosed bat, ''Murina aurata'' **** Round-eared tube-nosed bat, ''Murina cyclotis'' **** Dusky tube-nosed bat, ''Murina fusca'' DD **** Hutton's tube-nosed bat, ''Murina huttoni'' ****

Greater tube-nosed bat The greater tube-nosed bat (''Murina leucogaster'') is a species of bat. An adult greater tube-nosed bat has a body length of 4.2-5.7 cm, a tail length of 3.6-4.1 cm, and a wing length of 3.7-4.4 cm. The species is found in Indi ...

, ''Murina leucogaster'' **Subfamily: Miniopterinae ***Genus: '' Miniopterus'' **** Western bent-winged bat, ''Miniopterus magnater'' **** Intermediate long-fingered bat, ''Miniopterus medius'' **** Common bent-wing bat, ''M. schreibersii'' *Family: Molossidae **Genus: '' Chaerephon'' *** Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat, ''Chaerephon plicata'' **Genus: '' Tadarida'' *** La Touche's free-tailed bat, ''Tadarida latouchei'' DD *** European free-tailed bat, ''Tadarida teniotis'' *Family:

Emballonuridae Emballonuridae is a family of microbats, many of which are referred to as sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats. They are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The earliest fossil records are from the Eocene. Desc ...

**Genus: '' Taphozous'' *** Black-bearded tomb bat, ''Taphozous melanopogon'' *Family:

Megadermatidae Megadermatidae, or false vampire bats, are a family of bats found from central Africa, eastwards through southern Asia, and into Australia. They are relatively large bats, ranging from 6.5 cm to 14 cm in head-body length. They have lar ...

**Genus: '' Megaderma'' *** Greater false vampire bat, ''Megaderma lyra'' *Family: Rhinolophidae **Subfamily: Rhinolophinae ***Genus: '' Rhinolophus'' **** Intermediate horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus affinis'' **** Little Japanese horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus cornutus'' ****

Greater horseshoe bat The greater horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus ferrumequinum'') is an Insectivore, insectivorous bat of the genus ''Rhinolophus''. Its distribution covers Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia and Eastern Asia. It is the largest of the horseshoe bats i ...

, ''R. ferrumequinum'' **** Blyth's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus lepidus'' **** Woolly horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus luctus'' **** Big-eared horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus macrotis'' **** Osgood's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus osgoodi'' DD **** Pearson's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus pearsoni'' **** Least horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus pusillus'' **** King horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus rex'' VU **** Rufous horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus rouxi'' **** Chinese rufous horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus sinicus'' **** Thomas's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus thomasi'' **** Dobson's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus yunanensis'' **Subfamily: Hipposiderinae ***Genus: '' Aselliscus'' **** Stoliczka's trident bat, ''Aselliscus stoliczkanus'' ***Genus: '' Coelops'' **** East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat, ''Coelops frithii'' ***Genus: '' Hipposideros'' **** Great roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros armiger'' **** Intermediate roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros larvatus'' **** Pomona roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros pomona'' **** Pratt's roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros pratti''

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Pholidota Pangolins, sometimes known as scaly anteaters, are mammals of the order Pholidota (). The one Neontology, extant family, the Manidae, has three genera: ''Manis'', ''Phataginus'', and ''Smutsia''. ''Manis'' comprises four species found in Asia, ...
(pangolins)

The order Pholidota comprises the eight species of pangolin. Pangolins are anteaters and have the powerful claws, elongated snout and long tongue seen in the other unrelated

anteater Anteaters are the four extant mammal species in the suborder Vermilingua (meaning "worm tongue"), commonly known for eating ants and termites. The individual species have other names in English and other languages. Together with sloths, they ar ...

species. *Family:

Manidae Manidae (" spirits") is the only extant family of pangolins. This family comprises three genera ('' Manis'' from subfamily Maninae, '' Phataginus'' from subfamily Phatagininae, and '' Smutsia'' from subfamily Smutsiinae), as well as the extinct ...

**Genus: ''

Manis ''Manis'' (" spirit") is a genus of South Asian and East Asian pangolins, the Asiatic pangolins, from subfamily Maninae, within family Manidae. Taxonomy * Subfamily: Maninae (Asiatic pangolins) ** Genus: ''Manis'' (Asiatic pangolins) *** '' Ma ...

'' *** Sunda pangolin, ''M. javanica'' ***

Chinese pangolin The Chinese pangolin (''Manis pentadactyla'') is a pangolin native to the northern Indian subcontinent, northern parts of Southeast Asia and southern China. It has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2014, as the wild ...

, ''M. pentadactyla''

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Cetacea Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals belonging to the order Artiodactyla that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively c ...
(whales)

The order Cetacea includes

whale Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully Aquatic animal, aquatic placental mammal, placental marine mammals. As an informal and Colloquialism, colloquial grouping, they correspond to large members of the infraorder Cetacea ...

dolphin A dolphin is an aquatic mammal in the cetacean clade Odontoceti (toothed whale). Dolphins belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontopori ...

s and

porpoise Porpoises () are small Oceanic dolphin, dolphin-like cetaceans classified under the family Phocoenidae. Although similar in appearance to dolphins, they are more closely related to narwhals and Beluga whale, belugas than to the Oceanic dolphi ...

s. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater. *Suborder:

Mysticeti Baleen whales (), also known as whalebone whales, are marine mammals of the parvorder Mysticeti in the infraorder Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises), which use baleen plates (or "whalebone") in their mouths to sieve plankton from the wate ...

**Family:

Balaenidae Balaenidae () is a Family (biology), family of whales of the parvorder Mysticeti (baleen whales) that contains mostly fossil taxa and two living genera: the right whale (genus ''Eubalaena''), and the closely related bowhead whale (genus ''Balaena ...

***Genus: ''

Eubalaena Right whales are three species of large baleen whales of the genus ''Eubalaena'': the North Atlantic right whale (''E. glacialis''), the North Pacific right whale (''E. japonica'') and the southern right whale (''E. australis''). They are class ...

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North Pacific right whale The North Pacific right whale (''Eubalaena japonica'') is a very large, thickset baleen whale species that is extremely rare and endangered. The Northeast Pacific population, which summers in the southeastern Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska, may ...

, ''Eubalaena japonica'' CR **Family:

Eschrichtiidae Eschrichtiidae or the gray whales is a family (taxonomy), family of baleen whale (Parvorder Mysticeti) with a single extant species, the gray whale (''Eschrichtius robustus''), as well as four described fossil genera: ''Archaeschrichtius'' (Mioce ...

***Genus: ''

Eschrichtius ''Eschrichtius'' is a genus of baleen whale containing two species: the gray whale (''E. robustus'') and the extinct Akishima whale ''Eschrichtius akishimaensis'', described in 2017, is one of two species, with the modern day gray whale, of t ...

'' **** Western gray whale, ''Eschrichtius robustus'' CR **Family:

Balaenopteridae Rorquals () are the largest clade, group of baleen whales, comprising the family (biology), family Balaenopteridae, which contains nine extant taxon, extant species in two genus, genera. They include the largest known animal that has ever lived, ...

***Subfamily: Megapterinae ****Genus: '' Megaptera'' ***** Northern humpback whale, ''Megaptera novaeangliae'' VU ***Subfamily: Balaenopterinae ****Genus: ''

Balaenoptera ''Balaenoptera'' () is a genus of rorquals containing eight extant species. ''Balaenoptera'' comprises all but two of the extant species in its family (the humpback whale and gray whale); the genus is currently polyphyletic, with the two aforemen ...

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Common minke whale The common minke whale or northern minke whale (''Balaenoptera acutorostrata'') is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales. It is the smallest species of the rorquals and the second smallest species of baleen whale. Althoug ...

, ''Balaenoptera acutorostrata acutorostrata'' ***** Omura's whale, ''Balaenoptera omurai'' DD *****

Bryde's whale Bryde's whale ( ), or the Bryde's whale complex, putatively comprises three species of rorqual and possibly four. The "complex" means the number and classification remain unclear because of a lack of definitive information and research. The c ...

, ''Balaenoptera brydei'' DD *****

Eden's whale Bryde's whale ( ), or the Bryde's whale complex, putatively comprises three species of rorqual and possibly four. The " complex" means the number and classification remain unclear because of a lack of definitive information and research. The ...

, ''Balaenoptera edeni'' DD ***** Indo-Pacific Bryde's whale DD *****

Northern sei whale The sei whale ( , ; ''Balaenoptera borealis'') is a baleen whale. It is one of ten rorqual species, and the third-largest member after the blue and fin whales. It can grow to in length and weigh as much as . Two subspecies are recognized: ...

, ''Balaenoptera borealis borealis'' EN ***** Northern fin whale, ''Balaenoptera physalus physalus'' EN *****

Northern blue whale Northern may refer to the following: Geography * North, a point in direction * Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe * Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States * Northern Province, Sri Lanka * Northern Range, a r ...

, ''Balaenoptera musculus musculus'' EN *Suborder:

Odontoceti The toothed whales (also called odontocetes, systematic name Odontoceti) are a parvorder of cetaceans that includes dolphins, porpoises, and all other whales with teeth, such as beaked whales and the sperm whales. 73 species of toothed whales ar ...

**Superfamily: Platanistoidea ***Family: Lipotidae ****Genus: '' Lipotes'' *****

Baiji The baiji (''Lipotes vexillifer'') is a probably extinct species of freshwater dolphin native to the Yangtze river system in China. It is thought to be the first dolphin species driven to extinction due to the impact of humans. This dolphin is ...

, ''Lipotes vexillifer'' CR ***Family:

Phocoenidae Porpoises () are small dolphin-like cetaceans classified under the family Phocoenidae. Although similar in appearance to dolphins, they are more closely related to narwhals and belugas than to the true dolphins. There are eight extant specie ...

****Genus: '' Neophocaena'' ***** Finless porpoise, ''Neophocaena phocaenoides phocaenoides'' VU ***** Yangtze River finless porpoise, ''Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaorientalis'' CR ***** Sunameri, ''Neophocaena phocaenoides sunameri'' VU ****Genus: ''

Phocoena ''Phocoena'' is a genus of porpoises with four extant species. References External links * *''Phocoena''
in ''Mammal Species of the World'' Phocoena, Cetacean genera Porpoises Taxa named by Georges Cuvier {{whale-stub ...

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Harbour porpoise The harbour porpoise (''Phocoena phocoena'') is one of eight extant species of porpoise. It is one of the smallest species of cetacean. As its name implies, it stays close to coastal areas or river estuaries, and as such, is the most familiar ...

, ''Phocoena phocoena'' VU ****Genus: '' Phocoenoides'' *****

Dall's porpoise Dall's porpoise (''Phocoenoides dalli'') is a species of porpoise endemic to the North Pacific. It is the largest of porpoises and the only member of the genus ''Phocoenoides''. The species is named after American naturalist William Healey Dall, ...

, ''Phocoenoides dalli'' ***Family:

Physeteridae Physeteroidea is a superfamily that includes three extant species of whales: the sperm whale, in the genus '' Physeter'', and the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale, in the genus ''Kogia''. In the past, these genera have sometimes been unit ...

****Genus: '' Physeter'' *****

Sperm whale The sperm whale or cachalot (''Physeter macrocephalus'') is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only living member of the Genus (biology), genus ''Physeter'' and one of three extant species in the s ...

, ''Physeter macrocephalus'' VU ***Family:

Kogiidae Kogiidae is a family comprising at least two extant species of Cetacea, the pygmy (''Kogia breviceps)'' and dwarf (''K. sima)'' sperm whales. As their common names suggest, they somewhat resemble sperm whales, with squared heads and small lower ...

****Genus: '' Kogia'' *****

Pygmy sperm whale The pygmy sperm whale (''Kogia breviceps'') is one of two extant species in the family Kogiidae in the Physeteroidea, sperm whale superfamily. They are not often sighted at sea, and most of what is known about them comes from the examination of ...

, ''Kogia breviceps'' *****

Dwarf sperm whale The dwarf sperm whale (''Kogia sima'') is a sperm whale that inhabits temperate and tropical oceans worldwide, in particular continental shelves and slopes. It was first described by biologist Richard Owen in 1866, based on illustrations by na ...

, ''Kogia sima'' ***Family: Ziphidae ****Genus: '' Ziphius'' *****

Cuvier's beaked whale Cuvier's beaked whale, goose-beaked whale, or ziphius (''Ziphius cavirostris'') is the most widely distributed of all beaked whales in the family Beaked whale, Ziphiidae. It is smaller than most baleen whales—and indeed the larger Toothed whal ...

, ''Ziphius cavirostris'' DD ****Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae *****Genus: '' Mesoplodon'' ****** Blainville's beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon densirostris'' DD ****** Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon ginkgodens'' DD ***Family:

Delphinidae Oceanic dolphins or Delphinidae are a widely distributed family of dolphins that live in the sea. Close to forty extant species are recognised. They include several big species whose common names contain "whale" rather than "dolphin", such as the ...

(marine dolphins) ****Genus: '' Steno'' ***** Rough-toothed dolphin, ''Steno bredanensis'' DD ****Genus: '' Sousa'' ***** Chinese white dolphin, ''Sousa chinensis'' DD ****Genus: '' Tursiops'' ***** Common bottlenose dolphin, ''Tursiops truncatus'' DD *****

Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (''Tursiops aduncus'') is a species of bottlenose dolphin. This dolphin grows to long, and weighs up to . It lives in the waters around India, northern Australia, South China, the Red Sea, and the eastern ...

, ''Tursiops aduncus'' DD ****Genus: ''

Stenella ''Stenella'' is a genus of marine mammals in Delphinidae, the family (biology), family informally known as the oceanic dolphins. Species Currently, five species are recognised in this genus: ''S. rayi'' was a species of this genus found in N ...

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Pantropical spotted dolphin The pantropical spotted dolphin (''Stenella attenuata'') is a species of dolphin found in all the world's temperate and tropical oceans. The species was beginning to come under threat due to the killing of millions of individuals in tuna Seine f ...

, ''Stenella attenuata'' *****

Striped dolphin The striped dolphin (''Stenella coeruleoalba'') is a dolphin found in temperate and tropical waters of all the world's oceans. It is a member of the oceanic dolphin family, Delphinidae. Taxonomy The striped dolphin, also known as the euphrosy ...

, ''Stenella coeruleoalba'' ***** Spinner dolphin, ''Stenella longirostris'' ****Genus: '' Delphinus'' ***** Long-beaked common dolphin, ''Delphinus capensis'' DD ****Genus: '' Lagenodelphis'' ***** Fraser's dolphin, ''Lagenodelphis hosei'' DD ****Genus: '' Sagmatias'' *****

Pacific white-sided dolphin The Pacific white-sided dolphin (''Lagenorhynchus obliquidens''), also known as the hookfin porpoise, is an active dolphin found in the cool or temperate waters of the North Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy The Pacific white-sided dolphin was named by Sm ...

, ''Sagmatias obliquidens'' ****Genus: '' Grampus'' *****

Risso's dolphin Risso's dolphin (''Grampus griseus'') is a marine mammal and dolphin, the only species of the genus ''Grampus''. Some of the most closely related species to these dolphins include: pilot whales (''Globicephala'' spp.), pygmy killer whales (''Fere ...

, ''Grampus griseus'' DD ****Genus: '' Feresa'' *****

Pygmy killer whale The pygmy killer whale (''Feresa attenuata'') is a poorly known and rarely seen oceanic dolphin. It is the monotypic taxon, only species in the genus ''Feresa''. It derives its common name from sharing some physical characteristics with the orca ...

, ''Feresa attenuata'' DD ****Genus: '' Peponocephala'' ***** Melon-headed whale, ''Peponocephala electra'' ****Genus: '' Pseudorca'' *****

False killer whale The false killer whale (''Pseudorca crassidens'') is a species of oceanic dolphin that is the only extant representative of the genus ''Pseudorca''. It is found in oceans worldwide but mainly in tropical regions. It was first species descriptio ...

, ''Pseudorca crassidens'' ****Genus: '' Globicephala'' *****

Short-finned pilot whale The short-finned pilot whale (''Globicephala macrorhynchus'') is one of the two species of cetaceans in the genus ''Pilot whale, Globicephala'', which it shares with the long-finned pilot whale (''G. melas''). It is part of the oceanic dolphin ...

, ''Globicephala macrorhynchus'' ****Genus: ''

Orcinus ''Orcinus'' is a genus of Delphinidae, the family of carnivorous marine mammals known as dolphins. It includes the largest delphinid species, ''Orcinus orca'', known as the orca or killer whale. Two extinct species are recognised, '' Orcinus pal ...

'' *****

Orca The orca (''Orcinus orca''), or killer whale, is a toothed whale and the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. The only extant species in the genus '' Orcinus'', it is recognizable by its black-and-white-patterned body. A cosmopol ...

, ''Orcinus orca''

Order:
Carnivora Carnivora ( ) is an order of placental mammals specialized primarily in eating flesh, whose members are formally referred to as carnivorans. The order Carnivora is the sixth largest order of mammals, comprising at least 279 species. Carnivor ...
(carnivorans)

Carnivorans include over 260 species, the majority of which primarily eat meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition. *Suborder:

Feliformia Feliformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "cat-like" carnivorans, including Felidae, cats (large and small), hyenas, mongooses, viverrids, and related taxa. Feliformia stands in contrast to the other suborder of Carnivora, ...

**Family:

Felidae Felidae ( ) is the Family (biology), family of mammals in the Order (biology), order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats. A member of this family is also called a felid ( ). The 41 extant taxon, extant Felidae species exhibit the gre ...

(cats) ***Subfamily:

Felinae The small cats or Felinae are a subfamily of Felidae distinguished by their bony hyoids, which let them purr but not roar. Other authors have proposed an alternative definition for this subfamily, as comprising only the living conical-toothed cat ...

****Genus: '' Catopuma'' *****

Asian golden cat The Asian golden cat (''Catopuma temminckii'') is a medium-sized wild cat native to the northeastern Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and China. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2025, and is threatened by poaching ...

, ''C. temminckii'' ****Genus: ''

Felis ''Felis'' is a genus of small and medium-sized cat species native to most of Africa and south of 60° latitude in Europe and Asia to Indochina. The genus includes the domestic cat. The smallest of the seven ''Felis'' species is the black-footed ...

'' ***** Chinese mountain cat, ''F. bieti'' *****

Jungle cat The jungle cat (''Felis chaus''), also called reed cat and swamp cat, is a medium-sized cat native from the Eastern Mediterranean region and the Caucasus to parts of Central, South and Southeast Asia. It inhabits foremost wetlands like swamps, ...

, ''F. chaus'' *****

African wildcat The African wildcat (''Felis lybica'') is a small wildcat species with sandy grey fur, pale vertical stripes on the sides and around the face. It is native to Africa, West and Central Asia, and is distributed to Rajasthan in India and Xinjiang ...

, ''F. lybica'' ******

Asiatic wildcat The Asiatic wildcat (''Felis lybica ornata''), also known as the Indian desert cat, is an African wildcat subspecies that occurs from the eastern Caspian Sea north to Kazakhstan, into western India, western China and southern Mongolia. There is ...

, ''F. l. ornata'' ****Genus: ''

Lynx A lynx ( ; : lynx or lynxes) is any of the four wikt:extant, extant species (the Canada lynx, Iberian lynx, Eurasian lynx and the bobcat) within the medium-sized wild Felidae, cat genus ''Lynx''. The name originated in Middle Engl ...

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Eurasian lynx The Eurasian lynx (''Lynx lynx'') is one of the four wikt:extant, extant species within the medium-sized wild Felidae, cat genus ''Lynx''. It is widely distributed from Northern Europe, Northern, Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe to Cent ...

, ''L. lynx'' ****** Turkestan lynx, ''L. l. isabellinus'' ****Genus: '' Otocolobus'' *****

Pallas's cat The Pallas's cat (''Otocolobus manul''), also known as the manul, is a small wild cat with long and dense light grey fur, and rounded ears set low on the sides of the head. Its head-and-body length ranges from with a long bushy tail. It is w ...

, ''O. manul'' ****Genus: '' Pardofelis'' *****

Marbled cat The marbled cat (''Pardofelis marmorata'') is a small Felidae, wild cat native from the eastern Himalayas to Southeast Asia, where it inhabits forests up to an elevation of . As it is present in a large range, it has been listed as Near Threatene ...

, ''P. marmorata'' ****Genus: ''

Prionailurus ''Prionailurus'' is a genus of spotted, small wild cats native to Asia. Forests are their preferred habitat; they feed on small mammals, reptiles and birds, and occasionally aquatic wildlife. Taxonomy ''Prionailurus'' was first proposed by ...

'' *****

Leopard cat The leopard cat (''Prionailurus bengalensis'') is a Felinae, small wild cat native to continental South Asia, South, Southeast Asia, Southeast, and East Asia. Since 2002 it has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List as it is widely di ...

, ''P. bengalensis'' ***Subfamily:

Pantherinae The Pantherinae is a subfamily of the Felidae; it was named and first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1917 as only including the ''Panthera'' species, but later also came to include the clouded leopards (genus ''Neofelis''). The Pantherin ...

****Genus: '' Neofelis'' *****

Clouded leopard The clouded leopard (''Neofelis nebulosa''), also called mainland clouded leopard, is a wild cat inhabiting dense forests from the foothills of the Himalayas through Northeast India and Bhutan to mainland Southeast Asia into South China. It w ...

, ''N. nebulosa'' ****Genus: ''

Panthera ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family (biology), family Felidae, and one of two extant genera in the subfamily Pantherinae. It contains the largest living members of the cat family. There are five living species: the jaguar, leopard, lion, ...

'' *****

Leopard The leopard (''Panthera pardus'') is one of the five extant cat species in the genus ''Panthera''. It has a pale yellowish to dark golden fur with dark spots grouped in rosettes. Its body is slender and muscular reaching a length of with a ...

, ''P. pardus'' ****** Indochinese leopard, ''P. p. delacouri'' ****** Amur leopard, ''P. p. orientalis'' *****

Tiger The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is a large Felidae, cat and a member of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Asia. It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail and orange fur with black, mostly vertical stripes. It is ...

, ''P. tigris'' ******

Siberian tiger The Siberian tiger or Amur tiger is a population of the tiger subspecies ''Panthera tigris tigris'' native to Northeast China, the Russian Far East, and possibly North Korea. It once ranged throughout the Korea, Korean Peninsula, but currently ...

, ''P. t. tigris'' ****** South China tiger, ''P. t. tigris'' , possibly *****

Snow leopard The snow leopard (''Panthera uncia'') is a species of large cat in the genus ''Panthera'' of the family Felidae. The species is native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because ...

, ''P. uncia'' **Family:

Viverridae Viverridae is a family (biology), family of small to medium-sized feliform mammals, comprising 14 genera with 33 species. This family was named and first described by John Edward Gray in 1821. Viverrids occur all over Africa, in southern Europe, ...

***Subfamily:

Paradoxurinae Paradoxurinae is a subfamily of the feliform Viverridae, viverrids that was denominated and first described by John Edward Gray in 1864. Reginald Innes Pocock, Pocock subordinated the Genus (biology), genera ''Paradoxurus'', ''Paguma'' and ''Arct ...

****Genus: '' Arctictis'' *****

Binturong The binturong (''Arctictis binturong'') (, ), also known as the bearcat, is a viverridae, viverrid native to South Asia, South and Southeast Asia. It is uncommon in much of its range, and has been assessed as Vulnerable species, Vulnerable on th ...

, ''A. binturong'' ****Genus: '' Arctogalidia'' *****Small-toothed palm civet, ''A. trivirgata'' ****Genus: ''Paguma'' *****Masked palm civet, ''P. larvata'' ****Genus: ''Paradoxurus'' *****Asian palm civet, ''P. hermaphroditus'' ***Subfamily: Hemigalinae ****Genus: ''Chrotogale'' *****Owston's palm civet, ''Chrotogale owstoni'' ***Subfamily: Prionodontinae ****Genus: ''Prionodon'' *****Spotted linsang, ''P. pardicolor'' ***Subfamily: Viverrinae ****Genus: ''Viverra'' *****Large-spotted civet, ''V. megaspila'' *****Malayan civet, ''V. tangalunga'' *****Large Indian civet, ''V. zibetha'' ****Genus: ''Viverricula'' *****Small Indian civet, ''V. indica'' **Family: Herpestidae (mongooses) ***Genus: ''Urva (genus), Urva'' ****Small Indian mongoose, ''U. auropunctata'' presence uncertain ****Javan mongoose, ''U. javanica'' ****Crab-eating mongoose, ''U. urva'' *Suborder: Caniformia **Family: Ailuridae (red panda) ***Genus: ''Ailurus'' ****Red panda#Taxonomy, Himalayan red panda, ''A. fulgens'' ****Red panda#Taxonomy, Chinese red panda, ''A. styani'' **Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes) ***Genus: ''Canis'' ****Gray wolf, ''C. lupus'' ***** Himalayan wolf, ''C. l. chanco'' ***** Mongolian wolf, ''C. l. chanco'' ***Genus: ''Cuon'' ****Dhole, ''C. alpinus'' ***** Ussuri dhole, ''C. a. alpinus'' ***** Tien Shan dhole, ''C. a. hesperius'' ***Genus: ''Nyctereutes'' ****Raccoon dog, ''N. procyonoides'' ***Genus: ''Vulpes'' ****Corsac fox, ''V. corsac'' ****Tibetan fox, ''V. ferrilata'' ****Red fox, ''V. vulpes'' **Family: Ursidae (bears) ***Genus: ''Ailuropoda'' ****Giant panda, ''A. melanoleuca'' ***Genus: ''Helarctos'' ****Sun bear, ''H. malayanus'' presence uncertain ***Genus: ''Ursus (biology), Ursus'' ****Brown bear, ''U. arctos'' ***** Eurasian brown bear, ''U. a. arctos'' ***** Himalayan brown bear, ''U. a. isabellinus'' ***** Ussuri brown bear, ''U. a. lasiotus'' ***** Tibetan blue bear, ''U. a. pruinosus'' **** Asiatic black bear, ''U. thibetanus'' *****Himalayan black bear, ''U. t. laniger'' *****Indochinese black bear, ''U. t. mupinensis'' *****Tibetan black bear, ''U. t. thibetanus'' *****Ussuri black bear, ''U. t. ussuricus'' **Family: Mustelidae (mustelids) ***Genus: ''Aonyx'' ****Asian small-clawed otter, ''A. cinereus'' ***Genus: ''Arctonyx'' ****Greater hog badger, ''A. collaris'' , presence uncertain ****Northern hog badger, ''A. albogularis'' ***Genus: ''Gulo'' ****Wolverine, ''G. gulo'' ***Genus: ''Lutra'' ****European otter, ''L. lutra'' ***Genus: ''Lutrogale'' ****Smooth-coated otter, ''L. perspicillata'' ***Genus: ''Martes'' ****Yellow-throated marten, ''M. flavigula'' ****Beech marten, ''M. foina'' ****Sable, ''M. zibellina'' ***Genus: ''Meles (genus), Meles'' ****Asian badger, ''M. leucurus'' ***Genus: ''Melogale'' ****Chinese ferret badger, ''M. moschata'' ***Genus: ''Mustela'' ****Sichuan weasel, ''M. aistoodonnivalis'' ****Mountain weasel, ''M. altaica'' ****Stoat, ''M. erminea'' ****Steppe polecat, ''M. eversmannii'' ****Yellow-bellied weasel, ''M. kathiah'' ****Least weasel, ''M. nivalis'' ****Siberian weasel, ''M. sibirica'' ****Back-striped weasel, ''M. strigidorsa'' ***Genus: ''Vormela'' ****Marbled polecat, ''V. peregusna'' **Family: Eared seal, Otariidae (eared seals) ***Genus: ''Callorhinus'' ****Northern fur seal, ''C. ursinus'' vagrant ***Genus: ''Eumetopias'' ****Steller sea lion, ''E. jubatus'' vagrant **Family: Phocidae (earless seals) ***Genus: ''Erignathus'' **** Bearded seal, ''E. barbatus'' ***Genus: ''Phoca'' **** Spotted seal, ''P. largha'' ***Genus: ''Pusa'' **** Ringed seal, ''P. hispida'' vagrant

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe. *Family: Equidae (horses etc.) **Genus: ''Equus (genus), Equus'' *** Wild horse, ''E. ferus'' **** Przewalski's horse, ''E. f. przewalskii'' reintroduced *** Onager, ''E. hemionus'' **** Mongolian wild ass, ''E. h. hemionus'' **** Turkmenian kulan, ''E. h. kulan'' *** Kiang, ''E. kiang'' **** Eastern kiang, ''E. k. holdereri'' **** Western kiang, ''E. k. kiang'' **** Southern kiang, ''E. k. polyodon'' *Family: Rhinoceros, Rhinocerotidae (rhinos) **Genus: ''Dicerorhinus'' *** Sumatran rhinoceros, ''D. sumatrensis'' extirpated **Genus: ''Rhinoceros'' *** Javan rhinoceros, ''R. sondaicus'' extirpated *** Indian rhinoceros, ''R. unicornis'' possibly extirpated

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans. *Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats) **Subfamily: Antilopinae ***Genus: ''Gazella'' ****Goitered gazelle, ''G. subgutturosa'' ***Genus: ''Pantholops'' **** Tibetan antelope, ''P. hodgsonii'' ***Genus: ''Procapra'' **** Mongolian gazelle, ''P. gutturosa'' **** Goa (antelope), Goa, ''P. picticaudata'' **** Przewalski's gazelle, ''P. przewalskii'' ***Genus: ''Saiga'' **** Saiga antelope, ''S. tatarica'' extirpated **Subfamily: Bovinae ***Genus: ''Bos'' ****Gaur, ''B. gaurus'' ****Banteng, ''B. javanicus'' presence uncertain ****Wild yak, ''B. mutus'' **Subfamily: Caprinae ***Genus: ''Budorcas'' ****Takin, ''B. taxicolor'' ***Genus: ''Capra (genus), Capra'' **** Siberian ibex, ''C. sibrica'' ***Genus: ''Capricornis'' ****Mainland serow, ''C. sumatraensis'' ***Genus: ''Hemitragus'' ****Himalayan tahr, ''H. jemlahicus'' ***Genus: ''Naemorhedus'' ****Red goral, ''N. baileyi'' ****Long-tailed goral, ''N. caudatus'' ****Himalayan goral, ''N. goral'' ****Chinese goral, ''N. griseus'' ***Genus: ''Ovis'' ****Argali, ''O. ammon'' ***Genus: ''Pseudois'' ****Bharal, ''P. nayaur'' *Family: Camelidae (camels, llamas) **Genus: ''Camelus'' *** Wild Bactrian camel, ''C. ferus'' *Family: Cervidae (deer) **Subfamily: Cervinae ***Genus: ''Axis (genus), Axis'' ****Indian hog deer, ''A. porcinus'' possibly extirpated ***Genus: ''Cervus'' **** Thorold's deer, ''C. albirostris'' **** Wapiti, ''C. canadensis'' ***** Kansu red deer, ''C. c. kanzuensis'' ***** Sichuan deer, ''C. c. macnelli'' ***** Tibetan red deer, ''C. c. wallichi'' ***** Manchurian wapiti, ''C. c. xanthopygus'' ****Red deer, ''C. elaphus'' ****Central Asian red deer ''C. hanglu'' *****Yarkand deer, ''C. h. yarkandensis'' **** Sika deer, ''C. nippon'' ***Genus: ''Elaphurus'' **** Père David's deer, ''E. davidianus'' ***Genus: ''Rucervus'' ****Eld's deer, ''R. eldii'' ***Genus: ''Rusa (genus), Rusa'' **** Sambar deer, ''R. unicolor'' **Subfamily: Hydropotinae ***Genus: ''Hydropotes'' **** Water deer, ''H. inermis'' **Subfamily: Muntiacinae ***Genus: ''Elaphodus'' **** Tufted deer, ''E. cephalophus'' ***Genus: ''Muntiacus'' **** Hairy-fronted muntjac, ''M. crinifrons'' **** Fea's muntjac, ''M. feae'' **** Gongshan muntjac, ''M. gongshanensis'' **** Indian muntjac, ''M. muntjak'' **** Reeves's muntjac, ''M. reevesi'' **Subfamily: Capreolinae ***Genus: ''Alces'' **** Moose, ''A. alces'' ***Genus: ''Capreolus'' **** Siberian roe deer, ''C. pygargus'' ***Genus: ''Rangifer (genus), Rangifer'' **** Reindeer, ''R. tarandus'' *Family: Moschidae **Genus: ''Musk deer, Moschus'' *** Dwarf musk deer, ''M. berezovskii'' ***Alpine musk deer, ''M. chrysogaster'' ***Black musk deer, ''M. fuscus'' *** Siberian musk deer, ''M. moschiferus'' *Family Suidae **Genus: ''Sus (genus), Sus'' *** Wild boar, ''S. scrofa'' *Family: Tragulidae **Genus: ''Tragulus'' *** Lesser mouse deer, ''T. kanchil''

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References

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:List of mammals of China Mammals of China, * Lists of biota of China, Mammals Lists of mammals of Asia, China Lists of mammals by country, China

Order: Sirenia The Sirenia (), commonly referred to as sea cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The extant Sirenia comprise two distinct famili ... (manatees and dugongs)

Order: Proboscidea Proboscidea (; , ) is a taxonomic order of afrotherian mammals containing one living family (Elephantidae) and several extinct families. First described by J. Illiger in 1811, it encompasses the elephants and their close relatives. Three l ... (elephants)

Order: Scandentia (treeshrews)

Order: Primate Primates is an order (biology), order of mammals, which is further divided into the Strepsirrhini, strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and Lorisidae, lorisids; and the Haplorhini, haplorhines, which include Tarsiiformes, tarsiers a ...s

Order: Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...ia (rodents)

Order: Lagomorpha The lagomorphs () are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (rabbits and hares) and the Ochotonidae ( pikas). There are 110 recent species of lagomorph, of which 109 species in t ... (lagomorphs)

Order: Chiroptera Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ... (bats)

Order: Pholidota Pangolins, sometimes known as scaly anteaters, are mammals of the order Pholidota (). The one Neontology, extant family, the Manidae, has three genera: ''Manis'', ''Phataginus'', and ''Smutsia''. ''Manis'' comprises four species found in Asia, ... (pangolins)

Order: Cetacea Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals belonging to the order Artiodactyla that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively c ... (whales)

Order: Carnivora Carnivora ( ) is an order of placental mammals specialized primarily in eating flesh, whose members are formally referred to as carnivorans. The order Carnivora is the sixth largest order of mammals, comprising at least 279 species. Carnivor ... (carnivorans)

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

See also

Notes

References

Order:
Sirenia The Sirenia (), commonly referred to as sea cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The extant Sirenia comprise two distinct famili ...
(manatees and dugongs)

Order:
Proboscidea Proboscidea (; , ) is a taxonomic order of afrotherian mammals containing one living family (Elephantidae) and several extinct families. First described by J. Illiger in 1811, it encompasses the elephants and their close relatives. Three l ...
(elephants)

Order:
Primate Primates is an order (biology), order of mammals, which is further divided into the Strepsirrhini, strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and Lorisidae, lorisids; and the Haplorhini, haplorhines, which include Tarsiiformes, tarsiers a ...
s

Order:
Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...
ia (rodents)

Order:
Lagomorpha The lagomorphs () are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (rabbits and hares) and the Ochotonidae ( pikas). There are 110 recent species of lagomorph, of which 109 species in t ...
(lagomorphs)

Order:
Chiroptera Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...
(bats)

Order:
Pholidota Pangolins, sometimes known as scaly anteaters, are mammals of the order Pholidota (). The one Neontology, extant family, the Manidae, has three genera: ''Manis'', ''Phataginus'', and ''Smutsia''. ''Manis'' comprises four species found in Asia, ...
(pangolins)

Order:
Cetacea Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals belonging to the order Artiodactyla that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively c ...
(whales)

Order:
Carnivora Carnivora ( ) is an order of placental mammals specialized primarily in eating flesh, whose members are formally referred to as carnivorans. The order Carnivora is the sixth largest order of mammals, comprising at least 279 species. Carnivor ...
(carnivorans)