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Megapodius laperouseLC

Megapodius laperouse

Megapodius laperouse,Micronesian Scrubfowl

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The Micronesian Scrubfowl (Megapodius laperouse) is a large and medium-sized bird with two subspecies.Micronesian megapods are omn···

Megapodius geelvinkianusLC

Megapodius geelvinkianus

Megapodius geelvinkianus,Biak Scrubfowl

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Biak Scrubfowl (Megapodius geelvinkianus).The diet of the megacan is mainly plant flowers, seeds, fruits, etc. The megapod has cre···

Megapodius freycinetLC

Megapodius freycinet

Megapodius freycinet,Dusky Scrubfowl

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The common Megapodius freycinet, also known as Dusky Scrubfowl, is a species of megapod fowl in the family Megapodius.Common megap···

Megapodius eremitaLC

Megapodius eremita

Megapodius eremita,Melanesian Scrubfowl

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Melanesian Scrubfowl (Megapodius eremita).The diet of Melanesian megapods is mainly plant flowers, seeds, fruits, etc. The megapod···

Megapodius decollatusLC

Megapodius decollatus

Megapodius decollatus,New Guinea Scrubfowl

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

New Guinea Scrubfowl (Megapodius decollatus).The diet of New Guinea megapods is mainly plant flowers, seeds, fruits, etc. The mega···

Sula ScrubfowlLC

Sula Scrubfowl

Sula Scrubfowl,Megapodius bernsteinii

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The Sula Scrubfowl (Megapodius bernsteinii) is a large terrestrial bird endemic to Indonesia.It is active at night, mainly at dawn···

Macrocephalon maleoLC

Macrocephalon maleo

Macrocephalon maleo,Maleo

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Macrocephalon maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) is the only species of the genus Maleo with no subspecies differentiation. This is a tim···

MalleefowlLC

Malleefowl

Malleefowl,Leipoa ocellata

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata), no subspecies.The pheasant is very timid and cautious, and will run away or hide in a tree when in d···

Eulipoa wallaceiLC

Eulipoa wallacei

Eulipoa wallacei,Moluccan Scrub Hen

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The pheasant is known as Eulipoa wallacei or Moluccan Scrub Hen.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecologica···

Australian Brush-turkeyLC

Australian Brush-turkey

Australian Brush-turkey,Alectura lathami

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The Australian Brush-turkey pheasant (Alectura lathami) has two subspecies.The pheasant is omnivorous and apparently prefers plant···

Aepypodius bruijniiLC

Aepypodius bruijnii

Bruijn’s Brush Turkey,Aepypodius bruijnii

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Its scientific name is Aepypodius bruijnii, and its foreign name is Bruijn's Brush Turkey. It has a special nesting habit. It ···

Aepypodius arfakianusLC

Aepypodius arfakianus

Aepypodius arfakianus,Wattled Brush-turkey

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Wattled Brush-turkey (Aepypodius arfakianus) has a special nesting habit. It does not incubate its own eggs, but lays them in humu···

Tylonycteris robustulaLC

Tylonycteris robustula

Tylonycteris robustula,Great Club-footed Bat

Chiroptera

The brown bat species is rare. It is a tropical bat that lives in bamboo holes that are eaten by beetles. Since Zhang Libiao et al···

Lesser Club-footed BatLC

Lesser Club-footed Bat

Lesser Club-footed Bat,Tylonycteris pachypus

Chiroptera

The bat is the smallest bat in the world, and the only one in the world that can get into bamboo tubes, because of its unique flat···

Chinese NoctuleLC

Chinese Noctule

Chinese Noctule,Nyctalus plancyi

Chiroptera

The Chinese bat lives in old buildings, tree holes and caves. The cluster is usually lurking in the ceiling mezzanine, eaves and w···

Nyctalus noctulaLC

Nyctalus noctula

Nyctalus noctula

Chiroptera

Brown bats live in small groups. Generally, more than 10 clusters are active, and many are about 100. Mating before hibernation, f···

SerotineLC

Serotine

Serotine,Eptesicus serotinus

Chiroptera

Large brown bats live in a variety of habitats, including caves, rock crevices, eaves of houses, and gaps in doors, Windows, and w···

Vespertilio sinensisLC

Vespertilio sinensis

Vespertilio sinensis

Chiroptera

Eastern bats belong to human animals, often inhabit all kinds of artificial buildings, such as houses or building roof frames, cei···

Miniopterus fuliginosusLC

Miniopterus fuliginosus

Big Bat, Big Night bat,Ia io

Chiroptera

Southern bats live in tall caves, with 3-5 or more than 10 individuals lurking high on the cave walls, mostly hanging as a single ···

Pipistrellus pulveratusLC

Pipistrellus pulveratus

Pipistrellus pulveratus,Hypsugo pulveratus

Chiroptera

It is a carnivorous bat that hunts in waters or near villages, feeding on insects such as mosquitoes and moths. The population is ···

Pipistrellus circumdatusLC

Pipistrellus circumdatus

Pipistrellus circumdatus,Arielulus circumdatus

Chiroptera

Pipistrellus has previously been classified as <Pipistrellus> by Heller & Volleth (1984) as <P. societatis>, Howev···

CHIROPTERALC

CHIROPTERA

CHIROPTERA,Pipistrellus minus

Chiroptera

Pipistrella is also known as the Jurassic wing. Wang Yingxiang (2003) identified Pipistrellus mimus as a separate species, but Smi···

Pipistrellus abramusLC

Pipistrellus abramus

Pipistrellus abramus

Chiroptera17years

The common pipistrella is a very common type of bat that lives in clusters and catches insects for food. In groups of 5 to 20, the···

Pipistrellus coromandraLC

Pipistrellus coromandra

Pipistrellus coromandra

Chiroptera

Pipistrella indiensis is a small to medium sized Pipistrella. It lives in mountains, plains and other places, appears between buil···

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