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Lontra felinaLC

Lontra felina

Lontra felina,chungungo、Marine Otter,Cat

CarnivoraNo verification information

Peruvian Otter (scientific name: Lontra felina) is also known as chungungo and Marine Otter. There are no subspecies.When not bree···

Lontra longicaudisLC

Lontra longicaudis

Lontra longicaudis,Long-tailed otter

CarnivoraNo verification information

Long-tailed Otter (Lontra longicaudis) They seem to prefer clear rivers and are less likely to be found downstream in turbid water···

Lontra provocaxLC

Lontra provocax

Lontra provocax

CarnivoraNo verification information

The Chilean otter (scientific name: Lontra provocax) is a semi-aquatic mammal.The Chilean otter is nocturnal and is good at swimmi···

Lontra canadensisLC

Lontra canadensis

Lontra canadensis,North American River Otter,Canadian otter, northern otter

Carnivora10-15, up to 27 years in captivity

North American River Otter (scientific name: Lontra canadensis) is also known as North American River Otter in foreign languages. ···

Lutra sumatranaLC

Lutra sumatrana

Lutra sumatrana,Hairy-nosed Otter,Sumatran otter

CarnivoraNo verification information

Hairy-nosed Otter (Lutra sumatrana), also known as Hairy-nosed Otter, lives in Southeast Asia and is one of the most endangered sp···

Lutra nipponLC

Lutra nippon

Lutra nippon

Carnivora10-20years

The Japanese otter, scientifically known as Lutra nippon, is endemic to Japan and is now extinct.The Japanese otter was previously···

Taxidea taxusLC

Taxidea taxus

Taxidea taxus,American Badger,Badger

Carnivora12-14 years, up to 26 years

American Badger (scientific name: Taxidea taxus) is also known as American Badger in English. It has 5 subspecies.The American bad···

Mellivora capensisLC

Mellivora capensis

Mellivora capensis, Honey Badger、 Ratel, Blaireau à miel, Ratel, Honigdachs,Flathead

CarnivoraAbout 24 years

Honey badger (scientific name: Mellivora capensis) English Honey Badger, Ratel, French Blaireau à miel, Ratel, German Honigdachs,···

Mydaus javanensisLC

Mydaus javanensis

Mydaus javanensis,Indonesian stink badger, Sunda stink badger

CarnivoraNo verification information

The Sunda stink badger (Mydaus javanensis), also known as the Indonesian stink badger, lives on the islands of Borneo, Java, and S···

Melogale orientalisLC

Melogale orientalis

Melogale orientalis,Javan ferret badger,Burmese ferret badger

CarnivoraAbout 10 years

The Javan ferret badger's scientific name is Melogale orientalis, and its foreign name is Javan ferret badger. It is an animal···

Melogale moschataLC

Melogale moschata

Melogale moschata,Chinese Ferret-badger,Fish loach, white-nosed civet cat, white-fronted civet cat, mountain badger, piglet civet cat

Carnivora8-10years

The ferret badger (scientific name: Melogale moschata) is known as Chinese Ferret-badger and has 7 subspecies.Ferret badgers are n···

Arctonyx collarisLC

Arctonyx collaris

Arctonyx collaris,Hog-Badger,Sand badger, mountain badger

Carnivora10-14years

Hog Badger (scientific name: Arctonyx collaris) is also known as Hog-Badger in English. There are 6 subspecies.Hog Badger likes to···

Meles melesLC

Meles meles

Meles meles,Eurasian Badger,Badger, badger, mountain badger,

Carnivora6-10years

Badger (scientific name: Meles meles) is also known as Eurasian Badger. It is a large-bodied species in the Mustelidae family and ···

Poecilogale albinuchaLC

Poecilogale albinucha

Poecilogale albinucha,White-necked ferret

CarnivoraNo verification information

The white-necked weasel (scientific name Poecilogale albinucha) is a small carnivore. It is smaller than the honey badger. The imp···

Ictonyx striatusLC

Ictonyx striatus

Ictonyx striatus,zorille,African stoat, Striped stoat

CarnivoraAbout 15 years

The African sagebrush (scientific name Ictonyx striatus), also known as zorille, usually lives alone and hunts at night. The Afric···

Lepus yarkandensisLC

Lepus yarkandensis

Lepus yarkandensis, South Xinjiang rabbit, hare, Shache rabbit

Lagoiformes

The classification status of the Tarim rabbit is stable, but there is a lot of controversy about which species group it belongs to···

Lepus tolaiLC

Lepus tolai

Lepus tolai,Hare, Central Asian rabbit, Steppe rabbit

Lagoiformes

Mongolian rabbits are active both day and night, but are most active at dusk. The number of Mongolian rabbits is relatively small.···

Lepus timidusLC

Lepus timidus

Lepus timidus,White rabbit, color-changing rabbit, blue rabbit

Lagoiformes10-13years

The snow hare is the earliest rabbit species to be named. The species classification is stable, but there are many subspecies and ···

Lepus tibetanusLC

Lepus tibetanus

Lepus tibetanus,Tibetan hare, Tibetan hare, desert hare

Lagoiformes5-7 years old

The classification status of the Tibetan rabbit is very confusing. It was not until 1930 that it was considered an independent spe···

Lepus sinensisLC

Lepus sinensis

Lepus sinensis,Mountain rabbit, short-eared rabbit, woolly rabbit, hare

Lagoiformes

The classification of South China rabbit is somewhat controversial. The Korean rabbit (Lepus coreanus) distributed on the Korean P···

Lepus oiostolusLC

Lepus oiostolus

Lepus oiostolus,Gray-tailed rabbit, Fluffy rabbit

Lagoiformes

Plateau rabbits are herbivorous animals. In agricultural areas, they feed on young stems, buds, flowers, fruits, tubers and variou···

Lepus mandshuricusLC

Lepus mandshuricus

Lepus mandshuricus,Grass rabbit, mountain rabbit, black rabbit, mountain jump

Lagoiformes

This species is controversial in classification. It was once considered to be the Northeast Black Rabbit (<Ochotona melaninus&g···

LyncodonpatagonicusLC

Lyncodonpatagonicus

Lyncodonpatagonicus,Patagonian weasel, steppe weasel

CarnivoraNo verification information

The grassland weasel (scientific name Lyncodonpatagonicus), also known as the Patagonian weasel, is a genus of the Mustelidae fami···

Lepus oiostolusLC

Lepus oiostolus

Lepus oiostolus,Southwest rabbit, Yunnan rabbit

Lagoiformes

In the past, Yunnan rabbits were long considered a subspecies of the plateau rabbit (Lepus oiostolus). Mr. Luo Zexun, a famous rab···

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