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Mustela africanaLC

Mustela africana

Mustela africana,Amazon Weasel

CarnivoraNo verification information

The scientific name of the Amazon Weasel is Mustela africana, and its foreign name is Amazon Weasel. There are 2 subspecies. The s···

Mustela altaicaLC

Mustela altaica

Mustela altaica,Mountain Weasel,Rat

Carnivora8-10years

Mustela altaica (scientific name: Mustela altaica) is a small to medium-sized weasel with 4 subspecies.Mustela altaica is mostly a···

Eira BarbaraLC

Eira Barbara

Eira Barbara

Carnivora10-20years

The scientific name of the fox stoat is Eira Barbara, a mustelid species native to Central America. It is the only species in the ···

Martes pennantiLC

Martes pennanti

Martes pennanti,Fisher,Fishing cat, Pennant's marten, Pennant's cat

Carnivora8-10years

Martes pennanti (scientific name: Martes pennanti) is also known as Fisher in English. There are 3 subspecies.Martes use "res···

Martes melampusLC

Martes melampus

Martes melampus,Japanese Marten

Carnivora8-12years

Japanese Marten (scientific name: Martes melampus) has three subspecies.Subadult Japanese martens generally establish territories ···

Martes martesLC

Martes martes

Martes martes,Pine Marten,Lin Diao

Carnivora8-18years

Pine marten (scientific name: Martes martes) is a medium-sized carnivore, about the size of a domestic cat, with 8 subspecies.Pine···

Martes gwatkinsiiLC

Martes gwatkinsii

Martes gwatkinsii,Nilgiri Marten,Gray's marten, Yellow-throated marten Indian subspecies

Carnivora8-12年

Nilgiri Marten (scientific name: Martes gwatkinsii) is a medium-sized carnivore with no subspecies. Before 1992, this species was ···

Martes americanaLC

Martes americana

Martes americana,American Marten

Carnivora4-15years

American Marten (scientific name: Martes americana) is a small to medium-sized mammal with 13 subspecies.American Marten is genera···

Ursus americanus,LC

Ursus americanus,

Ursus americanus,American Black Bear,North American black bear

Carnivora25-32years

American black bear (scientific name: Ursus americanus) is a large bear with 16 subspecies.American black bears are solitary anima···

Tremarctos ornatusLC

Tremarctos ornatus

Tremarctos ornatus,Andean Bear,Andean bear

Carnivora20-25years

Spectacled bear (scientific name: Tremarctos ornatus) is also known as Andean Bear. It is the only bear species in South America a···

Bassaricyon gabbiiLC

Bassaricyon gabbii

Bassaricyon gabbii

CarnivoraNo verification information

Bassaricyon gabbii is the first dog raccoon discovered.Bassaricyon gabbii feeds on a variety of fruits, vegetables, fish, frogs, m···

Potos flavusLC

Potos flavus

Potos flavus,Kinkajou,Panda

Carnivora29-49years

Kinkajou (Latin name: Potos flavus, English name: Kinkajou) is a species of raccoon that lives in the rainforest. It is the only s···

Bassariscus sumichrastiLC

Bassariscus sumichrasti

Bassariscus sumichrasti,Cacomistle,Sino-American Ring-Tailed Panda

CarnivoraAbout 12 years

The Cacomistle (scientific name: Bassariscus sumichrasti) is similar in appearance to the Cacomistle, which is often confused with···

Bassariscus astutusLC

Bassariscus astutus

Bassariscus astutus,Ring-tailed cat,Ringtail Cat

Carnivora7-16years

The Ring-tailed cat (scientific name: Bassariscus astutus) is also known as the Ring-tailed cat because of the 14 to 16 black and ···

Nasuella olivaceaLC

Nasuella olivacea

Nasuella olivacea,Mountain Coati、Western Mountain Coati,Yamaguchi

CarnivoraAbout 12 years

The coati (scientific name: Nasuella olivacea) is also known as Mountain Coati and Western Mountain Coati in foreign languages. It···

Nasua naricaLC

Nasua narica

Nasua narica,White-nosed coati,White-nosed pig

CarnivoraAbout 12 years

White-nosed coati (scientific name: Nasua narica) has four subspecies.White-nosed coatis are diurnal, usually roosting in treetops···

coatimundiLC

coatimundi

coatimundi,coatimondi

CarnivoraAbout 12 years

The coatimundi, also known as coatimundi or coatimondi, is active during the day, in groups of 5-6 or even 40. The tail is slender···

Procyon pygmaeusLC

Procyon pygmaeus

Procyon pygmaeus,Cozumel Raccoon、Pygmy Raccoon,Pygmy Raccoon

CarnivoraAbout 12 years

Cozumel Raccoon (scientific name: Procyon pygmaeus) is also known as Cozumel Raccoon and Pygmy Raccoon. It is a Procyonidae, Procy···

Procyon cancrivorusLC

Procyon cancrivorus

Procyon cancrivorus,Crab-eating Raccoon

CarnivoraAbout 12 years

Crab-eating raccoon (scientific name: Procyon cancrivorus) is also known as Crab-eating Raccoon. It is a Procyonidae, Procyon genu···

Ochotona royleiLC

Ochotona roylei

Ochotona roylei

Lagoiformes

The gray mouse rabbit belongs to the subgenus <Conothoa>, and its species-level classification status is stable. However, it···

Ochotona macrotisLC

Ochotona macrotis

Ochotona macrotis,Steppe pika, Mongolian pika, Dauri rabbit, Pika, Singing mouse, Moss

Lagoiformes

The big-eared mouse rabbit belongs to the subgenus <Conothoa> and is a larger species. It is easy to be confused with the gr···

Ochotona koslowiLC

Ochotona koslowi

Ochotona koslowi,Ochotonus

Lagoiformes

The Kochia pika belongs to the subgenus <Conothoa> and is very rare. It was first collected by a Russian officer in 1884 whe···

Ochotona himalayanaLC

Ochotona himalayana

Ochotona himalayana

Lagoiformes

The Himalayan pika belongs to the subgenus <Conothoa>. The species was published by Chinese scientist Feng Zuojian in 1973, ···

Ochotona forrestiLC

Ochotona forresti

Ochotona forresti,Yunnan pika, gray-necked pika

Lagoiformes

The gray-necked pika belongs to the subgenus <Conothoa>. The classification of this species is rather confusing. The reddish···

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