Animals by Scientific Class Names

Oratosquilla oratoria,Mantis shrimp, mantis shrimp, mantis shrimp, mantis shrimp

Features：It has a ferocious temperament and can attack with great force, even breaking glass.

The Latin name of mantis shrimp is Oratosquilla oratoria. It is found along the coast of China. The most common species is the mantis shrimp of the family Mantischidae and the genus Oratosquilla.Most mantis shrimps live in caves, often digging holes in the sandy or muddy bottom of the shallow sea, a...

Niviventer coxingi,Niviventer culturatus,Coxing

Features：The belly is grayish white, the dorsal surface is yellowish brown, and the tentacles are very long.

The taxonomic status of this species is stable and there is little controversy. It is distributed in tropical evergreen broad-leaved forests, forest edges and shrubs below 2000m above sea level....

Cricetulus triton,Grey hamster

Features：It has a large body, a short tail, a blunt head, cheek pouches, and short, round ears with narrow white edges.

The status of the giant hamster species is stable, and there are some differences in the genus it belongs to. Some scientists regard it as a species of the genus Cricetulus, and most scientists agree that it belongs to the genus Tscherskia. There are many subspecies differentiations, and there are 5...

Grimpoteuthis bathynectes，Dumbo Octopus，Gulf of Mexico ash octopus, semi-deep sea ash octopus

Features：The fins look like elephant ears

Dumbo Octopus (scientific name: Grimpoteuthis bathynectes), also known as Dumbo Octopus in foreign languages, is a peculiar "octopus".In January 2014, marine biologists discovered this 6-foot-long octopus-a strange "octopus" more than a mile deep in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This o...

Angora，Grass Rabbit

Features：The hair will grow very long and can grow into a hair ball.

Angora rabbit is a world-famous wool-producing rabbit breed, a type of long-haired rabbit. Its hair is dense and long, and it is also called grass mud rabbit on the Internet. According to data from the international ARBA organization, it originated from the Angora Province in Turkey. Another theory...

Monodon monoceros，Narwhal、Unicorn Whale,Narwhal, Lance Whale

Features：There is a long tooth on the head, hence the name

The scientific name of narwhal: Monodon monoceros, foreign names Narwhal, Unicorn Whale, no subspecies.As a protected Arctic species, narwhals are social animals that live mainly in the northern end of the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. A small number of narwhals are also found in the Greenlan...

Nasalis larvatus,Tengu Monkey

Features：An unusually large nose and a large, pouch-like stomach

The proboscis monkey (scientific name: Nasalis larvatus) is a unique animal in Kalimantan, Southeast Asia. It is the only species discovered that is not a ruminant but can regurgitate.The social groups of proboscis monkeys change much faster than those of most other primates. Every once in a while,...

Chlamyphorus truncatus,Pink Fairy Armadillo,Pink-haired armadillo, sushi armadillo

Features：It looks like salmon sushi, and its longest claw is about one-sixth of its body length.

The pygmy armadillo (scientific name: Chlamyphorus truncatus) is also known as the Pink Fairy Armadillo. It is the smallest species of the armadillo family.The pygmy armadillo has a high level of digging skills and is said to be able to disappear into a hole in a few seconds. It lives alone and is a...

Lophiomus setigerus,black-mouth goosefish,Blackmouth anglerfish, stutter fish, anglerfish, toadfish, old man fish

Features：Very similar to the yellow anglerfish, but smaller than the yellow anglerfish

The Latin name of black anglerfish is Lophiomus setigerus (Vahl, 1797), and its foreign name is black-mouth goosefish. There are only two kinds of anglerfish in China, one is called yellow anglerfish and the other is black anglerfish.It grows in the depths of the dark sea, moves slowly, and does not...

Lophius litulon,Toadfish, stutterfish, sea turtle

Features：Looks indulgent, swims slowly, comes with its own fishing rod

Yellow anglerfish, whose scientific name is Lophius litulon, is a deep-sea benthic fish.Yellow anglerfish usually lures prey with its snout tentacles and bait balls, sucks the prey in one gulp, and feeds on fish and crustaceans. The main prey of yellow anglerfish in the southern Yellow Sea are small...

Proedromys bedfordi,Arvicolinae

Features：The body is similar to that of a vole, but slightly larger than an ordinary vole, with smaller ears hidden in the fur. The outer side of the upper incisors has a row of shallow longitudinal grooves.

The species status is stable, but the genus status is somewhat controversial. It was first named as the genus Microtus. Some people believe that it belongs to the genus Microtus (<Microtus>), while others believe that it belongs to the genus Neodon (<Neodon>). Molecular systematic studie...

Lasiopodomys brandtii,Sand vole, prairie vole, Blanche vole, Brandt's vole

Features：The biggest feature is that the front and rear feet are hairy, and the entire sole is covered with dense hair, with only the claws exposed.

The status of Brandt's vole species is stable, but there has been a long-standing debate about which genus it belongs to. Sometimes it is placed in the genus Microtus and sometimes in the genus Phaiomys. Molecular systematics finally confirmed that it is an independent genus, namely the genus La...

Eospalax rothschildi,Southern zokor, ground mouse

Features：The hair on the head, back and sides of the body is gray-brown, with a darker gray color and slightly rusty brown at the tips.

The species status of Roth's zokor is stable, but the genus status is controversial. Sometimes the species is placed in the genus <Myospalax>, subgenus <Eospalax>. Some scientists upgrade the subgenus to the genus Eospalax. Now most people agree with the latter opinion. There are 2 s...

Typhlomys nanus，Gray blind mouse

Features：The smallest of the pig-tailed rats.

The pig-tailed rat is a new species published by Cheng Bin et al. of Kunming Institute of Zoology in 2017. It was found in the secondary forest of Abies longibracteata at an altitude of 2000-3000m, with bamboo and rhododendron shrubs under the forest....

Pigtail rat,Wuyishan tailed rat, pig tailed rat, gray blind rat, blind rat

Features：It is similar in shape and size to a small house mouse, but has a very long tail. It is also called a "blind mouse" because of its small eyes.

The genus-level and species-level taxonomic units of the Chinese pig-tailed rat are very stable and undisputed. The more controversial is the number of its subspecies. The latest research shows that it contains only 2 subspecies. The other two subspecies (<daloushanensis, chapensis>) have spec...

Nemopistha sinica

Features：The hind wings are specialized, like ribbons or silk threads, and when flying they resemble the flying ladies in the Dunhuang murals.

The Latin name of the Chinese lacewing is Nemopistha sinica, which is the only lacewing known in our country.On May 28, 2022, the staff of the Lushui Management Bureau of Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve photographed the Chinese lacewing, a national second-level wild protected animal, for...

Galloisiana sinensis

Features：The female has a well-developed sword-shaped ovipositor

Chinese cockroach (scientific name: Galloisiana sinensis) is an insect of the Blattidae family and the genus Blattia, with no subspecies.Chinese cockroach is an omnivorous insect, whose main food is plants (moss) and small insects. The Chinese cockroach is active at night, and its main activity mode...

Zorotypus medoensis

Features：The arrangement of the four hairs in the middle of the posterior part of the ventral plate of the eighth abdominal segment of the male insect is trapezoidal

Zorotypus medoensis is an insect of the family Zorotypus and genus Zorotypus, with no subspecies.The wingless type of Medog wingless insect is very similar to that of Chinese wingless insect. Except for some differences in the male external genitalia after dissection, the most obvious difference is...

Sicista concolor,Small rat, rat, Chinese rat

Features：The tail is extremely long, about 1.5 times the body length.

The Chinese scissorium belongs to the subfamily Sicidinae of the family Jerboa. There are 13 species in the subfamily worldwide, 4 of which are in China. The Chinese scissorium is the southernmost species in the distribution area and one of the two species that live in the forest. The status of this...

Zorotypus sinensis

Features：Dark brown, head nearly triangular in frontal view

Zorotypus sinensis (scientific name: Zorotypus sinensis) is an insect of the family Zorotypus and genus Zorotypus.In 1973, the insect was first discovered by Chinese biologist Professor Huang Fusheng and officially named "Zorotypus sinensis".The life history of the Chinese wingless insect...

Ophiogomphus spinicornis,Northern arrow dragonfly

Features：A good mosquito hunter

Ophiogomphus spinicornis is an insect of the family Ophiogomphidae and the genus Ophiogomphus. This species was first published by Belgian scholar Edmond de Chellies Longchamp in 1878.The adult thorny-horned dragonfly is good at flying. It not only has endurance for long-distance flights, but also h...