Animals by Scientific Class Names

Hylopetes alboniger, black and white flying squirrel, arrow-tailed black and white flying squirrel

Features：The back of the body is dark brown, the chest and arms on the ventral side are white, and the fur is all white.

The black-and-white flying squirrel is a small flying squirrel in southern China. The adult is less than 250 mm long. It is active at night, sleeps in the nest during the day, and is active at dusk and dawn. Usually, several live in the same nest. When sleeping, the head is hidden between the front...

Sharp-edged dragonfly, curved-tailed spring dragonfly,Heliogomphus retroflexus

Features：It is an important natural enemy insect that is beneficial to humans and an indicator insect of water quality and environment.

Heliogomphus retroflexus (scientific name: Heliogomphus retroflexus) is an insect of the family Heliogomphidae and the genus Heliogomphus, with no subspecies. This species was first published by Swiss entomologist Friedrich Rees in 1912.Heliogomphus retroflexus is usually active in the daytime near...

Atlatsjapyx atlas

Features：The adult is long and thick, lacking eyes and wings, with a yellow, trapezoidal head that is narrow in front and wide in the back.

The Atlatsjapyx atlas is a large insect of the order Diplodocus. It feeds on humus, fungi and tiny animals.Listed in the second level of China's "National Key Protected Wildlife List".Protect wild animals and stop eating game.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibil...

Sciurotamias forresti,White-lined rock squirrel, White-throated rock squirrel, Forster's rock squirrel, Forster's rock squirrel

Features：There is a narrow white stripe on the side of the body from the shoulder to the buttocks, and a black stripe below the white stripe.

The body size of the side-striped rock squirrel is similar to that of the rock squirrel. It lives in rocky mountainous areas. It lives in camps, but is also good at climbing trees. It is often active during the day, agile, and builds nests in the cracks of rocks. It feeds on nuts and seeds, and can...

Menetes berdmorei，Multi-lined squirrel, line squirrel

Features：There is a light-colored stripe in the middle of the back, and two black stripes and two light yellowish-white longitudinal stripes on each side.

There are six species of animals in the Sciuridae family, three species of squirrels and three species of flying squirrels, namely the red-bellied squirrel, the striped squirrel, the Herschel squirrel, the red flying squirrel, the white-faced flying squirrel and the small flying squirrel.The striped...

Trachidermus fasciatus，Four-gilled perch, flower drum fish, wife fish

Features：Looks like a tadpole

Songjiang perch (scientific name: Trachidermus fasciatus) is a fish of the family Sculpinidae and the genus Trachidermus, with no subspecies.Because the production of Songjiang near the mouth of the Yangtze River in China is relatively high and the body is relatively black, it is named Songjiang per...

Cheilinus undulatus,Giant Wrasse,Napoleon wrasse, wavy parrotfish, curved lip fish, Napoleon bream, dragon king bream, sea bream, big piece

Features：It is a high-end edible fish and the largest coral fish in existence. It has a unique appearance and is therefore also a high-end ornamental fish.

Cheilinus undulatus (scientific name: Giant Wrasse) is a large wrasse with no subspecies.Cheilinus undulatus is usually solitary, but may sometimes appear in pairs. Adult fish cruise between reefs during the day and live in reef caves and under coral shelves at night. Although the rippled lip fish i...

Bahaba taipingensis,Chinese Bahaba,Golden money sturgeon, golden money croaker, golden money fierce fish, fish high, big gull, white flower fish, yellow sweet

Features：The tail peduncle is slender, the snout is prominent, the dorsal side of the body is gray-brown with orange-yellow, and the ventral side is gray-white

Chinese Bahaba (scientific name: Bahaba taipingensis) is called Chinese Bahaba in foreign language. It has no subspecies and belongs to the family Sciaenidae and the genus Bahaba.Chinese Bahaba gathers in clear water and disperses in turbid water. Juvenile fish live in estuaries and nearby coasts. D...

Hippocampus zosterae,Dwarf Seahorse

Features：The small seahorse is one of the most popular seahorses in the aquarium trade, and once ranked second in the top ten fish exported from the aquarium trade in Florida (Wood 2001).

The dwarf seahorse is the smallest of the Syngnathidae and Hippocampus.The diet of the dwarf seahorse consists of live prey, including small crustaceans such as amphipods, shrimps, other small invertebrates and fish fry. When foraging, they sit in a position secured by their tails and wait for prey...

Alex Gentry,Porcupine, Chinese porcupine,Hystricomorpha,

Features：It is famous for its thorns. It has long and hard thorns on its back and tail, which are important organs for defending against natural enemies.

Porcupine is also called Chinese porcupine. There are 8 species in the genus Porcupine, which are widely distributed in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and only 2 species in China. Chinese porcupine was previously considered a subspecies of Malayan porcupine (<Hystrix brachyura>), and has only recen...

Hystrix brachyura

Features：It has a large body, a brown-black head, and a white longitudinal stripe in the center of the forehead. The spines inside this longitudinal stripe are slender and bristle-like.

The Malayan porcupine is the earliest species named in the genus Porcupine. Previously, there were as many as 11 subspecies or synonyms, and the Chinese porcupine (<Hystrix hodgsoni>) was also once a subspecies. The so-called "Chinese porcupine" is actually originated from Nepal. Yun...

Atherurus macrourus，Brush-tailed porcupine, Asian brush-tailed porcupine, Asian brush-tailed porcupine

Features：Good at swimming and climbing trees.

There are 4 genera and more than 20 species in the porcupine family worldwide. It is a special type of rodent. There are 4 species of the genus Brushtail Porcupine worldwide, and 1 species in China. They mainly live in forests, especially forests near water. According to records, brushtail porcupine...

Hippocampus whitei,White’s seahorse

Features：In ancient Greek mythology, the hippocampus was the mount of Poseidon, the god of the sea.

White’s seahorse is a species of Syngnathidae in the order Acanthopterygii of the class Actinopterygii.White’s seahorse is carnivorous, feeds on small crustaceans, and is ovoviviparous.The reproduction method of the White Seahorse is very special. First of all, the reproduction of the White Seahor...

Hippocampus waleananus,Wari Island Dwarf Seahorse

Features：Named after the Indonesian island of Wari where it was discovered

Warren's pygmy seahorse, Hippocampus waleananus (M. F. Gomon et Kuiter, 2009), is an animal of the genus Hippocampus in the family Syngnathidae.The genus Warren's pygmy seahorse is carnivorous, feeding on small crustaceans and giving birth to live young. The seahorse was first described in 2...

Hedgehog Seahorse,Hippocampus spinosissimus

Features：The spiny seahorse is a small fish that can be used for academic research and aquarium viewing, and can also be made into a Chinese medicine.

Hedgehog Seahorse is a fish of the Syngnathidae family and the genus Hippocampus.Hedgehog Seahorse mainly feeds on small crustaceans and other planktonic invertebrates. Hedgehog Seahorse is oviparous. During reproduction, the female uses an ovipositor to transfer the eggs to a brood pouch under the...

Hippocampus sindonis,Sindo's Seahorse,Moss Seahorse，hana tatsu

Features：The colors vary, and each ring has a tumor or thorn

The Latin scientific name of the flower seahorse Hippocampus sindonis, and the English name Sindo's Seahorse comes from the name of M. Sindo, the assistant curator of fish at Stanford University, and was coined by Kuiter in 2009. The Japanese name hana tatsu literally means hana (flower or flowe...

Hippocampus mohnikei,Japanese Seahorse

Features：The body is very small, flattened laterally, with a protruding abdomen and a well-developed dorsal fin.

Japanese Seahorse is called Japanese Seahorse in English. It is an animal of the Syngnathidae family and the genus Hippocampus.The Japanese seahorse is a warm-temperate fish that prefers to live in coastal areas with gravel bottoms. It is commonly found in seaweed patches from mid-tide to low-tide a...

Rattus flavipectus,Yellow-bellied rat, Long-tailed rat

Features：The tail is equal to or longer than the body length. It is agile and has strong climbing ability.

The yellow-breasted rat belongs to the Murinae subfamily. The scientific name of the yellow-breasted rat is very confusing, and it was once used as <Rattus flavipectus> for a long time. Musser & Carleton (2005) restored <Rattus tanezumi> as the species name of the yellow-breasted rat...

Rattus norvegicus,Brown rat, rat, white-tailed rat, dung rat, dung rat

Features：The body is stout, and the older it gets, the darker the brown color of its back hair. Brown rats are one of the most harmful rats in rural areas and towns. They are numerous and cause great harm.

Brown rats belong to the subfamily Murinae. The species-level classification status is stable, but there are many synonyms and subspecies, and the issue of its merger is controversial. The individuals of this species are smaller in the north and larger in the south. They mainly live in houses and ar...

Rattus nitidus,Gray-breasted rat, water rat

Features：The Macropodus is a medium-sized rodent with a stout body, large, thin ears, a slender tail, long hind legs, brown fur on the back and grayish-white fur on the belly.

Big-footed rats belong to the Murinae subfamily. The species status is stable, but there are many synonyms, and there are great differences of opinion on the merging of these synonyms. This species mainly inhabits farmland and shrubs, and is generally not in houses. It is similar to the brown rat of...

Rattus losea,Rosset, field mouse, garden mouse, yellow mouse, yellow-haired mouse

Features：It looks very similar to the brown rat, has strong adaptability to the natural environment, and is good at swimming.

The yellow-haired rat belongs to the Murinae subfamily. The type origin of this species is Taiwan, my country. The species-level classification unit is stable, with few synonyms, but there are also disputes. It is mainly distributed in farmland, shrubs, mangroves, and garbage dumps around houses. It...