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Pigtail rat
Pigtail rat,Wuyishan tailed rat, pig tailed rat, gray blind rat, blind rat
The genus-level and species-level taxonomic units of the Chinese pig-tailed rat are very stable and undisputed. The more controver···
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Nemopistha sinica
Nemopistha sinica
The Latin name of the Chinese lacewing is Nemopistha sinica, which is the only lacewing known in our country.On May 28, 2022, the ···
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Galloisiana sinensis
Galloisiana sinensis
Chinese cockroach (scientific name: Galloisiana sinensis) is an insect of the Blattidae family and the genus Blattia, with no subs···
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Zorotypus medoensis
Zorotypus medoensis
Zorotypus medoensis is an insect of the family Zorotypus and genus Zorotypus, with no subspecies.The wingless type of Medog wingle···
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Sicista concolor
Sicista concolor,Small rat, rat, Chinese rat
The Chinese scissorium belongs to the subfamily Sicidinae of the family Jerboa. There are 13 species in the subfamily worldwide, 4···
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Zorotypus sinensis
Zorotypus sinensis
Zorotypus sinensis (scientific name: Zorotypus sinensis) is an insect of the family Zorotypus and genus Zorotypus.In 1973, the ins···
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Ophiogomphus spinicornis
Ophiogomphus spinicornis,Northern arrow dragonfly
Ophiogomphus spinicornis is an insect of the family Ophiogomphidae and the genus Ophiogomphus. This species was first published by···
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Hylopetes alboniger
Hylopetes alboniger, black and white flying squirrel, arrow-tailed black and white flying squirrel
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···
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Heliogomphus retroflexus
Sharp-edged dragonfly, curved-tailed spring dragonfly,Heliogomphus retroflexus
Heliogomphus retroflexus (scientific name: Heliogomphus retroflexus) is an insect of the family Heliogomphidae and the genus Helio···
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Atlatsjapyx atlas
Atlatsjapyx atlas
The Atlatsjapyx atlas is a large insect of the order Diplodocus. It feeds on humus, fungi and tiny animals.Listed in the second le···
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Sciurotamias forresti
Sciurotamias forresti,White-lined rock squirrel, White-throated rock squirrel, Forster's rock squirrel, Forster's rock squirrel
The body size of the side-striped rock squirrel is similar to that of the rock squirrel. It lives in rocky mountainous areas. It l···
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Menetes berdmorei
Menetes berdmorei，Multi-lined squirrel, line squirrel
There are six species of animals in the Sciuridae family, three species of squirrels and three species of flying squirrels, namely···
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Trachidermus fasciatus
Trachidermus fasciatus，Four-gilled perch, flower drum fish, wife fish
Songjiang perch (scientific name: Trachidermus fasciatus) is a fish of the family Sculpinidae and the genus Trachidermus, with no ···
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Cheilinus undulatus
Cheilinus undulatus,Giant Wrasse,Napoleon wrasse, wavy parrotfish, curved lip fish, Napoleon bream, dragon king bream, sea bream, big piece
Cheilinus undulatus (scientific name: Giant Wrasse) is a large wrasse with no subspecies.Cheilinus undulatus is usually solitary, ···
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Bahaba taipingensis
Bahaba taipingensis,Chinese Bahaba,Golden money sturgeon, golden money croaker, golden money fierce fish, fish high, big gull, white flower fish, yellow sweet
Chinese Bahaba (scientific name: Bahaba taipingensis) is called Chinese Bahaba in foreign language. It has no subspecies and belon···
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Dwarf Seahorse
Hippocampus zosterae,Dwarf Seahorse
The dwarf seahorse is the smallest of the Syngnathidae and Hippocampus.The diet of the dwarf seahorse consists of live prey, inclu···
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Alex Gentry
Alex Gentry,Porcupine, Chinese porcupine,Hystricomorpha,
Porcupine is also called Chinese porcupine. There are 8 species in the genus Porcupine, which are widely distributed in Europe, As···
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Hystrix brachyura
Hystrix brachyura
The Malayan porcupine is the earliest species named in the genus Porcupine. Previously, there were as many as 11 subspecies or syn···
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Atherurus macrourus
Atherurus macrourus，Brush-tailed porcupine, Asian brush-tailed porcupine, Asian brush-tailed porcupine
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···
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White’s seahorse
Hippocampus whitei,White’s seahorse
White’s seahorse is a species of Syngnathidae in the order Acanthopterygii of the class Actinopterygii.White’s seahorse is carni···
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Hippocampus waleananus
Hippocampus waleananus,Wari Island Dwarf Seahorse
Warren's pygmy seahorse, Hippocampus waleananus (M. F. Gomon et Kuiter, 2009), is an animal of the genus Hippocampus in the fa···
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Hedgehog Seahorse
Hedgehog Seahorse,Hippocampus spinosissimus
Hedgehog Seahorse is a fish of the Syngnathidae family and the genus Hippocampus.Hedgehog Seahorse mainly feeds on small crustacea···
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Hippocampus sindonis
Hippocampus sindonis,Sindo's Seahorse,Moss Seahorse，hana tatsu
The Latin scientific name of the flower seahorse Hippocampus sindonis, and the English name Sindo's Seahorse comes from the na···
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Japanese Seahorse
Hippocampus mohnikei,Japanese Seahorse
Japanese Seahorse is called Japanese Seahorse in English. It is an animal of the Syngnathidae family and the genus Hippocampus.The···
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