Animals by Scientific Class Names

Rattus andamanensis

Features：The tail is longer than the body, and there is no hair tuft at the tip of the tail.

The black-margined rat belongs to the Murinae subfamily. This species was previously considered a synonym of the black house rat (<Rattus rattus>). It was not until Musser & Caeleton (2005) that it was made an independent species. It is a relatively special species in the genus Rattus, wit...

Nesokia indica

Features：The back of the body is light brown or sandy yellow, with the brown being more prominent in the center of the back.

The Indian ground mouse belongs to the genus Nesokia of the subfamily Murinae. There are 2 species in the world and 1 species in China. There is not much controversy about the species status. In history, my country has named 2 species of ground mice, which were later proved to be synonyms of the Ind...

Mus pahari

Features：The body is small, the ears are light brown, the back is brownish brown, the hair base is dark black, the tail is dark brown above and grayish white below. The four legs are white.

The taxonomic status of Sikkim mice is stable and there is little controversy. There are many subspecies, few studies on subspecies, and the status of several subspecies is unclear.Sikkim mice (scientific name: Mus pahari) are animals of the genus Mus in the family Muridae. In mainland China, they a...

Mus musculus，Mouse, rat, little mouse, mickey mouse, domestic deer

Features：The most distinctive feature of mice is that there is a notch on the lingual edge of the upper incisor, which is very obvious when viewed from the side. House mice are no exception.

The house mouse belongs to the Murinae subfamily. The species originated in India and arrived at the Mediterranean coast at the end of the Pleistocene. The time of its entry into my country is unknown. The species is considered to be an unintentional introduction. In Xinjiang, Tibet, Qinghai, and th...

Hippocampus kuda，Spotted Seahorse,Kuda Seahorse

Features：The seahorse is the largest and most valuable species of seahorse, and is also one of the finest species for artificial breeding.

Hippocampus kuda (scientific name: Hippocampus kuda), also known as Spotted Seahorse in foreign language, is an animal of Syngnathidae and genus Hippocampus.Pipe seahorses often live in coastal bays, ports and lagoons, sandy sediments in rocky coastal areas, large algae and seagrass beds, mangroves,...

Hippocampus kelloggi,Kelloggi'sseahorse,Seahorse, Grimm's seahorse, Ryukyu seahorse, seahorse

Features：The male fish has a brood pouch on the ventral surface of the tail, and its body is dark gray or light yellow, with irregular white linear spots or stripes on the sides of the body.

Kelloggi's seahorse (scientific name: Hippocampus kelloggi), foreign name Kelloggi's seahorse, is a Syngnathidae, Hippocampus.Kelloggi's seahorse is a warm-water fish near the coast. They like to live on the seabed gravels or algae in coastal areas and inner bays, where there is little f...

Hippocampus jayakari

Features：Greedy, males have pouches

Jia's seahorse, Latin name Hippocampus jayakari, is a species of Syngnathidae in the order Acanthopterygii of the class Actinopterygii.Although it looks gentle, the Chiari seahorse is a voracious carnivore that eats any animal it can swallow, mainly small crustaceans, fish and other invertebrate...

Hippocampus histrix,Thorny Seahorse,Seahorse

Features：The body spines and head spines are sharp and particularly developed

Thorny Seahorse (scientific name: Hippocampus histrix) is a member of the Syngnathidae family and the genus Hippocampus. It is a warm-water fish that lives in coastal waters. It inhabits low-tide areas with clear water and lush algae in coastal bays.The spiny seahorse wraps its curled tail around Zo...

Short-snouted Seahorse,Hippocampus hippocampus

Features：Usually brown, orange, purple or black, with a narrow crown and low spines

European seahorse, also known as Short-snouted Seahorse, is a member of the Syngnathidae family and the genus Hippocampus.Most European seahorses live in algae in shallow coastal waters. They can spend the winter in deeper waters. They mainly feed on small prey and organic debris. Their mimicry allo...

Hippocampus reidi,Long-snout Seahorse、Slender Seahorse、Slender seahorse,Blunt seahorse, long snout seahorse

Features：The snout seahorse is one of the most widely kept seahorse species in public aquariums and one of the most popular seahorses in the international aquarium trade.

Long-snout Seahorse (scientific name: Hippocampus reidi), also known as Long-snout Seahorse, Slender Seahorse, Slender seahorse, is a fish of the Syngnathidae family and the genus Hippocampus.Long-snout Seahorse (scientific name: Hippocampus reidi), also known as Long-snout Seahorse, Slender Seahors...

Denise's Pygmy Seahorse,Hippocampus denise

Features：The body is pure orange or orange, with a short beak and a tail of prehensile length.

Denise's Pygmy Seahorse, also known as Denise's Pygmy Seahorse in English, is a fish of the Syngnathidae family and the genus Hippocampus.The Dennis pygmy seahorse was discovered in Indonesia by Sara Lourie, a graduate student at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and co-authored with Dr...

High-crowned Seahorse

Features：The crowned seahorse has a unique body shape, swimming posture and reproduction, and is an ornamental fish.

High-crowned Seahorse is an animal of the Syngnathidae family and the genus Hippocampus.The scientific name of the crowned seahorse, "Hippocampus coronatus", was often used as a synonym for the flower seahorse (Hippocampus sindonis) in the past. However, morphometric and genetic studies ha...

Mus caroli,Ryukyu house mouse, field mouse, moon mouse, Taiwan house mouse

Features：The belly is light grayish white. The tail is obviously two-colored, with the back and body hair color consistent, and the belly is grayish white.

Castelloni's mouse belongs to the Murinae subfamily. The origin of the model is the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, so it is also called the Ryukyu House Mouse. my country is also the natural distribution area of this mouse. Unlike the house mouse, it is an alien species. Castelloni's mouse is an i...

Niviventer fulvescens,Mountain rat, red rat, spiny yellow rat, yellow-haired jumping rat

Features：The needle-haired mouse is medium-sized, with small round ears, brown or brownish-yellow fur on the back and white fur on the belly.

The needle-haired mouse belongs to the Murinae subfamily. The species-level classification status is stable. The distribution altitude span is narrower than that of the communal mouse, generally not exceeding 1000m, and the vegetation type of the habitat is relatively simple, mainly distributed in b...

Niviventer eha,Niviventer eha eha,Niviventer eha ninus

Features：There is a black band around the eyes, like the facial makeup of Peking Opera, which is also quite special.

Gray-bellied rat belongs to the Murinae subfamily. The classification status is stable and undisputed. However, the differentiation of subspecies needs further study. It is a forest animal of medium and high altitudes, and the population is large in suitable habitats.Main uses and values: ornamental...

Niviventer excelsior，Niviventer excelsior excelsior，Niviventer excelsior tengchongensis

Features：

The Sichuan White-bellied Rat belongs to the Murinae subfamily. Previously, the Sichuan White-bellied Rat was considered a synonym of the Northern Rat. After the 1980s, its independent status was gradually accepted. The Sichuan White-bellied Rat is a larger individual of the genus Murina. It is a me...

Niviventer confucianus，Niviventer confucianus chiliensis，Niviventer confucianus confucianus，Rattus rattus, sulfur-bellied rattus, white-tailed star rattus, spiny gray rattus

Features：The tail is longer than the body length, and the upper and lower parts of the tail are two colors. The back and body are the same color, and the belly is white. Some individuals have a white tail tip with longer hair at the tip of the tail.

The Northern Society Rat belongs to the Murinae subfamily. The species-level classification status is stable, with many subspecies and some controversy. In appearance, it is somewhat confused with the Niviventer excelsior and Niviventer fulvescens. However, the Niviventer excelsior is larger, with a...

Niviventer coninga，Coxing's White-bellied Rat，Mountain Mouse

Features：It has a relatively sturdy body, a long and thick tail, large and thin ears, brown or slightly light brown back hair, and pure white belly hair.

The white-bellied giant rat belongs to the Murinae subfamily and the genus Long-tailed Rat. There are 4 species in this genus worldwide, and only the white-bellied giant rat, also known as the small bubble giant rat, is found in China. It is distributed at low altitudes, generally not exceeding 1000...

Berylmys bowersi,Green Rat, Mountain Rat, Green Rat

Features：It is a larger species of rodent in the family Muridae, with a slender body and a size similar to that of the white-bellied giant rat, but with a bluish-brown fur on the back and gray on the back of the front feet. There is a small white section at the end of the tail.

The blue-haired giant rat belongs to the subfamily Murinae. The genus Rattus was previously considered a subgenus of the genus Rattus, and was only promoted to an independent genus by Musser & Newcomb in 1983. The taxonomic status of this species is undisputed. Although this species is widely di...

Bandicota indica，Large rat, small wallaby，Bandicota indica nemorivaga

Features：The plate-toothed rat has a bulky body, a short and blunt snout, short ears, a thick tail, sharp claws, dark brown fur on the back, gray-brown fur at the base of the abdomen, and brown-yellow fur tips.

The laminae belongs to the Murinae subfamily and is one of the largest species in the Murinae subfamily. The type origin is India. There are 3 species in this genus worldwide, and 1 species is distributed in China. The taxonomic status of this species is stable, and there are different opinions on w...

Hippocampus comes，Tiger tail seahorse

Features：Only one partner in life

Tiger tail seahorse, Latin name Hippocampus comes, foreign name Tiger tail seahorse, is one of the species of Syngnathidae in the order Acanthopterygii of the class Actinopterygii.Tiger tail seahorses usually appear in pairs, are carnivorous, feed on small crustaceans, are nocturnal, and can be used...