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Garrulax formosusLC

Garrulax formosus

Garrulax formosus,Red-winged Laughingthrush

Rodents

Common voles belong to the subfamily Arvicolinae. There is no dispute about their taxonomic status. However, there are many subspe···

Phaiomys leucurusLC

Phaiomys leucurus

Phaiomys leucurus,Pitymys leucurus,Brandt's pine vole, Pine vole, Pine vole、Blyth's vole

Rodents

The white-tailed pine vole belongs to the subfamily of voles (Arvicolinae). The previous classification status was very confusing,···

Neodon ireneLC

Neodon irene

Neodon irene

Rodents

Plateau pine voles belong to the subfamily Arvicolinae. The classification status is stable, and it previously included two subspe···

Eothenomys miletusLC

Eothenomys miletus

Eothenomys miletus,Eothenomys miletus confinii,Eothenomys miletus miletus,Asiatic velvet mouse

Rodents

The large woolly rat belongs to the subfamily Arvicolinae. Its classification and identification have long been confusing, and the···

Eothenomys evaLC

Eothenomys eva

Eothenomys eva(Thomas,1911),Taozhou woolly rat

Rodents

Gansu woolly rat belongs to the subfamily Arvicolinae. Gansu woolly rat and another species Caryomys inez are both members of the ···

Clethrionomys rutilusLC

Clethrionomys rutilus

Clethrionomys rutilus,,Myodes rutilus,Northern Red-backed Vole,Clethrionomys rutilus

Rodents

Red-backed voles belong to the subfamily Microtiinae. The species-level classification status is stable, and there are many subspe···

Trochalopteron elliotiiLC

Trochalopteron elliotii

Trochalopteron elliotii,Elliot's Laughingthrush,Garrulax elliotii (Verreaux, 1870)

SongbirdAbout 10 years

The orange-winged laughingthrush is also known as Elliot's Laughingthrush in English. It has two subspecies.In 2016, the Orang···

Pterorhinus berthemyiLC

Pterorhinus berthemyi

Pterorhinus berthemyi,Rusty Laughingthrush,Bamboo bird, Eight-tone bird

SongbirdAbout 10 years

The foreign name of the brown babbler is Rusty Laughingthrush, and there are three subspecies. Dickinson (2003) divided the brown ···

Pterorhinus courtoisiLC

Pterorhinus courtoisi

Pterorhinus courtoisi,Blue-crowned laughingthrush,Chinese Yellow-throated Laughingthrush, Blue-crowned Laughingthrush, Wuyuan Yellow-throated Laughingthrush, Blue-throated Laughingthrush

SongbirdAbout 10 years

Blue-crowned laughingthrush is a small-bodied bird of the family Timalis, with no subspecies.There are dozens of species of Laughi···

Pterorhinus chinensisLC

Pterorhinus chinensis

Garrulax chinensis,Pterorhinus chinensis,Black-throated Laughingthrush,,Dryonastes chinensisBlack-throated Laughing Thrush, Mountain Bird, Coral Bird

SongbirdAbout 10 years

Black-throated Laughingthrush, also known as Black-throated Laughingthrush, has 5 subspecies.Black-throated Laughingthrush is a re···

Ianthocincla ocellataLC

Ianthocincla ocellata

Ianthocincla ocellata,Garrulax ocellatus,Spotted Laughingthrush

Songbird9-11years

Spotted Laughingthrush, also known as Spotted Laughingthrush, has 4 subspecies.Eye-striped Laughingthrush often moves in pairs or ···

Ianthocincla maximaLC

Ianthocincla maxima

Ianthocincla maxima,Giant Laughingthrush,Garrulax maximus,Flower-backed Laughing Babbler

SongbirdAbout 12 years

Giant Laughingthrush, foreign name, no subspecies.The Great Laughingthrush is smaller than the similar species, the Eye-striped La···

Clethrionomys rufocanusLC

Clethrionomys rufocanus

Clethrionomys rufocanus,Myodes rufocanus,Gray Red-backed Vole,Clethrionomys rufocanus,Hypudoeus rufocanus,Red-haired mouse

Rodents

The brown-backed croaker belongs to the subfamily Arvicolinae. The species status is very stable, but the genus status is controve···

Alticola stoliczkanusLC

Alticola stoliczkanus

Alticola stoliczkanus (Blanford,1875)

Rodents

Alticola strachyi belongs to the Arvicolinae subfamily. The type specimen is found in Ladakh, India. There is no controversy about···

Alticola argentataLC

Alticola argentata

Alticola argentata,Gray Mountain

Rodents

Belongs to the subfamily Arvicolinae. Its taxonomic status is controversial and is generally considered a synonym of Lowe's al···

Eospalax smithiLC

Eospalax smithi

Eospalax smithi,Myospalax smithii,Myospalax smithii Thomas

Rodents

The Stevens's zokor belongs to the subfamily Myospalacinae. The Stevens's zokor is named after the specimen collected from···

Myospalax fontanieriLC

Myospalax fontanieri

Myospalax fontanieri,Common Chinese zokor,Eospalax fontanieri,Blind mouse, ground mouse, mole

Rodents

The Chinese zokor belongs to the subfamily Myospalacinae. There is much controversy over its classification. It was previously con···

Rhizomys sumatrensisLC

Rhizomys sumatrensis

Rhizomys sumatrensis,Indomalayan Bamboo Rat,Red-cheeked bamboo rat, Red bamboo rat

Rodents4-5years

The bamboo rat belongs to the subfamily Rhizomyinae, and the species is native to Malacca, Malaysia. It was recorded in China very···

Rhizomys sinensis GrayLC

Rhizomys sinensis Gray

Rhizomys sinensis Gray, bamboo rat, bamboo pig, bamboo civet, bamboo civet, bamboo weasel, reed rat, reed rat

Rodents

Like the silver-star bamboo rat, the Chinese bamboo rat is also a member of the subfamily Rhizomyinae. It lives underground for li···

Rhizomys pruinosusLC

Rhizomys pruinosus

Rhizomys pruinosus,Rhizomys latouchei, white bamboo rat, rough-haired bamboo rat, bamboo rat, Tulun

Rodents4-5years

Silver-star bamboo rat belongs to the subfamily Rhizomyinae. In terms of classification, there is no dispute about the species-lev···

Garrulax lunulatusLC

Garrulax lunulatus

Garrulax lunulatus,Barred Laughingthrush,Ianthocincla lunulata

SongbirdNo verification information

Barred Laughingthrush, also known as Barred Laughingthrush in English, is a medium-sized bird of the family Noctuidae and the genu···

Garrulax sukatschewiLC

Garrulax sukatschewi

Garrulax sukatschewi,Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush

SongbirdNo verification information

Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush, no subspecies.Black-cheeked Laughingthrush often moves in pairs, mostly foraging in the leaf litter ···

Garrulax maesiLC

Garrulax maesi

Garrulax maesi,Grey Laughingthrush,Red-eared Laughingthrush

SongbirdNo verification information

Grey Laughingthrush is known as Grey Laughingthrush in English and has 3 subspecies.Grey Laughingthrush often hides in the dense u···

Garrulax taewanusLC

Garrulax taewanus

Garrulax taewanus,Taiwan Hwamei

Songbird10-12years

Taiwan Hwamei, no subspecies.Taiwan Hwamei males are very territorial, and the territory they occupy will not be invaded by males ···

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