Animals by Scientific Class Names

Luscinia obscura,Calliope obscura,Black-throated Robin,Blackthroat,nightingale

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Blackthroat, foreign name Blackthroat, no subspecies.Regarding the taxonomic status of the black-throated robin, previous scholars such as Goodwin and Vaurie (1956), Zheng Zuoxin (1958), and Vaurie (1959) all believed that the black-throated robin was just a different color form of the golden-breast...

Calliope calliope,Siberian Rubythroat,Siberian robin, red-throated robin, red-throated robin, red-necked robin, robin

Features：The male has a red chin and throat, while the female has white

The Siberian Rubythroat is a songbird of the class Aves and family Flycatchers, with no subspecies.The Siberian Rubythroat is a migratory bird that breeds in the northernmost part of China in summer and migrates to the southernmost part of China in late autumn to spend the winter. It passes Qingdao...

Rufous-headed Robin,Luscinia ruficeps

Features：The top of the head and nape are chestnut, the chin and throat are white with black edges

The Rufous-headed Robin is a very rare endangered species.The Rufous-headed Robin sings more in May. It is very good at singing. The song is loud and melodious, like other robins. The song is loud and powerful, with a heavy guttural sound, pleasant and intermittent, with a short interlude at the beg...

Cochoa viridis,Green Cochoa,Green Thrush,

Features：A black and iridescent green thrush-like bird

Green Cochoa, also known as Green Cochoa, is a bird of the family Thrushidae in the order Passeriformes, with no subspecies.The Green Broad-billed Thrush often moves alone or in pairs. During the spring and autumn migration seasons, it also gathers in small groups of several or more than 10 individu...

Cochoa purpurea,Purple Cochoa,Purple Thrush

Features：A thrush-like bird

Purple Cochoa, also known as Purple Cochoa in English, is a bird of the genus Cochoa in the family Thrush family of the order Passeriformes, with no subspecies.Purple Broad-billed Thrush is quiet, timid and easily frightened. It moves in pairs or alone. It forages on the ground or among branches. It...

Cricetulus migratorius,Grey hamster,Hamster, moving

Features：The body is relatively stout. The tail is long, which is longer than the hind legs and is about 30% of the body length. The snout is blunt and the ears are round.

The gray hamster belongs to the subfamily Cricetinae. The taxonomic status of this species is stable, and there are many subspecies, 15 of which are described, 3 of which are in China. It is a species with strong adaptability. According to records (Luo Zexun et al., 2000), this species is distribute...

Cricetulus kamensis,Tibetan hamster,Kangzang hamster, Tibetan hamster, short-tailed Tibetan hamster, Ladakh hamster

Features：It has small eyes, large, round ears, a long tail, and a dark gray-brown back. The base of the dorsal hair is light gray-black, gradually darkening from front to back.

Kangzang hamster belongs to the subfamily Cricetinae. Its former Chinese name was Tibetan hamster. Its taxonomic status is stable, but there are many subspecies. It was later revised by Wang Song and Zheng Changlin (1973) to have 4 subspecies in China. It is a plateau species, living in alpine shrub...

Cricetulus barabensis,Spotted hamster, patterned hamster, moving hamster, cheeked hamster, Chinese hamster

Features：Small in size, stout and short in appearance, with a relatively round head, a short and blunt snout, and short and round ears with white edges.

The black-lined hamster belongs to the subfamily Cricetinae. The taxonomic status of this species is stable, but the subspecies are relatively confusing. There are as many as 6 subspecies in my country. Whether they are all valid needs further study. It is a common species in the arid and semi-arid...

Ondatra zibethicus,Muskrat, Ondatra,Castor zibethicus Linnaeus,Blue-rooted marten, muskrat, water rat, water rat

Features：It is the largest in the subfamily of voles. The male secretes muskrat scent through the muskrat glands in its reproductive system, which has a strong aroma. Muskrat scent can replace musk as a precious Chinese medicinal material and is also a raw material for making high-end perfumes.

Muskrat is commonly known as blue-rooted marten or muskrat. It is named because the glands in its perineum can produce musk-like secretions. Because they live in water and are good at swimming, they are also called water rats or water mice. Muskrat is native to North America and was introduced to th...

Proedromys liangshanensis,Neodon nyalamensis,Vole, Microtus gross

Features：Its body shape is similar to that of a vole, but it is slightly larger than an ordinary vole, and its ears are smaller and hidden in the fur.

Liangshan Grooved Vole belongs to the subfamily Arvicoliniae. It is a new species published by Liu Shaoying et al. (2007). There was only one species in the genus Proedromys: Proedromys bedfordi, and it was rare. Except for the Sichuan Academy of Forestry, there are only three specimens in the world...

Ellobius tancrei,Ellobius talpinus,Flip rat, ground rat, blind rat, arch rat

Features：It is a species highly adapted to underground life.

Mole voles belong to the subfamily Arvicolinae. There are 5 species in the world and only 1 species in China. The species-level classification status is stable, and the subspecies are very differentiated. China has 3 subspecies recorded. It is a typical grassland underground rodent. It hardly moves...

Eolagurus luteus,Lagurus luteus,Yellow Steppe Lemming,Yellow prairie lemming,

Features：They are large, stocky, and resemble lemmings.

The yellow rabbit-tailed rat is a typical semi-desert steppe species and is cold-resistant. It was once classified as the genus <Lagurus>. Gromov & Polyakov (1992) separated the two from the morphology, making <Eolagurus> an independent genus, but whether the independent genus status...

Microtus oeconomus,Root Vole

Features：The ears are short, the tail is very short, the body hair is fluffy, and the body hair is dark gray-brown or even black-brown.

Root voles are very tolerant of moisture, and their population is large in very humid valley wetlands that are submerged even with a slight rise in water. They are harmful to grassland and wetland ecosystems. In terms of classification, they have long been confused with the Qaidam root vole (Microtu...

Alexandromys limnophilus,Microtus,Root Vole subspecies qaidam,Microtus oeconomus limnophilus

Features：The body hair is fluffy, and the hair on the back is dark gray-brown or even black-brown.

Qaidam root voles live in caves, which are relatively simple and mostly have a single entrance. They build their nests under haystacks, grass roots, and tree roots. Some individuals build outer nests. They feed on the green parts of plants, and in winter they dig up roots, tuber sprouts, and seeds o...

Lasiopodomys (Stenocranius) gregalis,Lasiopodomys gregalis,Social Vole

Features：The tail is short, the ears are short, and the back hair comes in various colors such as gray sandy yellow, black brown, brown, and light brown.

Narrow-headed voles live in groups. They are active mainly during the day, but also at night. They are often dispersed in summer, but gather on sunny slopes and leeward places in autumn and winter. The range of activity is generally no more than 150m. The intensity of activity is related to the temp...

Microtus fortis,Reed Vole,Swamp vole, Far Eastern vole, Giant vole

Features：The individual is large and is one of the largest individuals in the genus vole.

The oriental vole is a typical burrowing type. It does not hibernate and moves out of its burrows day and night. Due to its frequent activities and frequent trips between several groups of burrows, very obvious runways are often formed on the ground. Especially in moss and reed fields, the runways a...

Turdus feae,Grey-sided Thrush, Fea's Thrush,

Features：The sides of the throat, chest and flanks are slate gray with white eyebrows

Grey-sided Thrush is a medium-sized bird of the family Thrushidae and the genus Thrush, with no subspecies.The lower body of the Brown-headed Thrush and the similar species White-browed Thrush (Eyebrowed Thrush) is orange-brown, and the male bird's head and neck are grayer; the White-bellied Thr...

Sitta formosa,Beautiful Nuthatch

Features：The head and upper back are bright black with purple-blue short sedge-like patterns; the upper wing coverts have white tip spots; the lower back is blue; the lower body is chestnut red

Beautiful Nuthatch, also known as Beautiful Nuthatch in English, is a small songbird with no subspecies.Beautiful Nuthatch usually lives in pairs or small groups on the tops of tall trees in valley forests. They mainly forage for insects under large trees with dense branches and leaves, including be...

Sitta magna,Giant Nuthatch

Features：They are active and good at climbing tree trunks.

Giant Nuthatch, also known as Giant Nuthatch in English, is a small songbird with two subspecies.The giant nuthatch has the same living habits as the general nuthatch, and is more active. It is good at climbing up the tree trunk for a short distance, and is also good at climbing down the tree trunk...

Sitta yunnanensis,Black-masked Nuthatch

Features：The forehead is black, with a long black line extending from the eye to the shoulder, and a thin white eyebrow line above it. The contrast between black and white is very eye-catching.

The Mandarin pronunciation of Yunnan Nuthatch is [diān shī], and its foreign name is Black-masked Nuthatch. It is a small songbird with no subspecies.Yunnan Nuthatch mostly moves alone or in small groups, and sometimes mixes with other small birds such as common magpies. The habits are the same as...

Certhia tianquanensis,Sichuan Treecreeper,Tree climbing bird,Certhia familiaris

Features：It is named "tree-climbing bird" because of its habit of climbing up tree trunks in a spiral shape.

Sichuan Treecreeper, also known as Sichuan Treecreeper, has no subspecies.In 1995, Professor Li Guiyuan of Sichuan Agricultural University, based on the results published in Tianquan and Dayi counties of Sichuan, proposed that the subspecies of the woodcreeper Certhia familiaris tianquanensis could...