Animals by Scientific Class Names

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

Features：The body shape is similar to that of the Northeastern zokor, but the front feet and front claws are thinner and shorter. The head is broad and flat, the nose is blunt, the back is obviously rusty red, and the hair base is gray-brown.

The Chinese zokor belongs to the subfamily Myospalacinae. There is much controversy over its classification. It was previously considered to belong to the family Myospalacinae. Since 1997, a number of molecular biological studies have shown that zokor and bamboo rats, as well as the northern Asian m...

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

Features：It is the largest species in the bamboo rat family.

The bamboo rat belongs to the subfamily Rhizomyinae, and the species is native to Malacca, Malaysia. It was recorded in China very early. The species-level classification status is stable, and there are 6 synonyms. There is some controversy as to whether these synonyms are independent species or sub...

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

Features：It has a mole-like body, a stout appearance, similar to a zorrat, and dense, soft, brown-gray fur.

Like the silver-star bamboo rat, the Chinese bamboo rat is also a member of the subfamily Rhizomyinae. It lives underground for life and feeds on bamboo whips and bamboo shoots. It is distributed in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu, and is co-existing with giant pandas. When the population is large, it wi...

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

Features：The body is stout and cylindrical, with rough fur and many long, white-tipped guard hairs scattered around, sticking out of the fur layer and shiny.

Silver-star bamboo rat belongs to the subfamily Rhizomyinae. In terms of classification, there is no dispute about the species-level classification unit, but the subspecies are more confusing. There are 3 subspecies in China, and whether they are established needs further research. They live undergr...

Garrulax lunulatus,Barred Laughingthrush,Ianthocincla lunulata

Features：The lines before, around and behind the eyes are all white, forming a wide white eye circle, like an eye mask.

Barred Laughingthrush, also known as Barred Laughingthrush in English, is a medium-sized bird of the family Noctuidae and the genus Laughingthrush, with two subspecies.There is still controversy about the subspecies differentiation of Barred Laughingthrush. Deignan (1964), Zheng Zuoxin (1976), Zheng...

Garrulax sukatschewi,Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush

Features：The cheek and ear feathers are white with black eye and zygomatic stripes, which are very eye-catching on the light-colored head. The nose feathers are black and cover the forehead, hence the name.

Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush, no subspecies.Black-cheeked Laughingthrush often moves in pairs, mostly foraging in the leaf litter and moss under the forest. Male and female birds stay together all year round, and almost always move in the moss and dry leaves under the forest, never leaving the fores...

Garrulax maesi,Grey Laughingthrush,Red-eared Laughingthrush

Features：The ear feathers are light grey with white edges above and behind them.

Grey Laughingthrush is known as Grey Laughingthrush in English and has 3 subspecies.Grey Laughingthrush often hides in the dense undergrowth of evergreen forests in mountainous areas. Some authors consider this species to be a subspecies of White-necked Laughingthrush G. Strepitans. The call is loud...

Garrulax taewanus,Taiwan Hwamei

Features：Very territorial, song similar to that of the mainland thrush

Taiwan Hwamei, no subspecies.Taiwan Hwamei males are very territorial, and the territory they occupy will not be invaded by males of the same species. If someone who does not know invades, he will be strongly driven away. They are sexually independent, and they gather in small groups in winter. It i...

Babax koslowi,Tibetan Babax,Pterorhinus koslowi

Features：It is a species endemic to China, has scientific research value, and loves to eat harmful insects

The brown babbler's foreign name is Tibetan Babax, and there are two subspecies.The brown meadowlark and the speared meadowlark are very similar in body size and plumage color, making it difficult to identify them in the wild. However, the body feathers of the Spear-striped Babbler are grayish-b...

Babax waddelli,Giant Babax

Features：The upper body is gray with thick dark brown stripes, and the vertical stripes on the waist and tail coverts are not obvious.

Giant Babax, also known as Giant Babax, has two subspecies.Except during the breeding season, Giant Babax often moves in small groups of 5 to 6. It is mainly terrestrial, mostly active on the ground or in low bushes, and sometimes enters the vicinity of human residences. It is lively and good at hid...

Pseudominla variegaticeps,Gold-fronted Fulvetta,Schoeniparus variegaticeps

Features：A smaller, brightly colored sparrow

Gold-fronted Fulvetta is a species endemic to central and southern China.Gold-fronted Fulvetta was discovered and named by Mr. Ren Guorong in 1932. It is also the first wild bird named by a Chinese, and is a milestone in the history of bird research. The origin of the golden-fronted thrush is Dayao...

Stachyris nonggangensis,Nonggang Babbler,

Features：Very rare, with a total population of less than 2,000 individuals

Nonggang Babbler, with no subspecies.In 2004, Professor Zhou Fang of the College of Animal Science and Technology of Guangxi University, funded by the National Natural Science Foundation, went to different regions of Guangxi for field investigations many times. In February, July, and October 2005 to...

Zosterops erythropleurus,Chestnut-flanked White-eye,White eyes, pink eyes, brown eyes, red eyes with white eyes, red eyes with pink eyes

Features：The upper body is mostly gray, with chestnut on the flanks (sometimes not visible)

Chestnut-flanked White-eye, no subspecies.Chestnut-flanked White-eye often moves alone, in pairs or in small groups. They like to move in groups during the migration season and winter, sometimes with up to 50-60 birds. It shuttles and jumps between branches and flowers in secondary forests and shrub...

badius,Muscicapus, bamboo rat, winter rat, muscicapus, hog rat, bamboo civet, etc.

Features：The eyes and ears are small, the limbs are short, and the claws are long and hard.

The bamboo rat belongs to the subfamily Rhizomyinae. There is only one species of the genus Rhizomyinae in the world. There is no dispute in its classification. Its distribution area in my country is narrow, its number is small, its specimens are very few, and its research is not in-depth. It lives...

Typhlomys macrourus Zheng,1993

Features：The back of the body is dark gray, the tail is like a pig's tail, and there is a patch of white hair at the back.

The giant pig-tailed rat belongs to the Platacanthomyidae family, a very unique and ancient family. There are only 2 genera and 6 species, 4 of which are in China. The 4 species in China originally only had one pig-tailed rat (<Typhlomys cinereus>), the type locality is Fujian, of which there...

Sicista tianschanica,Sicista concolor,Rat

Features：The body shape is similar to that of a house mouse, with a very long tail, about 1.5 times the body length. The tail is covered with short hair and does not form a hair bundle at the end.

Tianshan scissorium belongs to the subfamily Sicistinae, with only one genus - sicissorium (<Sicista>), with a total of 13 species, 4 of which are in China. This species is a rare species, with very few specimens and a very low rate of capture in the wild. It is distributed in mountain grassla...

Eozapus setchuanus,,Forest jerboa, forest jerboa, forest jerboa

Features：It has a long tail, small eyes, long ears, and a wide longitudinal dark brown-yellow band on the central part of the back of the body.

The Sichuan forest jerboa belongs to the subfamily Zapodidae, which has only one species: the Sichuan forest jerboa. This species has 2 subspecies, the named subspecies was found in Kangding, Sichuan, with a "Y" shaped dark brown stripe in the middle of the abdomen; the Gansu subspecies wa...

Euchoreutes naso,Long-eared Jerboa,

Features：It is small in size, with large and long ears; its tail is nearly twice as long as its body, and there is a spike of long hair at the end of its tail, which is black at the base and white at the tip.

The long-eared jerboa belongs to the subfamily Euchoreutinae, a single genus and a single species. There is no dispute about its taxonomic status, with 3 subspecies, 2 of which are in China. It inhabits deserts and sandy desert steppes. It is widely distributed, with a large population in sparse pop...

Dipus sagitta,Northern Three-toed Jerboa,Hairy-footed jerboa, gerbil, jumping rabbit, Yelaben (Mongolian)

Features：It is of medium size, with a big head, big eyes, short ears, brown-gray fur on the back and pure white fur on the belly.

The three-toed jerboa belongs to the subfamily Dipodinae. This species is widely distributed in China, adapted to deserts, arid and semi-desert areas, with a large population, and is a common jerboa in my country.The three-toed jerboa is a sand-loving species. Although its habitat is diverse in term...

Salpingotus kozlovi,

Features：It has a small body and a slender tail that is about twice its body length. The tail hair is sparse, the tail scales are visible, and the hair at the end of the tail is particularly long.

The three-toed cardiocraniinae belongs to the subfamily Cardiocraniinae. Although this species is widely distributed, its number is rare. There are very few specimens in the country. There is no dispute in classification, and there are 2 subspecies. There is very little information on ecology, and r...

Salpingotus crassicauda Vinogradov,Fat-tailed jerboa

Features：Its body shape is similar to that of the three-toed heart-skulled jerboa, but its tail is shorter than that of the three-toed heart-skulled jerboa, its hind limbs are longer than its forelimbs, its hind feet have three toes, and there are brush-like pads of long hair under its feet.

The fat-tailed cardiocraniinae belongs to the subfamily Cardiocraniinae. There are 6 species in the genus Cardiocraniinae, 2 of which are in China. They are widely distributed, but very few in number. Their habitats include Haloxylon ammodendron deserts and abandoned farmland. The ecological researc...