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Balaenoptera brydeiLC

Balaenoptera brydei

Balaenoptera brydei,Bryde's whale,Anchovy, Pseudomonas auratus

Cetacea50-70

Bryde's whale, also known as Bryde's whale in English, has no subspecies and is the only baleen whale that lives in tropic···

Balaenoptera borealisLC

Balaenoptera borealis

Balaenoptera borealis,Sei whale, baleen whale, northern baleen whale, great baleen whale, cod whale

CetaceaAround 1974

Sei whales are called Sei whales in foreign languages and have two subspecies.The body shape of Sei whales is similar to that of f···

Balaenoptera acutorostrataLC

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Balaenoptera acutorostrata,Minke Whale、Common Minke Whale,Minke whale, Sharp-billed whale

CetaceaWithin 50 years

Minke Whale has two subspecies and is a small baleen whale of the genus Mysticetus.Minke Whale has 230 to 273 baleen pieces on eac···

Balaenoptera musculusLC

Balaenoptera musculus

Balaenoptera musculus,Balaena musculus Linnaeus,Blue Whale, Baleine bleue,Ballena Azul,Blauwal, Razorback whale, Sulphur bottom whale, Sibud's whale, Seba's baleen whale, Great blue whale, G

Cetacea80-100years

The blue whale is called Blue Whale in English. There are 4 subspecies. It is not only the largest whale, but also the largest ani···

Eschrichtius robustusLC

Eschrichtius robustus

Eschrichtius robustus,gray whale,Whale killer, shell digger, weak whale

Cetacea50-60years

Gray whale is also known as gray whale in English. Its body circumference is larger than that of baleen whales, but smaller than t···

Eubalaena japonicaLC

Eubalaena japonica

Eubalaena japonica,North Pacific right whale, black right whale, black right whale

CetaceaAround 70 years

The North Pacific right whale has no subspecies.For a long time, cetaceans believed that right whales in the northern and southern···

Lepus yarkandensisLC

Lepus yarkandensis

Lepus yarkandensis,Southern Xinjiang rabbit, Shache rabbit, hare

Lagoiformes5-12years

The Tarim rabbit is called Yarkandhare in English and is a typical desert species.After the Himalayas rose, the Kunlun, Altai and ···

Lepus timidusLC

Lepus timidus

Lepus timidus,Mountain hare,White rabbit, color-changing rabbit, blue rabbit

Lagoiformes10-13years

The snow hare is called Mountain hare in English, and there are 25 subspecies.Snow hares generally act alone except during the est···

Ochotona argentataLC

Ochotona argentata

Ochotona argentata,Ningxia pika

LagoiformesNo verification yet

Helan Mountain Pika, also known as Ningxia Pika, English name Silver Pika, is a species endemic to China.Helan Mountain Pika is ac···

SciuridaeLC

Sciuridae

Sciuridae,Squirrel,Tree Rat

Rodents

Squirrels, belonging to the family Sciuridae of the order Rodentia, refer to a large class of rodents with fluffy long hair on the···

CastorLC

Castor

Castor,beaver

Rodents12-20years

Beaver is called Eurasian Beaver in English, and there are 7 subspecies.Beavers are active at night and rarely leave their holes d···

Capracornis swinhoeiLC

Capracornis swinhoei

Capracornis swinhoei,Taiwan serow,Formosan goat, Formosan wild goat

UngulataAbout 15 years

Taiwan serow is called Taiwan serow in English, and has no subspecies. The Taiwan serow is smaller in size and more similar to the···

Capricornis rubidusLC

Capricornis rubidus

Capricornis rubidus,Capricornis sumatraensis Blyth, 1863 ssp. rubidus ,Red Serow,Burmese Red Serow,Arakan Serow , Roter Serau , Saro carmin, saro rouge , Sirao rojo,Serau rojo, serau de Birmania,Red S

Ungulata10-20years

Red Serow, with no subspecies, is a separate species of the genus Serow in the family Bovidae of the order Artiodactylus.The red f···

Mergus squamatusLC

Mergus squamatus

Scaly-sided Merganser,Mergus squamatus,Chinese Merganser,Scaly-sided Merganser

Waterfowl

The Chinese merganser is a winter guest in Suzhou, China. In late autumn, it migrates from the north to the reed ponds in the Taih···

Capricornis milneedwardsiiLC

Capricornis milneedwardsii

Capricornis milneedwardsii,Chinese Serow,Four-legged beast, Sumatran serow

UngulataAbout 15 years

Chinese Serow, also known as Chinese Serow in English, has two subspecies and is one of the typical animals in the tropical and su···

Ovis poliiLC

Ovis polii

Ovis polii,Ovis poli typica Lydekker,Ovis ammon poli Blyth,Pamir Sheep,Marco Polo Sheep

Ungulata10-15years

Pamir Sheep, also known as Pamir Sheep, was once a subspecies of argali.The Pamir argali subspecies "Ovis ammon polii" w···

Ovis kareliniLC

Ovis karelini

Ovis karelini

Ungulata10-15years

Tian Shan Argali, once the Tianshan subspecies of Argali.The Tianshan argali is generally considered to be the Tianshan subspecies···

Ovis hodgsoniLC

Ovis hodgsoni

Ovis hodgsoni,Tibetan argali,Tibetan sheep, Dalai Lama argali, Altun Mountain argali, white-breasted argali, Tibetan argali, big monk argali

Ungulata10-15years

Tibetan argali, also known as Tibetan argali in English, is a typical mountain animal and was once a subspecies of argali.The scie···

Ovis darwiniLC

Ovis darwini

Ovis darwini,Mongolian argali, Argali mongolica

Ungulata10-15years

The Gobi argali is named Ovis darwini, and was once a subspecies of argali.The Gobi argali is generally considered to be a Gobi su···

Ovis colliumLC

Ovis collium

Ovis collium,Kasachstan Argali,Ovis ammon collium

Ungulata10-15years

Kazakh Argali, also known as Kasachstan Argali, was once a species of Argali.Kazakh Argali was once considered a subspecies of Ovi···

Ovis ammon ammonLC

Ovis ammon ammon

Ovis ammon ammon,Altai Argali wild sheep,Altai Argali,Argali sheep, Altai argali, Siberian argali, Altai sheep

Ungulata10-15years

Altai Argali wild sheep is a typical mountain animal.The 2011 "Handbook of World Mammals" (THE MAMMALS OF THE WORLD) ide···

Pseudois nayaurLC

Pseudois nayaur

Pseudois nayaur,Yayang, Banyang, Shiyang, Qingyang, Mountain Sheep, Argali, Lanyang, Qianna, Nawa, Gongna

Ungulata18-20years

Blue Sheep, also known as Blue Sheep in English, has two subspecies. Its shape is between sheep and goats, and its appearance does···

Capra sibiricaLC

Capra sibirica

Capra sibirica,Siberian Ibex,Íbice asiático,Asiatischer Steinbock, Sibirischer Steinbock,Yangir Yamaa,Siberian ibex, Asian antelope, red sheep, hanging sheep, Himalayan goat, Asiatic wild goat

Ungulata12-18years

The Siberian Ibex, with four subspecies, is a typical wild goat.Siberian Ibex is active at dawn and dusk and likes to move in grou···

Hemitragus jemlahicusLC

Hemitragus jemlahicus

Hemitragus jemlahicus,Himalayan Tahr,Long-wool sheep, Tahr sheep

Ungulata16-18 years, lifespan is 21.9 years

The Himalayan Tahr sheep has three subspecies. In the first half of 1974, Cai Guiquan, Wang Zuxiang from the Qinghai Provincial In···

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