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Naemorhedus griseusLC

Naemorhedus griseus

Naemorhedus griseus,Chinese Goral、Long-tailed goral,South China goral, gray goral, North China goral, Siberian goral, Sichuan goral

Ungulata10-15 years, the highest record is 18 years

Chinese Goral, also known as Chinese Goral in English, has two subspecies and is a typical forest-dwelling mammal.From the name, t···

Grey GoralLC

Grey Goral

Grey Goral,Himalayan Goral

Ungulata15-17years

Grey Goral, also known as the Himalayan Goral, has two subspecies and is a typical forest-dwelling mammal.Female and juvenile Hima···

Trichiurus lepturusLC

Trichiurus lepturus

Trichiurus lepturus,Largehead hairtail, skirt fish, fat fish, oil fish, tooth fish, mullet

Medium Fish8years

The hairtail fish along the coast of my country can be divided into two categories: southern and northern. The northern hairtail f···

Salmo salarLC

Salmo salar

Salmo salar,Kennebec salmon、Sebago salmon,Northern trout, king salmon, hunchback, salmon, mackerel, salmon, salmon

Medium Fish4-5years

There are more than 30 species of salmon with commercial value. The most common ones are 2 types of trout (salmon trout and golden···

TunaLC

Tuna

Tuna, bluefin tuna, elephant fish, swordfish, bluefin tuna

Large Fish20years

Tuna (formerly translated as Asian winter fish in Portuguese in Macau) swims fast, with an instantaneous speed of up to 160 kilome···

Paramesotriton chinensisLC

Paramesotriton chinensis

Paramesotriton chinensis,Chinese Warty Newt,Water monk, baby salamander, bone-dissolving pill

Urodela

The Chinese newt lives in slow-flowing mountain streams or wet grass and gravel bottoms covered with rotten leaves beside the stre···

Paramesotriton deloustaliLC

Paramesotriton deloustali

Paramesotriton deloustali,Beibu Gulf newt, De's newt

Urodela

Habitat: This species inhabits small and medium-sized streams in low-altitude mountainous areas and evergreen forests. It can also···

Paramesotriton fuzhongensisLC

Paramesotriton fuzhongensis

Paramesotriton fuzhongensis

Urodela

Habitat: This newt lives in streams in broad-leaved forest mountain areas at an altitude of 400-500 meters.Habits: Adult newts mos···

Paramesotriton guangxiensiLC

Paramesotriton guangxiensi

Paramesotriton guangxiensi,Guangxi Warty Newt

Urodela

The Guangxi scrofula lives in mountain streams with a relatively gentle flow at an altitude of 470 to 500 meters. The stream water···

Paramesotriton hongkongensisLC

Paramesotriton hongkongensis

Paramesotriton hongkongensis

Urodela

This newt lives in mountain streams at an altitude of 120-850m, where the water flows slowly. During the day, adult newts hide und···

Paramesotriton labiatusLC

Paramesotriton labiatus

Paramesotriton labiatus

Urodela

Spotless newt During the day, adult newts were found hiding under the rocks at the bottom of the water. There were small fish, aqu···

Paramesotriton longliensisLC

Paramesotriton longliensis

Paramesotriton longliensis

Urodela

In 2007, experts including Tian Yingzhou, Li Song and Gu Xiaoming discovered a new species of scrofula in Shuichang Township, Long···

Paramesotriton maolanensisLC

Paramesotriton maolanensis

Paramesotriton maolanensis

Urodela

This newt lives in large ponds with gentle water flow or ponds with groundwater flowing out. The vegetation around the pond is lus···

Paramesotriton qixilingensisLC

Paramesotriton qixilingensis

Paramesotriton qixilingensis

Urodela

Habitat: Adult salamanders live in wide and gentle streams in deep mountains. The water is clear and you can see the bottom of the···

Paramesotriton wulingensisLC

Paramesotriton wulingensis

Paramesotriton wulingensis

Urodela

The Youyang population and Jiangkou population of the new species of Wuling scrofula live in small streams with gentle flow in low···

Paramesotriton yunwuensisLC

Paramesotriton yunwuensis

Paramesotriton yunwuensis

Urodela

The cloud newt lives in ponds of various sizes in mountain streams, at an altitude of about 525m. The largest pond is 4m×4m, and ···

Paramesotriton zhijinensisLC

Paramesotriton zhijinensis

Paramesotriton zhijinensis

Urodela

Zhijin newt is a new species named by Li Song, Zhao Haitao and others based on the specimens collected in Shuangyantang, Zhijin Co···

Anthropoides virgoLC

Anthropoides virgo

Anthropoides virgo,Demoiselle Crane,Lady Crane

Wading birds27years

The Demoiselle Crane is the smallest crane. It is blue-gray in color, with black eyes, sides of the head, throat and front neck. T···

Grus japonensisLC

Grus japonensis

Grus japonensis,Red-crowned Crane, Japanese Crane, Manchurian Crane,Crane, Red-crowned Crane, White Crane, Mantilla

Wading birds50-60years

The red-crowned crane is a large wading bird with a bright red head and distinct black and white bodies. It has very distinct feat···

Grus grusLC

Grus grus

Grus grus,Common Crane,Thousand-year-old crane, black crane, sweet potato crane

Wading birds50years

Grey cranes are large wading birds with obvious identification characteristics in the wild. They have very long necks and legs, an···

Grus monachaLC

Grus monacha

Grus monacha,Hooded Crane,Pot Crane, Black Crane, Nun Crane

Wading birds50years

The white-headed crane is a large wading bird with a long neck, beak, and legs. It is gentle, alert, and timid. It has a white gra···

Grus nigricollisLC

Grus nigricollis

Grus nigricollis,Black-necked Crane, Tibetan Crane, Grulla Cuellinegra,,Tibetan crane, wild goose, black goose, dry goose

Wading birds5years

Black-necked cranes are large flying wading birds. Except for the breeding season, they often move in pairs, individuals or family···

Porphyrio indicusLC

Porphyrio indicus

Porphyrio indicus,Black-backed Swamphen,Rodhoue Purple Swamphen, Reunion White Dodo

Wading birds

Purple moorhen is a bird of the family Raccoon of the order Gruiformes. It is purple in color and lives by the water all year roun···

Naemorhedus caudatusLC

Naemorhedus caudatus

Naemorhedus caudatus,Long-Tailed Goral,Naemorhedus caudatus caudatusMilne-Edwards,North China Mountain Antelope

Ungulata15-17years

Long-Tailed Goral, no subspecies.Long-Tailed Gorals spend most of the year in small groups of 12 or less. Females, young gorals an···

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