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Grylloblattella cheniLC

Grylloblattella cheni

Grylloblattella cheni

Arthropoda

Chen's western cockroach has an ancient origin, which can be traced back to the Upper Lime Period about 300 million years ago.···

Ochotona pusillaLC

Ochotona pusilla

Ochotona pusilla

Lagoiformes

The steppe pika belongs to the subgenus <Pika>. This species has always been considered not to be distributed in my country.···

Pseudo-Spirited RatLC

Pseudo-Spirited Rat

Pseudo-Spirited Rat

Rodents

The species status of Pseudo-spiny rat is controversial, and it has long been considered a synonym of the needle-haired rat. The t···

Niviventer culturatusLC

Niviventer culturatus

Niviventer culturatus,White-tailed rat, sulfur-bellied rat, spiny gray rat, mountain rat, white-bellied rat

Rodents

The species status of this species is highly controversial. It has long been a synonym of Niviventer confucianus. Only recently ha···

Niviventer andersoniLC

Niviventer andersoni

Niviventer andersoni

Rodents

The species status of Andersen's white-bellied rat is stable, with three subspecies differentiation. In molecular systematics,···

Cansumys canusLC

Cansumys canus

Cansumys canus,Cansumys

Rodents

The taxonomic status of Gansu hamster is controversial. Some scholars regard Gansu hamster as an independent genus and species, so···

Alexandromys kikuchiiLC

Alexandromys kikuchii

Alexandromys kikuchii,Kikuchi Field Vole

Rodents

The taxonomic status of Taiwan vole is stable, but the genus-level taxonomic unit has been controversial. Many scientists put this···

Eothenomys fidelisLC

Eothenomys fidelis

Eothenomys fidelis,Southwestern woolly rat

Rodents

The Lijiang woolly mouse belongs to the genus Eothenomys. The species status is unstable and controversial. The type locality is L···

Eothenomys shimianensisLC

Eothenomys shimianensis

Eothenomys shimianensis

Rodents

Asbestos woolly rat is a new species published by Liu Shaoying et al. in 2018, and its type locality is located in Shimian County,···

Eothenomys custosLC

Eothenomys custos

Eothenomys custos,

Rodents

The southwestern woolly rat belongs to the subgenus <Anteliomys> of the genus <Anteliomys>, and its species-level stat···

Eospalax rufescensLC

Eospalax rufescens

Eospalax rufescens,Eospalax fontanierii,Eospalax cansus

Rodents

The classification status of Qinling zokor at both genus and species levels is controversial. At the genus level, some scholars re···

Petaurista sybillaLC

Petaurista sybilla

Petaurista sybilla,Petaurista elegans

Rodents

The orange flying squirrel lives in subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests or dark coniferous forests at medium and high altit···

Petaurisa philippensisLC

Petaurisa philippensis

Petaurisa philippensis,Philippine flying squirrel, Giant flying squirrel

Rodents

Frost-backed flying squirrels live in tropical and subtropical areas, mostly choosing dense tall tree forests. They build nests in···

Urocynchramus pylzowiLC

Urocynchramus pylzowi

Urocynchramus pylzowi,Pink-tailed Bunting,Pink-tailed Rosefinch,Ground hemp

Songbird20-30years

Pink-tailed Bunting is a species of the family Pinnipedae, with no subspecies.Pink-tailed Bunting is usually silent. Its call is a···

Microtus juldaschiLC

Microtus juldaschi

Microtus juldaschi

Rodents

The Pamir pine vole (Pitymys juldaschi (Severtzov, 1879)) is an animal of the genus Pitymys of the family Cricetidae. The species ···

Pitymys sikimensisLC

Pitymys sikimensis

Pitymys sikimensis (Hodgson,1849)

Rodents

Sikkim pine voles belong to the subfamily Arvicolinae. It is the model species of the genus Arvicolinae. The taxonomic status of t···

Microtus fuscusLC

Microtus fuscus

Microtus fuscus,Neodon fuscus,Microtus strauchi ,Microtus leucurus,Lasiopodomys

Rodents

Qinghai pine vole belongs to the subfamily Arvicolinae and is a larger species in the genus Arvicolinae. It is brownish yellow in ···

Garrulax bietiLC

Garrulax bieti

Garrulax bieti,White-speckled Laughingthrush,

SongbirdNo verification information

White-speckled Laughingthrush is a species endemic to southwestern China. The habits of the White-speckled Laughingthrush are litt···

Tamiops maritimus(Bonhote,1900)LC

Tamiops maritimus(Bonhote,1900)

Tamiops maritimus(Bonhote,1900),Maritime Striped Squirrel,Pygmy Squirrel

Rodents

The chipmunk lives in subtropical and temperate evergreen broad-leaved forests, coniferous forests and bushes near farmland. It us···

Tamiops macclellandiHorsfieldLC

Tamiops macclellandiHorsfield

Tamiops macclellandiHorsfield,MíngWénHuāShǔ

Rodents

The chipmunk lives in tropical and subtropical forests. It is diurnal and usually moves alone or in pairs on trees. It feeds on fr···

Callosciurus inomatusLC

Callosciurus inomatus

Callosciurus inomatus,

Rodents

Indochinese squirrels are arboreal animals, distributed in southern Yunnan (Xishuangbanna, Jiangcheng, Luchun, Jinping and Hekou e···

Paramesotriton aurantiusLC

Paramesotriton aurantius

Paramesotriton aurantius

Urodela

The orange-backed newt is an amphibian of the family Salamandridae and the genus Acanthus. It lives in degraded secondary shrub fo···

Echinotriton maxiquadratusLC

Echinotriton maxiquadratus

Echinotriton maxiquadratus

Urodela

The alpine Acanthus salamander is an amphibian of the family Salamandridae and genus Acanthus. It lives in degraded secondary shru···

Yaotriton ziegleriLC

Yaotriton ziegleri

Yaotriton ziegleri

Urodela

Cai's Yaoteng is an amphibian of the family Salamandridae and genus Yaoteng. The eggs form an egg mass around the pond, about ···

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