Alex Gentry,Porcupine, Chinese porcupine,Hystricomorpha,

Features：It is famous for its thorns. It has long and hard thorns on its back and tail, which are important organs for defending against natural enemies.

Porcupine is also called Chinese porcupine. There are 8 species in the genus Porcupine, which are widely distributed in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and only 2 species in China. Chinese porcupine was previously considered a subspecies of Malayan porcupine (<Hystrix brachyura>), and has only recen...

Hystrix brachyura

Features：It has a large body, a brown-black head, and a white longitudinal stripe in the center of the forehead. The spines inside this longitudinal stripe are slender and bristle-like.

The Malayan porcupine is the earliest species named in the genus Porcupine. Previously, there were as many as 11 subspecies or synonyms, and the Chinese porcupine (<Hystrix hodgsoni>) was also once a subspecies. The so-called "Chinese porcupine" is actually originated from Nepal. Yun...

Atherurus macrourus，Brush-tailed porcupine, Asian brush-tailed porcupine, Asian brush-tailed porcupine

Features：Good at swimming and climbing trees.

There are 4 genera and more than 20 species in the porcupine family worldwide. It is a special type of rodent. There are 4 species of the genus Brushtail Porcupine worldwide, and 1 species in China. They mainly live in forests, especially forests near water. According to records, brushtail porcupine...

Rattus flavipectus,Yellow-bellied rat, Long-tailed rat

Features：The tail is equal to or longer than the body length. It is agile and has strong climbing ability.

The yellow-breasted rat belongs to the Murinae subfamily. The scientific name of the yellow-breasted rat is very confusing, and it was once used as <Rattus flavipectus> for a long time. Musser & Carleton (2005) restored <Rattus tanezumi> as the species name of the yellow-breasted rat...

Rattus norvegicus,Brown rat, rat, white-tailed rat, dung rat, dung rat

Features：The body is stout, and the older it gets, the darker the brown color of its back hair. Brown rats are one of the most harmful rats in rural areas and towns. They are numerous and cause great harm.

Brown rats belong to the subfamily Murinae. The species-level classification status is stable, but there are many synonyms and subspecies, and the issue of its merger is controversial. The individuals of this species are smaller in the north and larger in the south. They mainly live in houses and ar...

Rattus nitidus,Gray-breasted rat, water rat

Features：The Macropodus is a medium-sized rodent with a stout body, large, thin ears, a slender tail, long hind legs, brown fur on the back and grayish-white fur on the belly.

Big-footed rats belong to the Murinae subfamily. The species status is stable, but there are many synonyms, and there are great differences of opinion on the merging of these synonyms. This species mainly inhabits farmland and shrubs, and is generally not in houses. It is similar to the brown rat of...

Rattus losea,Rosset, field mouse, garden mouse, yellow mouse, yellow-haired mouse

Features：It looks very similar to the brown rat, has strong adaptability to the natural environment, and is good at swimming.

The yellow-haired rat belongs to the Murinae subfamily. The type origin of this species is Taiwan, my country. The species-level classification unit is stable, with few synonyms, but there are also disputes. It is mainly distributed in farmland, shrubs, mangroves, and garbage dumps around houses. It...

Rattus andamanensis

Features：The tail is longer than the body, and there is no hair tuft at the tip of the tail.

The black-margined rat belongs to the Murinae subfamily. This species was previously considered a synonym of the black house rat (<Rattus rattus>). It was not until Musser & Caeleton (2005) that it was made an independent species. It is a relatively special species in the genus Rattus, wit...

Nesokia indica

Features：The back of the body is light brown or sandy yellow, with the brown being more prominent in the center of the back.

The Indian ground mouse belongs to the genus Nesokia of the subfamily Murinae. There are 2 species in the world and 1 species in China. There is not much controversy about the species status. In history, my country has named 2 species of ground mice, which were later proved to be synonyms of the Ind...

Mus pahari

Features：The body is small, the ears are light brown, the back is brownish brown, the hair base is dark black, the tail is dark brown above and grayish white below. The four legs are white.

The taxonomic status of Sikkim mice is stable and there is little controversy. There are many subspecies, few studies on subspecies, and the status of several subspecies is unclear.Sikkim mice (scientific name: Mus pahari) are animals of the genus Mus in the family Muridae. In mainland China, they a...

Mus musculus，Mouse, rat, little mouse, mickey mouse, domestic deer

Features：The most distinctive feature of mice is that there is a notch on the lingual edge of the upper incisor, which is very obvious when viewed from the side. House mice are no exception.

The house mouse belongs to the Murinae subfamily. The species originated in India and arrived at the Mediterranean coast at the end of the Pleistocene. The time of its entry into my country is unknown. The species is considered to be an unintentional introduction. In Xinjiang, Tibet, Qinghai, and th...

Mus caroli,Ryukyu house mouse, field mouse, moon mouse, Taiwan house mouse

Features：The belly is light grayish white. The tail is obviously two-colored, with the back and body hair color consistent, and the belly is grayish white.

Castelloni's mouse belongs to the Murinae subfamily. The origin of the model is the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, so it is also called the Ryukyu House Mouse. my country is also the natural distribution area of this mouse. Unlike the house mouse, it is an alien species. Castelloni's mouse is an i...

Niviventer fulvescens,Mountain rat, red rat, spiny yellow rat, yellow-haired jumping rat

Features：The needle-haired mouse is medium-sized, with small round ears, brown or brownish-yellow fur on the back and white fur on the belly.

The needle-haired mouse belongs to the Murinae subfamily. The species-level classification status is stable. The distribution altitude span is narrower than that of the communal mouse, generally not exceeding 1000m, and the vegetation type of the habitat is relatively simple, mainly distributed in b...

Niviventer eha,Niviventer eha eha,Niviventer eha ninus

Features：There is a black band around the eyes, like the facial makeup of Peking Opera, which is also quite special.

Gray-bellied rat belongs to the Murinae subfamily. The classification status is stable and undisputed. However, the differentiation of subspecies needs further study. It is a forest animal of medium and high altitudes, and the population is large in suitable habitats.Main uses and values: ornamental...

Niviventer excelsior，Niviventer excelsior excelsior，Niviventer excelsior tengchongensis

Features：

The Sichuan White-bellied Rat belongs to the Murinae subfamily. Previously, the Sichuan White-bellied Rat was considered a synonym of the Northern Rat. After the 1980s, its independent status was gradually accepted. The Sichuan White-bellied Rat is a larger individual of the genus Murina. It is a me...

Niviventer confucianus，Niviventer confucianus chiliensis，Niviventer confucianus confucianus，Rattus rattus, sulfur-bellied rattus, white-tailed star rattus, spiny gray rattus

Features：The tail is longer than the body length, and the upper and lower parts of the tail are two colors. The back and body are the same color, and the belly is white. Some individuals have a white tail tip with longer hair at the tip of the tail.

The Northern Society Rat belongs to the Murinae subfamily. The species-level classification status is stable, with many subspecies and some controversy. In appearance, it is somewhat confused with the Niviventer excelsior and Niviventer fulvescens. However, the Niviventer excelsior is larger, with a...

Niviventer coninga，Coxing's White-bellied Rat，Mountain Mouse

Features：It has a relatively sturdy body, a long and thick tail, large and thin ears, brown or slightly light brown back hair, and pure white belly hair.

The white-bellied giant rat belongs to the Murinae subfamily and the genus Long-tailed Rat. There are 4 species in this genus worldwide, and only the white-bellied giant rat, also known as the small bubble giant rat, is found in China. It is distributed at low altitudes, generally not exceeding 1000...

Berylmys bowersi,Green Rat, Mountain Rat, Green Rat

Features：It is a larger species of rodent in the family Muridae, with a slender body and a size similar to that of the white-bellied giant rat, but with a bluish-brown fur on the back and gray on the back of the front feet. There is a small white section at the end of the tail.

The blue-haired giant rat belongs to the subfamily Murinae. The genus Rattus was previously considered a subgenus of the genus Rattus, and was only promoted to an independent genus by Musser & Newcomb in 1983. The taxonomic status of this species is undisputed. Although this species is widely di...

Bandicota indica，Large rat, small wallaby，Bandicota indica nemorivaga

Features：The plate-toothed rat has a bulky body, a short and blunt snout, short ears, a thick tail, sharp claws, dark brown fur on the back, gray-brown fur at the base of the abdomen, and brown-yellow fur tips.

The laminae belongs to the Murinae subfamily and is one of the largest species in the Murinae subfamily. The type origin is India. There are 3 species in this genus worldwide, and 1 species is distributed in China. The taxonomic status of this species is stable, and there are different opinions on w...

Apodemus

Features：The body shape is very similar to that of the wood mouse, with long ears that can be pulled forward to reach the eyes.

The small-eyed field mouse belongs to the Murinae subfamily. It mainly lives in relatively humid forests and forest-steppes, and enters grasslands and desert steppes along river valleys and shrubs. In northern Xinjiang, it mostly lives in broad-leaved forests dominated by poplars and willows, conife...

Apodemus peninsulae，Wood mouse, mountain mouse, Korean wood mouse

Features：A common rodent in forest areas, it has a slender body and resembles the black-striped field mouse, but without the black stripe in the middle of its back.

The Great Wood Mouse belongs to the Murinae subfamily, and its species-level classification status is stable, with more subspecies differentiation and greater divergence. It belongs to the group with a wider distribution, higher altitude (southern China), and northern latitude in the genus Apodemus....