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The Asian species may represent a form taxon of improperly developed teeth [43] Ferganasaurus: 2003 Balabansai Formation (Middle Jurassic, Callovian) Kyrgyzstan: Claimed to have two hand claws, but this has been disputed [44] Ferganocephale: 2005 Balabansai Formation (Middle Jurassic, Callovian) Kyrgyzstan: Unusually, its teeth were not ...
Asian particolored bat; Akita inu; Azumi shrew; Birdlike noctule; Bonin flying fox; Echigo mole; Endo's pipistrelle; Ezo red fox; Daubenton's bat; Dsinezumi shrew; Fraternal myotis; Frosted myotis; Greater horseshoe bat; Hokkaido red-backed vole; Hokkaidō wolf; Honshū wolf; Horsfield's shrew; Ikonnikov's bat; Imaizumi's horseshoe bat ...
The Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus), [1] also known by its Japanese name tanuki (Japanese: 狸, タヌキ), [2] is a species of canid endemic to Japan. It is one of two species in the genus Nyctereutes, alongside the common raccoon dog (N. procyonoides), [3] of which it was traditionally thought to be a subspecies (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus).
There are two subspecies: the Chinese water deer (H. i. inermis) and the Korean water deer (H. i. argyropus).The water deer is superficially more similar to a musk deer than a true deer; despite anatomical peculiarities, including a pair of prominent tusks (downward-pointing canine teeth) and its lack of antlers, it is classified as a cervid.
Chinese lions are intended to reflect the emotion of the animal as opposed to the reality of the lion. This is in distinct opposition to the traditional English lion which is a lifelike depiction of the animal. The claws, teeth and eyes of the Chinese lion represent power.
The mammals include the largest animals on the planet, the rorquals and some other whales, as well as some of the most intelligent, such as elephants, some primates and some cetaceans. The basic body type is a four-legged land-borne animal, but some mammals are adapted for life at sea , in the air, in the trees, or on two legs.
The Asian elephant is the national animal of Thailand and Laos. [ 133 ] [ 134 ] It has also been declared as the national heritage animal of India. [ 135 ] Bones of Asian elephants excavated at Mohenjo-daro in the Indus Valley indicate that they were tamed in the Indus Valley Civilisation and used for work.
An investigation by three animal protection groups into the Chinese fur trade in 2004 and part of 2005 asserts approximately 1.5 million common raccoon dogs are raised for fur in China. [46] The common raccoon dog comprises 11% of all animals hunted in Japan. [47] Twenty percent of domestically produced fur in Russia is from the common raccoon dog.