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China's big cat species include the tiger, leopard, snow leopard and clouded leopard. The tiger is one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac, and figures prominently in Chinese culture and history. Tiger bones are used in traditional Chinese medicine and tiger fur is used for decoration. The animal is vulnerable to poaching and habitat loss ...
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is the national animal of China. This is a list of the mammal species recorded in China. There are 495 mammal species in China, of which thirteen are critically endangered, twenty-four are endangered, forty-seven are vulnerable, and seven are near threatened. One of the species listed for China can no ...
Animals of China may refer to: Wildlife of China; List of endangered and protected species of China; Chinese zodiac, consisting of twelve animals; Four benevolent animals: the Qilin, Chinese dragon, Turtle and Fenghuang; Four Symbols (China), four mythological creatures in Chinese constellations
The Chinese endangered species classifications are updated relatively infrequently, and a number of species deemed to be endangered by international bodies have not yet been so recognized in China. Many of the listed species are endemic to the country, such as the groove-toothed flying squirrel and the Ili pika .
Individual animals in China (1 C, 15 P) ... Pages in category "Fauna of China" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
G. Gansu mole; Gansu pika; Gaoligong forest hedgehog; Gaoligong pika; Gaur; Gayal; Giant panda; Glover's pika; Gobi argali; Gobi big brown bat; Golden snub-nosed monkey
This is a list of Chinese terrestrial ungulates, including both extinct and extant types. Ungulates are mammals which are endothermic amniote animals distinguished from reptiles and birds by the possession of hair , [ a ] three middle ear bones , mammary glands , and a neocortex (a region of the brain).
This is a list of the bird species recorded in China. The avifauna of China include a total of 1431 species, of which 57 are endemic , and 3 have been introduced by humans. Of these, 108 species are globally threatened.