This is a list of the mammal species recorded in China. There are 495

mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...

species in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

, 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 longer be found in the wild. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the

International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...

: Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:

Order:
Sirenia The Sirenia (), commonly referred to as sea-cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The Sirenia currently comprise two distinct f ...
(manatees and dugongs)

Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered. *Family:

Dugongidae Dugongidae is a family in the order of Sirenia. The family has one surviving species, the dugong (''Dugong dugon''), one recently extinct species, Steller's sea cow (''Hydrodamalis gigas''), and a number of extinct genera known from fossil rec ...

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Dugong The dugong (; ''Dugong dugon'') is a marine mammal. It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees. It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest m ...

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, ''D. dugon''

Order:
Proboscidea The Proboscidea (; , ) are a taxonomic order of afrotherian mammals containing one living family (Elephantidae) and several extinct families. First described by J. Illiger in 1811, it encompasses the elephants and their close relatives. From ...
(elephants)

The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals. *Family:

Elephantidae Elephantidae is a family (biology), family of large, herbivorous proboscidean mammals collectively called elephants and mammoths. These are terrestrial animal, terrestrial large mammals with a snout modified into a Elephant#Trunk, trunk and teeth ...

(elephants) **Genus: ''

Elephas ''Elephas'' is one of two surviving genera in the family of elephants, Elephantidae, with one surviving species, the Asian elephant, ''Elephas maximus''. Several extinct species have been identified as belonging to the genus, extending back to ...

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Asian elephant The Asian elephant (''Elephas maximus''), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only living species of the genus ''Elephas'' and is distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west, Nepal in the no ...

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Indian elephant The Indian elephant (''Elephas maximus indicus'') is one of four extant recognised subspecies of the Asian elephant and native to mainland Asia. Since 1986, the Asian elephant has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List as the wild po ...

, ''E. m. indicus''

Order: Scandentia (treeshrews)

The treeshrews are small mammals native to the tropical forests of

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin ...

. Although called treeshrews, they are not true shrews and are not all

arboreal Arboreal locomotion is the Animal locomotion, locomotion of animals in trees. In habitats in which trees are present, animals have evolved to move in them. Some animals may scale trees only occasionally, but others are exclusively arboreal. Th ...

. *Family:

Tupaiidae Tupaiidae is one of two families of treeshrews, the other family being Ptilocercidae. The family contains three living genera and 19 living species. The family name derives from ''tupai'', the Malay word for treeshrew and also for squirrel which ...

(tree shrews) **Genus: '' Tupaia'' ***

Northern treeshrew The northern treeshrew (''Tupaia belangeri'') is a treeshrew species native to Southeast Asia. In 1841, the German zoologist Johann Andreas Wagner first used the specific name ''Cladobates belangeri'' for treeshrews that had been collected in Pe ...

, ''T. belangeri''

Order:
Primate Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians (monkeys and apes, the latter including huma ...
s

The order Primates contains

human Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, culture, ...

s and their closest relatives:

lemur Lemurs ( ) (from Latin ''lemures'' – ghosts or spirits) are Strepsirrhini, wet-nosed primates of the Superfamily (biology), superfamily Lemuroidea (), divided into 8 Family (biology), families and consisting of 15 genera and around 100 exist ...

s, lorisoids,

monkey Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as the simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes, which constitutes an incomple ...

s, and

ape Apes (collectively Hominoidea ) are a clade of Old World simians native to sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia (though they were more widespread in Africa, most of Asia, and as well as Europe in prehistory), which together with its siste ...

s. *Suborder:

Strepsirrhini Strepsirrhini or Strepsirhini (; ) is a Order (biology), suborder of primates that includes the Lemuriformes, lemuriform primates, which consist of the lemurs of Fauna of Madagascar, Madagascar, galagos ("bushbabies") and pottos from Fauna of A ...

**Infraorder:

Lemuriformes Lemuriformes is an infraorder of primate that falls under the suborder Strepsirrhini. It includes the lemurs of Madagascar, as well as the galagos and lorisids of Africa and Asia, although a popular alternative taxonomy places the lorisoids i ...

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Lorisoidea Lorisoidea is a superfamily of nocturnal primates found throughout Africa and Asia. Members include the galagos and the lorisids. As strepsirrhines, lorisoids are related to the lemurs of Madagascar and are sometimes included in the infraorder Le ...

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Lorisidae Lorisidae (or sometimes Loridae) is a family of strepsirrhine primates. The lorisids are all slim arboreal animals and comprise the lorises, pottos and angwantibos. Lorisids live in tropical, central Africa as well as in south and southeast Asia. ...

(lorises, bushbabies) *****Genus: ''

Nycticebus Slow lorises are a group of several species of nocturnal strepsirrhine primates that make up the genus ''Nycticebus''. Found in Southeast Asia and bordering areas, they range from Bangladesh and Northeast India in the west to the Sulu Archipe ...

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Bengal slow loris The Bengal slow loris (''Nycticebus bengalensis'') or northern slow loris is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris native to the Indian subcontinent and Indochina. Its geographic range is larger than that of any other slow loris s ...

, ''N. bengalensis'' *****Genus ''Xanthonycticebus'' ******

Pygmy slow loris The pygmy slow loris (''Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus'') is a species of slow loris found east of the Mekong River in Vietnam, Laos, eastern Cambodia, and China. It occurs in a variety of forest habitats, including tropical dry forests, semi-evergre ...

, ''X. pygmaeus'' *Suborder:

Haplorhini Haplorhini (), the haplorhines (Greek for "simple-nosed") or the "dry-nosed" primates, is a suborder of primates containing the tarsiers and the simians (Simiiformes or anthropoids), as sister of the Strepsirrhini ("moist-nosed"). The name is some ...

**Infraorder:

Simiiformes The simians, anthropoids, or higher primates are an infraorder (Simiiformes ) of primates containing all animals traditionally called monkeys and apes. More precisely, they consist of the parvorders New World monkeys (Platyrrhini) and Catarrhi ...

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Catarrhini The parvorder Catarrhini , catarrhine monkeys, Old World anthropoids, or Old World monkeys, consisting of the Cercopithecoidea and apes (Hominoidea). In 1812, Geoffroy grouped those two groups together and established the name Catarrhini, "Old ...

****Superfamily:

Cercopithecoidea Old World monkey is the common English name for a family of primates known taxonomically as the Cercopithecidae (). Twenty-four genera and 138 species are recognized, making it the largest primate family. Old World monkey genera include baboons ...

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Cercopithecidae Old World monkey is the common English name for a family of primates known taxonomically as the Cercopithecidae (). Twenty-four genera and 138 species are recognized, making it the largest primate family. Old World monkey genera include baboons ...

(Old World monkeys) ******Genus: '' Macaca'' *******

Stump-tailed macaque The stump-tailed macaque (''Macaca arctoides''), also called the bear macaque, is a species of macaque native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. In India, it occurs south of the Brahmaputra River, in the northeastern part of the country. Its range ...

, ''M. arctoides'' *******

Assam macaque The Assam macaque (''Macaca assamensis'') or Assamese macaque is a macaque of the Old World monkey family native to South and Southeast Asia. Since 2008, it has been listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, as it is experiencing significan ...

, ''M. assamensis'' *******

Northern pig-tailed macaque The northern pig-tailed macaque (''Macaca leonina'') is a vulnerable species of macaque in the subfamily Cercopithecidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Traditionally, ''M. leonina'' w ...

, ''M. leonina'' *******

White-cheeked macaque The white-cheeked macaque (''Macaca leucogenys'') is a species of macaque found only in Mêdog County in southeastern Tibet and Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India. The white-cheeked macaque lives in forest habitats, from tropical forests ...

, ''M. leucogenys'' *******

Rhesus macaque The rhesus macaque (''Macaca mulatta''), colloquially rhesus monkey, is a species of Old World monkey. There are between six and nine recognised subspecies that are split between two groups, the Chinese-derived and the Indian-derived. Generally b ...

, ''M. mulatta'' *******

Tibetan macaque The Tibetan macaque (''Macaca thibetana''), also known as the Chinese stump-tailed macaque or Milne-Edwards' macaque, is a macaque species found from eastern Tibet east to Guangdong and north to Shaanxi in China. It has also been reported from n ...

, ''M. thibetana'' ******Subfamily:

Colobinae The Colobinae or leaf-eating monkeys are a subfamily of the Old World monkey family that includes 61 species in 11 genera, including the black-and-white colobus, the large-nosed proboscis monkey, and the gray langurs. Some classifications spli ...

*******Genus: ''

Semnopithecus Gray langurs, also called Hanuman langurs and Hanuman monkeys, are Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent constituting the genus ''Semnopithecus''. Traditionally only one species ''Semnopithecus entellus'' was recognized, but since a ...

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Nepal gray langur The Nepal gray langur (''Semnopithecus schistaceus'') is a gray langur endemic to the Himalayas in Nepal, far southwestern Tibet, northern India, northern Pakistan, Bhutan and possibly Afghanistan. It is found in forests at an elevation of . Its ...

, ''S. schistaceus'' *******Genus: ''

Trachypithecus The lutungs, langurs, or leaf monkeys are a group of Old World monkeys in the genus ''Trachypithecus'' (derived from Greek , meaning "rough" and , meaning "monkey"). Their range is much of Southeast Asia (northeast India, Vietnam, southern Chin ...

'' ******** Indochinese grey langur, ''T. crepusculus'' ******** Francois' langur, ''T. francoisi'' ******** Shan State langur, ''T. melamera'' ******** Bonneted langur, ''T. pileatus'' ******** White-headed langur, ''T. leucocephalus'' *******Genus: ''

Rhinopithecus __NOTOC__ Snub-nosed monkeys are a group of Old World monkeys and make up the entirety of the genus ''Rhinopithecus''. The genus is rare and not fully researched. Some taxonomists group snub-nosed monkeys together with the genus '' Pygathrix''. ...

'' ******** Black snub-nosed monkey, ''R. bieti'' ********

Gray snub-nosed monkey The gray snub-nosed monkey (''Rhinopithecus brelichi''), also known as Brelich's snub-nosed monkey, Guizhou snub-nosed monkey, and Guizhou golden monkey, is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is endemic to China, where it is ...

, ''R. brelichi'' ********

Golden snub-nosed monkey The golden snub-nosed monkey (''Rhinopithecus roxellana'') is an Old World monkey in the subfamily Colobinae. It is endemic to a small area in temperate, mountainous forests of central and Southwest China. They inhabit these mountainous forests ...

, ''R. roxellana'' ****Superfamily:

Hominoidea Apes (collectively Hominoidea ) are a clade of Old World simians native to sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia (though they were more widespread in Africa, most of Asia, and as well as Europe in prehistory), which together with its sister g ...

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Hylobatidae Gibbons () are apes in the family Hylobatidae (). The family historically contained one genus, but now is split into four extant genera and 20 species. Gibbons live in subtropical and tropical rainforest from eastern Bangladesh to Northeast India ...

(gibbons) ******Genus: ''

Hoolock The hoolock gibbons are three primate species of genus ''Hoolock'' in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae, native to eastern Bangladesh, Northeast India, Myanmar, and Southwest China. Description Hoolocks are the second-largest of the gibbons, after ...

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Western hoolock gibbon The western hoolock gibbon (''Hoolock hoolock'') is a primate from the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. The species is found in Assam, Mizoram, and Meghalaya in India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar west of the Chindwin River. Classification Mootnick and ...

, ''H. hoolock'' presence uncertain *******

Eastern hoolock gibbon The eastern hoolock gibbon (''Hoolock leuconedys'') is a primate from the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. It is one of three species of hoolock gibbon. This species is found in east of the Chindwin River, such as the Mahamyaing Wildlife Sanctuary, an ...

, ''H. leuconedys'' *******

Skywalker hoolock gibbon The Skywalker hoolock gibbon or Gaoligong hoolock gibbon (''Hoolock tianxing'') is an arboreal primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. It is one of three species of hoolock gibbon and was first described in January 2017 in the ''American Journ ...

, ''H. tianxing'' ******Genus: ''

Hylobates The genus ''Hylobates'' is one of the four genera of gibbons. Its name means "forest walker", from the Greek (, "forest") and (, "one who treads"). It was once considered the only genus, but recently its subgenera (''Hoolock'' ormerly ''Bun ...

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Lar gibbon The lar gibbon (''Hylobates lar''), also known as the white-handed gibbon, is an endangered primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. It is one of the better-known gibbons and is often kept in captivity. Taxonomy There are five subspecies of ...

, ''H. lar'' ******Genus: ''

Nomascus ''Nomascus'' is the second-most speciose genus of gibbons (family Hylobatidae). Originally, this genus was a subgenus of ''Hylobates'', and all individuals were considered one species, ''Hylobates concolor''. Species within ''Nomascus'' are cha ...

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Black crested gibbon The black crested gibbon (''Nomascus concolor'') is a Critically Endangered species of gibbon found in China, Laos, and northern Vietnam, with four subspecies. Taxonomy The taxonomy of the species is confused. Previously grouped in the gen ...

, ''N. concolor'' *******

Hainan black crested gibbon The Hainan black-crested gibbon or Hainan gibbon (''Nomascus hainanus''), is a Critically Endangered species of gibbon found only on Hainan Island, China. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the eastern black crested gibbon (''Nomascus n ...

, ''N. hainanus'' *******

White-cheeked crested gibbon The northern white-cheeked gibbon (''Nomascus leucogenys'') is a Critically Endangered species of gibbon native to South East Asia. It is closely related to the southern white-cheeked gibbon (''Nomascus siki''), with which it was previously con ...

, ''N. leucogenys'' *******

Eastern black crested gibbon The eastern black-crested gibbon (''Nomascus nasutus''), also known as the Cao-vit black crested gibbon or the Cao-vit crested gibbon, is a species of gibbon Gibbons () are apes in the family Hylobatidae (). The family historically contained o ...

, ''N. nasutus''

Order:
Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...
ia (rodents)

Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two

incisor Incisors (from Latin ''incidere'', "to cut") are the front teeth present in most mammals. They are located in the premaxilla above and on the mandible below. Humans have a total of eight (two on each side, top and bottom). Opossums have 18, whe ...

s in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the

capybara The capybaraAlso called capivara (in Brazil), capiguara (in Bolivia), chigüire, chigüiro, or fercho (in Colombia and Venezuela), carpincho (in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) and ronsoco (in Peru). or greater capybara (''Hydrochoerus hydro ...

can weigh up to . *Suborder:

Hystricognathi The Hystricognathi are an infraorder of rodents, distinguished from other rodents by the bone structure of their skulls. The masseter medialis (a jaw muscle) passes partially through a hole below each eye socket (called the infraorbital foramen) ...

**Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) ***Genus: '' Atherurus'' ****

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine The Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (''Atherurus macrourus'') is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae. It is found in China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Taxonomy The synonyms of this species are ''At ...

, ''A. macrourus'' ***Genus: '' Hystrix'' ****

Malayan porcupine The Malayan porcupine or Himalayan porcupine (''Hystrix brachyura'') is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae. Three subspecies are extant in South and Southeast Asia. Geographical distribution The Malayan porcupine ranges from Nepal th ...

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Indian crested porcupine The Indian crested porcupine (''Hystrix indica'') is a hystricomorph rodent species native to southern Asia and the Middle East. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It belongs to the Old World porcupine family, Hystricidae. De ...

, ''H. indica'' *Suborder:

Sciurognathi Sciurognathi is a suborder of rodents that includes squirrels, chipmunks, beavers, and many types of mice. The group is characterized by a specific shape to the lower jaw. In sciurognaths, the angular process of the jaw is in the same plane as ...

**Family:

Castoridae The family Castoridae contains the two living species of beavers and their fossil relatives. A highly diverse group of rodents within this family once roamed the earth, but only a single genus is extant today, '' Castor''. Characteristics C ...

(beavers) ***Genus: '' Castor'' ****

Eurasian beaver The Eurasian beaver (''Castor fiber'') or European beaver is a beaver species that was once widespread in Eurasia, but was hunted to near-extinction for both its fur and castoreum. At the turn of the 20th century, only about 1,200 beavers survi ...

, ''C. fiber'' **Family:

Sciuridae Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squ ...

(squirrels) ***Subfamily: Ratufinae ****Genus: '' Ratufa'' *****

Black giant squirrel The black giant squirrel or Malayan giant squirrel (''Ratufa bicolor'') is a large tree squirrel in the genus '' Ratufa'' native to the Indomalayan zootope. It is found in forests from northern Bangladesh, northeast India, eastern Nepal, Bhutan, ...

, ''Ratufa bicolor'' ***Subfamily:

Sciurinae Sciurinae is a subfamily of squirrels (in the family Sciuridae), uniting the flying squirrels with certain related tree squirrels. Older sources place the flying squirrels in a separate subfamily (Pteromyinae) and unite all remaining sciurids into ...

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Sciurini Sciurini is a tribe (taxonomy), tribe that includes about forty species of squirrels,Thorington and Hoffmann, 2005, p. 754 mostly from the Americas. It includes five living genera—the American dwarf squirrels, ''Microsciurus''; the Bornean ...

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Sciurus The genus ''Sciurus'' contains most of the common, bushy-tailed squirrels in North America, Europe, temperate Asia, Central America and South America. Species The number of species in the genus is subject to change. In 2005, Thorington & Hoffma ...

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Red squirrel The red squirrel (''Sciurus vulgaris'') is a species of tree squirrel in the genus ''Sciurus'' common throughout Europe and Asia. The red squirrel is an arboreal, primarily herbivorous rodent. In Great Britain, Ireland, and in Italy numbers ...

, ''S. vulgaris'' ****Tribe: Pteromyini *****Genus: ''

Aeretes ''Aeretes'' is a genus of squirrels that contains a single extant species, the groove-toothed flying squirrel ''(Aeretes melanopterus)''. Two fossil species are also known from Late Pliocene Late may refer to: * LATE, an acronym which could s ...

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Groove-toothed flying squirrel The groove-toothed flying squirrel or North Chinese flying squirrel (''Aeretes melanopterus'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Aeretes''. It is endemic to China, and occurs in Sichuan, Gansu, He ...

, ''Aeretes melanopterus'' *****Genus: '' Belomys'' ****** Hairy-footed flying squirrel, ''Belomys pearsonii'' *****Genus: ''

Hylopetes ''Hylopetes'' is a genus of flying squirrels. There are about 10 species. Species include: * Particolored flying squirrel - ''H. alboniger'' (Hodgson, 1836) * Bartel's flying squirrel - ''H. bartelsi'' Chasen, 1939 * Hainan flying squirrel - '' ...

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Particolored flying squirrel The particolored flying squirrel (''Hylopetes alboniger'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical ...

, ''Hylopetes alboniger'' EN ******

Indochinese flying squirrel The Indochinese flying squirrel (''Hylopetes phayrei''), also known as Phayre's flying squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việ ...

, ''Hylopetes phayrei'' *****Genus: ''

Petaurista ''Petaurista'' is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae. They are large to very large flying squirrels found in forests and other wooded habitats in southern and eastern Asia. Like other flying squirrels, they are mostly nocturnal and abl ...

'' ****** Red and white giant flying squirrel, ''Petaurista alborufus'' ******

Spotted giant flying squirrel The spotted giant flying squirrel (''Petaurista elegans''), also known as the lesser giant flying squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in hill and mountain forests at altitudes of in Southeast Asia north to centr ...

, ''Petaurista elegans'' ******

Japanese giant flying squirrel The is a species of flying squirrel, one of the giant flying squirrels in the genus ''Petaurista''. Description Like other flying squirrels, it has a web of skin between its legs which it uses to glide between trees. Glides of 160 metres have ...

, ''Petaurista leucogenys'' ******

Bhutan giant flying squirrel The Bhutan giant flying squirrel (''Petaurista nobilis''), also known as the Gray's giant flying squirrel or noble giant flying squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. This species lives in Himalayan forests and it is one of th ...

, ''Petaurista nobilis'' ******

Red giant flying squirrel The red giant flying squirrel or common giant flying squirrel (''Petaurista petaurista'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae (squirrels). It is found in a wide variety of forest–types, plantations and more open habitats with scatter ...

, ''Petaurista petaurista'' ******

Indian giant flying squirrel The Indian giant flying squirrel (''Petaurista philippensis''), also called the large brown flying squirrel or the common giant flying squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is capable of gliding flight using a skin membrane ...

, ''Petaurista philippensis'' ******

Chinese giant flying squirrel The Chinese giant flying squirrel (''Petaurista xanthotis'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nat ...

, ''Petaurista xanthotis'' *****Genus: '' Pteromys'' ******

Siberian flying squirrel The Siberian flying squirrel (''Pteromys volans'') is an Old World flying squirrel ranging from the Baltic Sea in the west, throughout Northern Asia to the coast of the Pacific Ocean in the east. It is the only species of flying squirrel in Euro ...

, ''Pteromys volans'' *****Genus: ''

Trogopterus The complex-toothed flying squirrel (''Trogopterus xanthipes'') occurs in the southern Chinese provinces Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Yunnan. The common name refers to the teeth, which differ from those of other species of flying squirre ...

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Complex-toothed flying squirrel The complex-toothed flying squirrel (''Trogopterus xanthipes'') occurs in the southern Chinese provinces Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Yunnan. The common name refers to the teeth, which differ from those of other species of flying squirrel ...

, ''Trogopterus xanthipes'' EN ***Subfamily:

Callosciurinae The Callosciurinae are an Asiatic subfamily of squirrels containing over 60 species (mostly found in South East Asia) named after the genus ''Callosciurus'', which means "beautiful squirrels". Classification *Family SciuridaeThorington, R. W. Jr ...

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Callosciurus ''Callosciurus'' is a genus of squirrels collectively referred to as the "''beautiful squirrels''". They are found mainly in Southeast Asia, though a few species also occur in Nepal, northeastern India, Bangladesh and southern China. Several of t ...

'' ***** Pallas's squirrel, ''Callosciurus erythraeus'' ***** Inornate squirrel, ''Callosciurus inornatus'' *****

Phayre's squirrel Phayre's squirrel (''Callosciurus phayrei'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in forests in China (Yunnan only) and Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA convent ...

, ''Callosciurus phayrei'' ***** Irrawaddy squirrel, ''Callosciurus pygerythrus'' VU *****

Anderson's squirrel Anderson's squirrel (''Callosciurus quinquestriatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in forests in China (Yunnan only) and Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's ...

, ''Callosciurus quinquestriatus'' VU ****Genus: '' Dremomys'' ***** Orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel, ''Dremomys lokriah'' ***** Perny's long-nosed squirrel, ''Dremomys pernyi'' *****

Red-hipped squirrel The red-hipped squirrel (''Dremomys pyrrhomerus'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirre ...

, ''Dremomys pyrrhomerus'' ***** Asian red-cheeked squirrel, ''Dremomys rufigenis'' ****Genus: '' Tamiops'' ***** Himalayan striped squirrel, ''Tamiops macclellandi'' ***** Maritime striped squirrel, ''Tamiops maritimus'' *****

Swinhoe's striped squirrel Swinhoe's striped squirrel (''Tamiops swinhoei'') is a small species of rodent in the family Squirrel, Sciuridae. This species is found mostly in China and Southeast Asia. Their diet consists of mostly seeds, fruits, nuts and ginger nectar. Like ...

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Xerinae The Xerinae comprise a subfamily of squirrels, many of which are highly terrestrial. It includes the tribes Marmotini (marmots, chipmunks, prairie dogs, and other Holarctic ground squirrels), Xerini (African and some Eurasian ground squirrels), ...

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Long-tailed marmot The long-tailed marmot (''Marmota caudata'') or golden marmot is a marmot species in the family Sciuridae. It occurs in mountainous regions in the central parts of Asia where it lives in open or lightly wooded habitats, often among rocks where dw ...

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Himalayan marmot The Himalayan marmot (''Marmota himalayana'') is a marmot species that inhabits alpine grasslands throughout the Himalayas and on the Tibetan Plateau. It is IUCN Red Listed as Least Concern because of its wide range and possibly large population. ...

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Tarbagan marmot The tarbagan marmot (''Marmota sibirica'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in China (Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang), northern and western Mongolia, and Russia (southwest Siberia, Tuva, Transbaikalia). In the Mongoli ...

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Sciurotamias ''Sciurotamias'' is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chi ...

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Spermophilus ''Spermophilus'' is a genus of ground squirrels in the Sciuridae, squirrel family. As traditionally defined the genus was very species-rich, ranging through Europe, Asia and North America, but this arrangement was found to be paraphyletic to ...

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Daurian ground squirrel The Daurian ground squirrel (''Spermophilus dauricus'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in China, Mongolia, and Russia. Distribution The daurian ground squirrel has a wide range in north east China, extending into Mo ...

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Red-cheeked ground squirrel The red-cheeked ground squirrel (''Spermophilus erythrogenys'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is commonly referred to as the red-cheeked ground souslik and there are several recognized subspecies. It is found in central Asia. ...

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Yellow ground squirrel The yellow ground squirrel (''Spermophilus fulvus'') is a large and sturdy ground squirrel species native to Afghanistan, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Russia. It inhabits sandy steppes with Artemisia, glasswort and tamari ...

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Long-tailed ground squirrel The long-tailed ground squirrel or Eversmann's souslik (''Urocitellus undulatus'') is a species of rodent in the squirrel family Sciuridae. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia. Description The long-tailed ground squirrel has ...

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Tamias ''Tamias'' is a genus of chipmunks in the tribe Marmotini of the squirrel family. The genus includes a single living species, the eastern chipmunk (''Tamias striatus''). The genus name ''Tamias'' ( el, ταμίας) means "treasurer", "steward", ...

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Siberian chipmunk The Siberian chipmunk (''Eutamias sibiricus''), also called common chipmunk is native to northern Asia from central Russia to China, Korea, and Hokkaidō in northern Japan. It was imported from South Korea and introduced in Europe as a pet in th ...

, ''Tamias sibiricus'' **Family: Gliridae (dormice) ***Subfamily:

Leithiinae Leithiinae is a subfamily of dormice. It is named after the ''Leithia'', an extinct genus of giant dormouse from the Pleistocene of Sicily. Classification Subfamily Leithiinae *Genus ''Chaetocauda'' ** Chinese dormouse, ''Chaetocauda sichuanensi ...

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Dryomys ''Dryomys'' is a genus of dormouse. Collectively the members of the genus are referred to as forest dormice, although the type species also goes by the common name forest dormouse. Species The species within the genus ''Dryomys'' are: *''Dryomys ...

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Forest dormouse The forest dormouse (''Dryomys nitedula'') is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae found in eastern Europe, the Balkans and parts of western Central Asia. It is categorized as being of least concern in the ''IUCN List of Threatened Specie ...

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Chaetocauda The Chinese dormouse or Sichuan dormouse (''Chaetocauda sichuanensis'') is a species of dormouse found in subalpine mixed forests in northern Sichuan, China, where it is known from Jiuzhaigou and Wanglang Nature Reserves. It is known only from tw ...

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Dipodidae Jerboas (from ar, جربوع ') are hopping desert Rodent, rodents found throughout North Africa and Asia, and are members of the family Dipodidae. They tend to live in hot deserts. When chased, jerboas can run at up to . Some species are pre ...

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Allactaginae Allactaginae is a subfamily of rodents. Classification Subfamily Allactaginae *Genus ''Allactaga'' **''incertae sedis'' ***''Allactaga toussi'' **Subgenus ''Allactaga (Allactaga), Allactaga'' ***Small five-toed jerboa, ''Allactaga elater'' *** ...

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Allactaga The genus ''Allactaga'' contains the four and five-toed jerboas of Asia. They are small mammals belonging to the order of rodents. They are characteristically known as the hopping rodents of the desert and semi-arid regions. They have long hind f ...

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Balikun jerboa The Balikun jerboa (''Allactaga balikunica'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in arid areas of northwestern China and Mongolia. It eats green plants, plant roots, seeds, grasshoppers and beetles. Description The Balik ...

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Gobi jerboa The Gobi jerboa (''Allactaga bullata'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in China and Mongolia. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and temperate desert. The Gobi jerboa was discovered in 1925 by Glover Morri ...

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Mongolian five-toed jerboa The Mongolian five-toed jerboa or Siberian jerboa (''Allactaga sibirica'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркме� ...

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Pygeretmus ''Pygeretmus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Dipodidae Jerboas (from ar, جربوع ') are hopping desert rodents found throughout North Africa and Asia, and are members of the family Dipodidae. They tend to live in hot deserts. When ...

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Dwarf fat-tailed jerboa The dwarf fat-tailed jerboa (''Pygeretmus pumilio'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country s ...

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Cardiocraniinae Cardiocraniinae is a subfamily of rodents in the family Dipodidae, named by the Russian zoologist Boris Stepanovich Vinogradov (1891–1958) in 1925. These jumping rodents are small mammals, less than 20 cm long. Taxonomy *Genus ''Cardio ...

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Cardiocranius The five-toed pygmy jerboa (''Cardiocranius paradoxus'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Cardiocranius''. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. Its natural habitat is temperate desert ...

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Five-toed pygmy jerboa The five-toed pygmy jerboa (''Cardiocranius paradoxus'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Cardiocranius''. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. Its natural habitat is temperate desert ...

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Salpingotus ''Salpingotus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It contains the following species: * Genus ''Salpingotus'' **Subgenus ''Anguistodontus'' *** Thick-tailed pygmy jerboa (''Salpingotus crassicauda'') **Subgenus '' Prosalpingotus'' *** ...

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Thick-tailed pygmy jerboa The thick-tailed pygmy jerboa (''Salpingotus crassicauda'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and temperate desert. It is threatened by h ...

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Dipodinae Dipodinae is a subfamily of Dipodidae. Classification Subfamily Dipodinae *Tribe Dipodini **Genus '' Dipus'' *** Northern three-toed jerboa, ''Dipus sagitta'' **Genus '' Eremodipus'' *** Lichtenstein's jerboa, ''Eremodipus lichtensteini'' **Gen ...

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Dipus ''Dipus'' is a genus of jerboa. Today only a single species is extant, the northern three-toed jerboa ''(Dipus sagitta)'', widespread throughout Central Asia. The genus has a fossil record that dates back to the Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the ...

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Stylodipus ''Stylodipus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It contains the following species: * Andrews's three-toed jerboa (''Stylodipus andrewsi'') * Mongolian three-toed jerboa (''Stylodipus sungorus'') * Thick-tailed three-toed jerboa Th ...

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Andrews's three-toed jerboa Andrews's three-toed jerboa, or the Mongolian jerboa, (''Stylodipus andrewsi'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in China (Inner Mongolia, Gansu, and Ningxia provinces) and Mongolia. Description Andrews's three-toed je ...

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Mongolian three-toed jerboa The Mongolian three-toed jerboa (''Stylodipus sungorus'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country i ...

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Thick-tailed three-toed jerboa The thick-tailed three-toed jerboa (''Stylodipus telum'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Its typical habitat is steppe, desert and mountain grasslan ...

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Euchoreutinae The long-eared jerboa (''Euchoreutes naso'') is a nocturnal mouse-like rodent with a long tail, long hind legs for jumping, and exceptionally large ears. It is distinct enough that authorities consider it to be the only member of both its genus ...

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Long-eared jerboa The long-eared jerboa (''Euchoreutes naso'') is a nocturnal mouse-like rodent with a long tail, long hind legs for jumping, and exceptionally large ears. It is distinct enough that authorities consider it to be the only member of both its genus ...

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Sicista Birch mice (genus ''Sicista'') are small jumping rodents that resemble mice with long, tufted tails and very long hind legs, allowing for remarkable leaps. They are the only extant members of the family Sminthidae. They are native to Eurasian for ...

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Eozapus The Chinese jumping mouse (''Eozapus setchuanus'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Eozapus''. It is endemic to China where its natural habitat is temperate forests, steppes and meadows in mounta ...

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Chinese jumping mouse The Chinese jumping mouse (''Eozapus setchuanus'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Eozapus''. It is endemic to China where its natural habitat is temperate forests, steppes and meadows in mounta ...

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Platacanthomyidae The rodent family Platacanthomyidae, or Oriental dormice, includes the spiny dormice and the Chinese pygmy dormice. In spite of their appearance, these animals are not true dormice, but are part of the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. ...

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Typhlomys The Chinese pygmy dormouse, (''Typhlomys cinereus'') is a species of rodent of the family Platacanthomyidae found in China and Vietnam. Subspecies Musser and Carleton (2005) recognized five subspecies. While the northwest Vietnamese form '' Typh ...

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Chinese pygmy dormouse The Chinese pygmy dormouse, (''Typhlomys cinereus'') is a species of rodent of the family Platacanthomyidae found in China and Vietnam. Subspecies Musser and Carleton (2005) recognized five subspecies. While the northwest Vietnamese form '' Typ ...

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Spalacidae The Spalacidae, or spalacids, are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. They are native to eastern Asia, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, and southeastern Europe. It includes the blind mole-rats, bamboo rats, mole ...

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Myospalacinae Zokors are Asiatic burrowing rodents resembling mole-rats. They include two genera: ''Myospalax'' and ''Eospalax''. Zokors are native to much of China, Kazakhstan, and Siberian Russia. Traditionally, zokors were thought to be closely related ...

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Eospalax ''Eospalax'' is a genus of rodents in the family Spalacidae. It contains these species: *Chinese zokor The Chinese zokor (''Eospalax fontanierii'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is endemic to China, ranging from Qinghai ...

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Chinese zokor The Chinese zokor (''Eospalax fontanierii'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is endemic to China, ranging from Qinghai Province eastwards to Beijing in steppe and alpine grasslands. Henri Milne-Edwards first described it in 1 ...

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Myospalax ''Myospalax'' is a genus of rodents in the family Spalacidae. It contains these species of zokor: * False zokor, ''M. aspalax'' *Siberian zokor The Siberian zokor (''Myospalax myospalax'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It i ...

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Transbaikal zokor The Transbaikal zokor (''Myospalax psilurus'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is found in China, Mongolia, and Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe ...

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Rhizomyinae The rodent subfamily Rhizomyinae includes the Asian bamboo rats and certain of the African mole-rats. The subfamily is grouped with the Spalacinae and the Myospalacinae into a family of fossorial muroid rodents basal to the other Muroidea. The ...

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Lesser bamboo rat The lesser bamboo rat (''Cannomys badius'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Cannomys''. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Thailand. Description T ...

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Rhizomys ''Rhizomys'', also known as bamboo rat, is a genus of rodents in the family Spalacidae. ''Rhizomys'' are all stocky burrowers with short, naked tails, and contains the following species: * Hoary bamboo rat (''R. pruinosus'') * Chinese bamboo ...

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Hoary bamboo rat The hoary bamboo rat (''Rhizomys pruinosus'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae found in Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam), East Asia (China) and South Asia (India). Description The hoary ba ...

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Chinese bamboo rat The Chinese bamboo rat (''Rhizomys sinensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae found in southern China, northern Myanmar, and northern Vietnam. Its habitat is bamboo thickets usually at high elevations, pine forests, and plantati ...

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Large bamboo rat The large bamboo rat, Sumatran rat, or Indomalayan rat (''Rhizomys sumatrensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is one of four species of ba ...

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Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, and has m ...

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Allocricetulus ''Allocricetulus'' is a genus of hamsters in the family Cricetidae, which are found in Asia. It contains the following species: * Mongolian hamster The Mongolian hamster (''Allocricetulus curtatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricet ...

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Mongolian hamster The Mongolian hamster (''Allocricetulus curtatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is one of two members of the genus ''Allocricetulus'', and is found in China and Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "M ...

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Gansu hamster The Gansu hamster (''Cansumys canus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, endemic to China. It is the Monotypic taxon, only species in the genus ''Cansumys''. References

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Cricetulus ''Cricetulus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae (voles and hamsters); it has seven member species that inhabit arid or semi-arid regions in Eurasia. They tend to be more ratlike in appearance than typical hamsters, hence the commo ...

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Tibetan dwarf hamster The Tibetan dwarf hamster (''Cricetulus alticola'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found not only in Tibet and China, but also in India and Nepal in mountainous regions at altitudes of up to about . Description The Tibet ...

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Chinese striped hamster The Chinese striped hamster (''Cricetulus barabensis''), also known as the striped dwarf hamster, is a species of hamster. It is distributed across Northern Asia, from southern Siberia through Mongolia and northeastern China to northern North Ko ...

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Kam dwarf hamster The Kam dwarf hamster (''Cricetulus kamensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in the mountains of western China where it inhabits grassland, shrubby marshes and steppes. Although it has a limited range, the I ...

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Long-tailed dwarf hamster The long-tailed dwarf hamster (''Cricetulus longicaudatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia. Description The long-tailed dwarf hamster has a head-and-body length of between ...

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Grey dwarf hamster The grey dwarf hamster, grey hamster or migratory hamster (''Cricetulus migratorius'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. Its range extends from Eastern Europe through the Middle East, Russia and Central Asia to Mongolia and western ...

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Sokolov's dwarf hamster Sokolov's dwarf hamster (''Cricetulus sokolovi'') is a species of rodent in the hamster and vole family Cricetidae. Previously listed as conspecific with Chinese striped hamster, it has been listed as a separate species since 1988. It has a disti ...

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Cricetus The European hamster (''Cricetus cricetus''), also known as the Eurasian hamster, black-bellied hamster or common hamster, is the only species of hamster in the genus ''Cricetus''. It is native to grassland and similar habitats in a large part ...

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European hamster The European hamster (''Cricetus cricetus''), also known as the Eurasian hamster, black-bellied hamster or common hamster, is the only species of hamster in the genus ''Cricetus''. It is native to grassland and similar habitats in a large part ...

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Phodopus ''Phodopus'', a genus of rodents in the hamster subfamily Cricetinae—a division of the larger family Cricetidae—is a lineage of small hamsters native to central Asia that display unusual adaptations to extreme temperatures. They are the only ...

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Campbell's dwarf hamster Campbell's dwarf hamster (''Phodopus campbelli'') is a species of hamster in the genus ''Phodopus''. It was given its common name by Oldfield Thomas in honor of Charles William Campbell, who collected the first specimen in Mongolia on July 1, 1 ...

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Djungarian hamster The winter white dwarf hamster (''Phodopus sungorus''), also known as the Russian dwarf hamster, Djungarian hamster, striped dwarf hamster, Siberian hamster, or Siberian dwarf hamster, is one of three species of hamster in the genus ''Phodopus'' ...

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Roborovski hamster The Roborovski hamster (''Phodopus roborovskii''), also known as the desert hamster, Robo dwarf hamster, or simply dwarf hamster, is the smallest of three species of hamster in the genus ''Phodopus''. It lives in the deserts of Central Asia, avera ...

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Tscherskia The greater long-tailed hamster (''Tscherskia triton'') is a rodent native to Siberia, the Korean Peninsula, and China. It is the only member of the genus ''Tscherskia''. Taxonomy The genetic diversity of ''Tscherskia triton'' has a positive c ...

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Greater long-tailed hamster The greater long-tailed hamster (''Tscherskia triton'') is a rodent native to Siberia, the Korean Peninsula, and China. It is the Monotypic taxon, only member of the genus ''Tscherskia''. Taxonomy The genetic diversity of ''Tscherskia triton'' h ...

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Arvicolinae The Arvicolinae are a subfamily of rodents that includes the voles, lemmings, and muskrats. They are most closely related to the other subfamilies in the Cricetidae (comprising the hamsters and New World rats and mice). Some authorities place ...

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Alticola ''Alticola'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. Species *Subgenus ''Alticola'' ** White-tailed mountain vole (''Alticola albicauda'') ** Silver mountain vole (''Alticola argentatus'') ** Gobi Altai mountain vole (''Alticola ba ...

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Arvicola The water voles are large voles in the genus ''Arvicola''. They are found in both aquatic and dry habitat through Europe and much of northern Asia. A water vole found in Western North America was historically considered a member of this genus ...

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Bank vole The bank vole (''Myodes glareolus'') is a small vole with red-brown fur and some grey patches, with a tail about half as long as its body. A rodent, it lives in woodland areas and is around in length. The bank vole is found in much of Europe an ...

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Grey red-backed vole The grey red-backed vole or the grey-sided vole (''Myodes rufocanus'') is a species of vole. An adult grey red-backed vole weighs 20-50 grams. This species ranges across northern Eurasia, including northern China, the northern Korean Peni ...

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Northern red-backed vole The northern red-backed vole (''Myodes rutilus'') is a small slender vole found in Alaska, northern Canada, Scandinavia and northern Russia.Banfield, A. W. F. 1974. The mammals of Canada. Toronto, University of Toronto Press. Description They h ...

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Ellobius ''Ellobius'' is a genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae. It is the only member of the tribe Ellobiusini. It contains two ('' E. lutescens'' and '' E. tancrei'') of the handful of examples of mammal species that have lost the Y chromosome. Th ...

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Zaisan mole vole The Zaisan mole vole (''Ellobius tancrei''), or eastern mole vole, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in central Asia. Description The Zaisan mole vole is highly adapted to life underground. It grows to a head and body ...

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Eolagurus ''Eolagurus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 ...

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Yellow steppe lemming The yellow steppe lemming (''Eolagurus luteus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. Its natural habitat is temperate desert A desert is a barren area of landscape where little ...

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Przewalski's steppe lemming Przewalski's steppe lemming (''Eolagurus przewalskii'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China and Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked ...

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Eothenomys ''Eothenomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species: * Kachin red-backed vole (''Eothenomys cachinus'') * Pratt's vole (''Eothenomys chinensis'') * Southwest China vole (''Eothenomys custos'') * Père D ...

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Pratt's vole Pratt's vole (''Eothenomys chinensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Mount Emei, Sichuan, China. It was named in 1891 for Antwerp Edgar Pratt. References

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Southwest China vole The Southwest China vole (''Eothenomys custos'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Yunnan and Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; ...

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Ganzu vole The Ganzu vole, Eva's red-backed vole, Eva's vole, Gansu vole, or Taozhou vole (''Caryomys eva'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in mountain forests in China. The IUCN has assessed it as being of "least concern". ...

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Kolan vole The Kolan vole, Inez's red-backed vole or Inez's vole (''Caryomys inez'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in China. Two subspecies have been recognized, ''Caryomys inez inez'' from the northern part of its range ...

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Père David's vole Père David's vole (''Eothenomys melanogaster'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Thailand. This species is a member of the ''melanogaster'' group, one of the two main groups of ''Eotheno ...

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Chaotung vole The Chaotung vole (''Eothenomys olitor'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Rep ...

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Yulungshan vole The Yulungshan vole, Yulong Chinese vole, Yulongxuen Chinese vole, or Yulongxuen red-backed vole (''Eothenomys proditor'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, endemic to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the Sichuan–Yunnan Yunnan ...

, ''Eothenomys proditor'' ***** Shansei vole, ''Eothenomys shanseius'' ****Genus: '' Lagurus'' *****

Steppe lemming The steppe lemming or steppe vole (''Lagurus lagurus'') is a small, plump, light-grey rodent, similar in appearance to the Norway lemming ('' Lemmus lemmus''), but not in the same genus. The steppe lemming eats shoots and leaves and is more act ...

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Brandt's vole Brandt's vole, (''Lasiopodomys brandtii''), also known as the steppe vole, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is native to shrublands and grasslands in Russia, Mongolia and northern China. Characteristics Brandt's vole is about ...

, ''Lasiopodomys brandtii'' ***** Plateau vole, ''Lasiopodomys fuscus'' *****

Mandarin vole The mandarin vole (''Lasiopodomys mandarinus'') is a species of vole found in central China as well as the southern and central Korean Peninsula. An adult mandarin vole is typically of about 115 millimeters in length, in addition to about 28&nbs ...

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Microtus ''Microtus'' is a genus of voles found in North America, Europe and northern Asia. The genus name refers to the small ears of these animals. About 62 species are placed in the genus. They are stout rodents with short ears, legs and tails. They ea ...

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Field vole The short-tailed field vole, short-tailed vole, or simply field vole (''Microtus agrestis'') is a grey-brown vole, around 10 cm in length, with a short tail. It is one of the most common mammals in Europe, with a range extending from the Atl ...

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Reed vole The reed vole (''Alexandromys fortis'') is a species of vole. It is found in northern and central Eurasia, including northern China and the Korean Peninsula. This species is somewhat larger and longer-tailed than most other voles. Description ...

, ''Microtus fortis'' ***** Narrow-headed vole, ''Microtus gregalis'' *****

Chinese scrub vole The Chinese scrub vole, or Irene's mountain vole, (''Neodon irene'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to mountainous parts of southern China and is very similar to the Sikkim mountain vole in appearance. The Interna ...

, ''Microtus irene'' ***** Juniper vole, ''Microtus juldaschi'' ***** Blyth's vole, ''Microtus leucurus'' *****

Lacustrine vole The lacustrine vole (''Microtus limnophilus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China and Mongolia. References

*Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 ''in'' Mammal S ...

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Maximowicz's vole Maximowicz's vole (''Microtus maximowiczii'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in northeastern China, Mongolia, and eastern Russia. Description Maximowicz's vole is one of the largest voles in the genus ''Microtus''. ...

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Common vole The common vole (''Microtus arvalis'') is a European rodent. Distribution and habitat The common vole is hardly restricted in means of distribution and habitat and inhabits large areas of Eurasia but, apart from the Orkney vole, not the Bri ...

, ''Microtus arvalis'' ***** Sikkim vole, ''Microtus sikimensis'' ***** Social vole, ''Microtus socialis'' ****Genus: ''

Myopus The wood lemming (''Myopus schisticolor'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It belongs to the rodent subfamily Arvicolinae, so is a relative of the voles, lemmings, and muskrats. It is found in the taiga biome of China, Estonia, F ...

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Wood lemming The wood lemming (''Myopus schisticolor'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It belongs to the rodent subfamily Arvicolinae, so is a relative of the voles, lemmings, and muskrats. It is found in the taiga biome of China, Estonia, F ...

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Proedromys ''Proedromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae from China. It is part of the tribe Arvicolini within the subfamily Arvicolinae, which contains the voles, lemming A lemming is a small rodent, usually found in or near the Arctic in ...

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Duke of Bedford's vole The Duke of Bedford's vole (''Proedromys bedfordi'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in mountainous parts of central China. It is a rare species and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assesse ...

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Volemys ''Volemys'' is a small genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species, both of which are endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, ...

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Szechuan vole The Szechuan vole (''Volemys millicens'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in northwestern Sichuan, China. It is one of two species in the genus ''Volemys'' along with Marie's vole (''Volemys musseri''). Range ...

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Marie's vole Marie's vole (''Volemys musseri'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in China. ''Volemys musseri'' is one of two species in the genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological cla ...

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Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The name Muridae come ...

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Gerbillinae Gerbillinae is one of the subfamilies of the rodent family Muridae and includes the gerbils, jirds, and sand rats. Once known as desert rats, the subfamily includes about 110 species of African, Indian, and Asian rodents, including sand rats and ...

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Przewalski's gerbil Przewalski's gerbil or Przewalski's jird (''Brachiones przewalskii'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of ...

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Cheng's jird Cheng's jird (''Meriones chengi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It was named in honour of the Chinese zoologist Professor Tso-hsin Cheng. It is found only in the Turpan Depression of eastern Xinjiang, China China, offic ...

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Libyan jird The Libyan jird (''Meriones libycus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan an ...

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Midday jird The midday jird (''Meriones meridianus''), also called midday gerbil, is a rodent species in the family Muridae and native to sandy deserts in Central and East Asia. It has been listed on the IUCN Red List as Least Concern since 2008. Descript ...

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Tamarisk jird The tamarisk jird or tamarisk gerbil (''Meriones tamariscinus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It prefers habitats with grass or shrub ...

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Mongolian gerbil The Mongolian gerbil or Mongolian jird (''Meriones unguiculatus'') is a small rodent belonging to the subfamily Gerbillinae. Their body size is typically , with a tail, and body weight , with adult males larger than females. The animal is us ...

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Rhombomys The great gerbil (''Rhombomys opimus'') is a large rodent found throughout much of Central Asia. Description The largest of the gerbils, great gerbils have a head and body length of . Their skulls are distinctive by having two grooves in each i ...

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Great gerbil The great gerbil (''Rhombomys opimus'') is a large rodent found throughout much of Central Asia. Description The largest of the gerbils, great gerbils have a head and body length of . Their skulls are distinctive by having two grooves in each i ...

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Murinae The Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species. Members of this subfamily are called murines. In terms of species richness, this subfamily is larger than all mammal families excep ...

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Apodemus ''Apodemus'' is a genus of Muridae (true mice and rats). The name is unrelated to that of the '' Mus'' genus, instead being derived from the Greek ἀπό-δημος (literally ''away from home''). Taxonomy Related to the Ryūkyū spiny rat ...

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Striped field mouse The striped field mouse (''Apodemus agrarius'') is a rodent in the family Muridae. The range of this species stretches from Eastern Europe to Eastern Asia. Synonyms Accepted synonyms include ''Apodemus albostriatus'' (Bechstein, 1801), ''Apode ...

, ''Apodemus agrarius'' ***** Chevrier's field mouse, ''Apodemus chevrieri'' ***** South China field mouse, ''Apodemus draco'' *****

Sichuan field mouse The Sichuan field mouse (''Apodemus latronum'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Qinghai and Sichuan provinces of China, and in India and Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: W ...

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Korean field mouse The Korean field mouse (''Apodemus peninsulae''), also known as the Korean wood mouse, is a species of mouse. It is distributed across Northeastern Asia, including the Russian Far East, northern China, the Korean Peninsula, Sakhalin, and Hokkaidō ...

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Ural field mouse The Ural field mouse (''Apodemus uralensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is also known as the pygmy field mouse. It is found in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgi ...

, ''Apodemus uralensis'' ****Genus: ''

Bandicota ''Bandicota'' is a genus of rodents from Asia known as the bandicoot rats. Their common name and genus name are derived from the Telugu language word ''pandikokku'' (పందికొక్కు). DNA studies have found the group to be a mon ...

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Greater bandicoot rat The greater bandicoot rat or Indian bandicoot rat (''Bandicota indica'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam akist ...

, ''Bandicota indica'' ****Genus: '' Berylmys'' ***** Bower's white-toothed rat, ''Berylmys bowersi'' ***** Kenneth's white-toothed rat, ''Berylmys mackenziei'' ****Genus: ''

Chiropodomys ''Chiropodomys'' (or pencil-tailed tree mice) is a genus of Old World rats and mice native to Southeast Asia and northeast India. They are tree-dwelling, very small mice, mostly found in tropical rainforest. In total six extant species have been ...

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Pencil-tailed tree mouse ''Chiropodomys'' (or pencil-tailed tree mice) is a genus of Old World rats and mice native to Southeast Asia and northeast India. They are tree-dwelling, very small mice, mostly found in tropical rainforest. In total six extant species have been ...

, ''Chiropodomys gliroides'' ****Genus: '' Dacnomys'' ***** Millard's rat, ''Dacnomys millardi'' ****Genus: ''

Hadromys ''Hadromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which sha ...

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Manipur bush rat The Manipur bush rat (''Hadromys humei''), also known as Hume's rat or Hume's hadromys, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in northeastern India, and is listed as endangered. Range and habitat The species is endemic to nort ...

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Hapalomys ''Hapalomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It is the only member of the tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldw ...

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Delacour's marmoset rat Delacour's marmoset rat (''Hapalomys delacouri''), also known as the lesser marmoset rat, is an arboreal species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in China, Laos, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is montane subtropical or tropical ...

, ''Hapalomys delacouri'' ****Genus: ''

Leopoldamys ''Leopoldamys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It contains the following species: * Sundaic mountain long-tailed giant rat (''Leopoldamys ciliatus'') * '' Leopoldamys diwangkarai'' * Edwards's long-taile ...

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Edwards's long-tailed giant rat Edwards's long-tailed giant rat (''Leopoldamys edwardsi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), offi ...

, ''Leopoldamys edwardsi'' ****Genus: ''

Micromys ''Micromys'' is a genus of small rodents in the subfamily Murinae. The genus contains two living species: the widespread Eurasian harvest mouse (''Micromys minutus'') of much of Europe and Asia; and the more restricted Indochinese harvest mouse ...

'' ***** Harvest mouse, ''Micromys minutus'' ****Genus: '' Mus'' *****

Ryukyu mouse The Ryukyu mouse ('Mus caroli'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the So ...

, ''Mus caroli'' ***** Cook's mouse, ''Mus cookii'' ***** Gairdner's shrewmouse, ''Mus pahari'' ****Genus: ''

Nesokia ''Nesokia'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to West Asia and Central Asia known as the short-tailed bandicoot rats. Species Genus ''Nesokia'' - short-tailed bandicoot rats: * Short-tailed bandicoot rat (''Nesokia indica'') G ...

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Short-tailed bandicoot rat The short-tailed bandicoot rat (''Nesokia indica'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Other common names include short-tailed mole-rat, Indian bandicoot, bandicoot-rat, flat-tooth rat and short-tailed nesokia. Characteristics The sh ...

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Niviventer ''Niviventer'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It contains the following species: * Anderson's white-bellied rat, ''Niviventer andersoni'' * Brahma white-bellied rat, ''Niviventer brahma'' * '' Niviventer ...

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Chinese white-bellied rat The Chinese white-bellied rat (''Niviventer confucianus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is widely spread in China and also occurs in northern Myanmar, northwest Thailand, and northwest Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( ...

, ''Niviventer confucianus'' ***** Smoke-bellied rat, ''Niviventer eha'' ***** Large white-bellied rat, ''Niviventer excelsior'' *****

Chestnut white-bellied rat The chestnut white-bellied rat (''Niviventer fulvescens'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is a small rodent with a distinct bright chestnut upper-coat and a white under-coat. The colour of the upper-coat is variable from very b ...

, ''Niviventer fulvescens'' ****Genus: ''

Rattus ''Rattus'' is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus. Species and description The best-known ''Rattus'' species are the black rat (''R. rattus'') ...

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Lesser ricefield rat The lesser ricefield rat (''Rattus losea'') is a rodent in the family Muridae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1871. It is found in China, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam ...

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Himalayan field rat The Himalayan field rat (''Rattus nitidus''), sometimes known as the white-footed Indo-Chinese rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It has a wide range, being found in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Laos, Thai ...

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Brown rat The brown rat (''Rattus norvegicus''), also known as the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, wharf rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat, Norwegian rat and Parisian rat, is a widespread species of common rat. One of the largest muroids, it is a brown o ...

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Sikkim rat The Sikkim rat (''Rattus andamanensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the ...

, ''Rattus sikkimensis'' VU ***** Tanezumi rat, ''Rattus tanezumi'' ***** Turkestan rat, ''Rattus turkestanicus'' ****Genus: ''

Vandeleuria ''Vandeleuria'' is a small genus of rodent from Asia with only three species. It is the only member of the tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide us ...

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Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse The Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse (''Vandeleuria oleracea'') is a species of rodent found in South and Southeast Asia. It is known as ගස් මීයා by Sinhalese people. It is known to spread the ''Ixodes ''Ixodes'' is a ge ...

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Vernaya ''Vernaya'' is a genus of rodent in the subfamily Murinae from southern China and northern Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English a ...

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Red climbing mouse The red climbing mouse (''Vernaya fulva''), also known as Vernay's climbing mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is named after explorer and antiques dealer, Arthur Vernay, who sponsored the expedition during which the animal ...

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Order:
Lagomorpha The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (hares and rabbits) and the Ochotonidae (pikas). The name of the order is derived from the Ancient Greek ''lagos'' (λαγ� ...
(lagomorphs)

The lagomorphs comprise two families,

Leporidae Leporidae is the family of rabbits and hares, containing over 60 species of extant mammals in all. The Latin word ''Leporidae'' means "those that resemble ''lepus''" (hare). Together with the pikas, the Leporidae constitute the mammalian order ...

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hare Hares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus ''Lepus''. They are herbivores, and live solitarily or in pairs. They nest in slight depressions called forms, and their young are able to fend for themselves shortly after birth. The ge ...

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rabbit Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit speci ...

s), and Ochotonidae (

pika A pika ( or ; archaically spelled pica) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal found in Asia and North America. With short limbs, very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative, the rabbit, but wi ...

s). Though they can resemble

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...

s, and were classified as a

superfamily SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. It classifies amino acid sequences into known structural domains, especially into SCOP superfamilies. Domains are functional, str ...

in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two. *Family: Ochotonidae (pikas) **Genus: ''Ochotona'' *** Alpine pika, ''Ochotona alpina'' *** Helan Shan pika, ''Ochotona argentata'' CR *** Gansu pika, ''Ochotona cansus'' *** Black-lipped pika, ''Ochotona curzoniae'' *** Daurian pika, ''Ochotona dauurica'' *** Chinese red pika, ''Ochotona erythrotis'' *** Forrest's pika, ''Ochotona forresti'' *** Gaoligong pika, ''Ochotona gaoligongensis'' DD *** Glover's pika, ''Ochotona gloveri'' *** Himalayan pika, ''Ochotona himalayana'' *** ''Ochotona huanglongensis'' *** Northern pika, ''Ochotona hyperborea'' *** Ili pika, ''Ochotona iliensis'' VU *** Koslov's pika, ''Ochotona koslowi'' EN *** Ladak pika, ''Ochotona ladacensis'' *** Large-eared pika, ''Ochotona macrotis'' *** Muli pika, ''Ochotona muliensis'' DD *** Nubra pika, ''Ochotona nubrica'' *** Pallas's pika, ''Ochotona pallasi'' *** Royle's pika, ''Ochotona roylei'' *** Turkestan red pika, ''Ochotona rutila'' *** Moupin pika, ''Ochotona thibetana'' *** Thomas's pika, ''Ochotona thomasi'' *Family:

(rabbits, hares) **Genus: ''Hare, Lepus'' *** Yunnan hare, ''L. comus'' *** Korean hare, ''L. coreanus'' *** Hainan hare, ''L. hainanus'' *** Manchurian hare, ''L. mandshuricus'' ***Woolly hare, ''L. oiostolus'' *** Chinese hare, ''L. sinensis'' *** Desert hare, ''L. tibetanus'' ***Mountain hare, ''L. timidus'' ***Tolai hare, ''L. tolai'' *** Yarkand hare, ''L. yarkandensis''

Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)

The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the hedgehogs and gymnures. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats. *Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs) **Subfamily: Erinaceinae ***Genus: ''Erinaceus'' **** Amur hedgehog, ''Erinaceus amurensis'' LR/lc ***Genus: ''Hemiechinus'' **** Long-eared hedgehog, ''Hemiechinus auritus'' LR/lc ***Genus: ''Mesechinus'' **** Daurian hedgehog, ''Mesechinus dauuricus'' LR/lc **** Hugh's hedgehog, ''Mesechinus hughi'' VU **Subfamily: Galericinae ***Genus: ''Hylomys'' **** Hainan gymnure, ''Hylomys hainanensis'' EN **** Shrew gymnure, ''Hylomys sinensis'' LR/nt **** Short-tailed gymnure, ''Hylomys suillus'' LR/lc

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)

The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice, while Mole (animal), moles are stout-bodied burrowers. *Family: Soricidae (shrews) **Subfamily: Crocidurinae ***Genus: ''Crocidura'' **** Asian gray shrew, ''Crocidura attenuata'' **** Southeast Asian shrew, ''Crocidura fuliginosa'' **** Gmelin's white-toothed shrew, ''Crocidura gmelini'' **** Gueldenstaedt's shrew, ''Crocidura gueldenstaedtii'' **** Horsfield's shrew, ''Crocidura horsfieldii'' **** Ussuri white-toothed shrew, ''Crocidura lasiura'' **** Taiga shrew, ''Crocidura pullata'' **** Asian lesser white-toothed shrew, ''Crocidura shantungensis'' DD **** Siberian shrew, ''Crocidura sibirica'' **** Lesser white-toothed shrew, ''Crocidura suaveolens'' ***Genus: ''Suncus'' **** Etruscan shrew, ''Suncus etruscus'' LC ****Asian house shrew, ''S. murinus'' **Subfamily: Soricinae ***Tribe: Anourosoricini ****Genus: ''Anourosorex'' ***** Chinese mole shrew, ''Anourosorex squamipes'' LR/lc ***Tribe: Blarinellini ****Genus: ''Blarinella'' ***** Northern short-tailed shrew, ''Blarinella quadraticauda'' LR/lc ***** Southern short-tailed shrew, ''Blarinella wardi'' LR/nt ***Tribe: Nectogalini ****Genus: ''Chimarrogale'' ***** Himalayan water shrew, ''Chimarrogale himalayica'' LR/lc ***** Chinese water shrew, ''Chimarrogale styani'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''Nectogale'' ***** Elegant water shrew, ''Nectogale elegans'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''Neomys'' ***** Eurasian water shrew, ''Neomys fodiens'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''Episoriculus'' ***** Hodgsons's brown-toothed shrew, ''Episoriculus caudatus'' LR/lc ***** Long-tailed brown-toothed shrew, ''Episoriculus leucops'' LR/lc ***** Long-tailed mountain shrew, ''Episoriculus macrurus'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''Chodsigoa'' ***** De Winton's shrew, ''Chodsigoa hypsibius'' LR/lc ***** Lamulate shrew, ''Chodsigoa lamula'' LR/lc ***** Lowe's shrew, ''Chodsigoa parca'' LR/lc ***** Salenski's shrew, ''Chodsigoa salenskii'' CR ***** Smith's shrew, ''Chodsigoa smithii'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''Soriculus'' ***** Soriculus, Himalayan shrew, ''Soriculus nigrescens'' LR/lc ***Tribe: Soricini ****Genus: ''Sorex'' ***** Tien Shan shrew, ''Sorex asper'' LR/lc ***** Lesser striped shrew, ''Sorex bedfordiae'' LR/lc ***** Laxmann's shrew, ''Sorex caecutiens'' LR/lc ***** Gansu shrew, ''Sorex cansulus'' CR ***** Greater stripe-backed shrew, ''Sorex cylindricauda'' EN ***** Siberian large-toothed shrew, ''Sorex daphaenodon'' LR/lc ***** Chinese highland shrew, ''Sorex excelsus'' DD ***** Slender shrew, ''Sorex gracillimus'' LR/lc ***** Taiga shrew, ''Sorex isodon'' LR/lc ***** Kozlov's shrew, ''Sorex kozlovi'' CR ***** Eurasian least shrew, ''Sorex minutissimus'' LR/lc ***** Eurasian pygmy shrew, ''Sorex minutus'' LR/lc ***** Ussuri shrew, ''Sorex mirabilis'' LR/lc ***** Chinese shrew, ''Sorex sinalis'' VU ***** Tibetan shrew, ''Sorex thibetanus'' LR/lc ***** Tundra shrew, ''Sorex tundrensis'' LR/lc *Family: Talpidae (moles) **Subfamily: Scalopinae ***Tribe: Scalopini ****Genus: ''Scapanulus'' ***** Gansu mole, ''Scapanulus oweni'' LR/lc **Subfamily: Talpinae ***Tribe: Scaptonychini ****Genus: ''Scaptonyx'' ***** Long-tailed mole, ''Scaptonyx fusicaudus'' LR/lc ***Tribe: Talpini ****Genus: ''Euroscaptor'' ***** Greater Chinese mole, ''Euroscaptor grandis'' LR/lc ***** Long-nosed mole, ''Euroscaptor longirostris'' LR/lc ***** Himalayan mole, ''Euroscaptor micrura'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''Mogera'' ***** Insular mole, ''Mogera insularis'' LR/lc ***** Large mole, ''Mogera robusta'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''Parascaptor'' ***** White-tailed mole, ''Parascaptor leucura'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''Scaptochirus'' ***** Short-faced mole, ''Scaptochirus moschatus'' LR/lc **Subfamily: Uropsilinae ***Genus: ''Uropsilus'' **** Anderson's shrew mole, ''Uropsilus andersoni'' LR/lc **** Gracile shrew mole, ''Uropsilus gracilis'' LR/lc **** Inquisitive shrew mole, ''Uropsilus investigator'' EN **** Chinese shrew mole, ''Uropsilus soricipes'' EN

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals. *Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats) **Subfamily: Pteropodinae ***Genus: ''Cynopterus'' ****Lesser short-nosed fruit bat, ''C. brachyotis'' **** Greater short-nosed fruit bat, ''Cynopterus sphinx'' ***Genus: ''Pteropus'' ****Indian flying fox, ''P. giganteus'' ****Lyle's flying fox, ''P. lylei'' ****Large flying fox, ''P. vampyrus'' ***Genus: ''Rousettus'' **** Leschenault's rousette, ''Rousettus leschenaulti'' ***Genus: ''Sphaerias'' **** Blanford's fruit bat, ''Sphaerias blanfordi'' **Subfamily: Macroglossinae (Chiroptera), Macroglossinae ***Genus: ''Eonycteris'' **** Lesser dawn bat, ''Eonycteris spelaea'' *Family: Vespertilionidae **Subfamily: Kerivoulinae ***Genus: ''Kerivoula'' **** Hardwicke's woolly bat, ''Kerivoula hardwickii'' **** Painted bat, ''Kerivoula picta'' **Subfamily: Myotinae ***Genus: ''Myotis'' **** Szechwan myotis, ''Myotis altarium'' ****Lesser mouse-eared bat, ''M. blythii'' **** Far Eastern myotis, ''Myotis bombinus'' **** Large myotis, ''Myotis chinensis'' ****Pond bat, ''M. dasycneme'' ****Daubenton's bat, ''M. daubentonii'' **** Fringed long-footed myotis, ''Myotis fimbriatus'' ****Hodgson's bat, ''M. formosus'' **** Fraternal myotis, ''Myotis frater'' **** Horsfield's bat, ''Myotis horsfieldii'' **** Ikonnikov's bat, ''Myotis ikonnikovi'' **** Burmese whiskered bat, ''Myotis montivagus'' ****Whiskered bat, ''M. mystacinus'' ****Natterer's bat, ''M. nattereri'' **** Peking myotis, ''Myotis pequinius'' **** Large-footed bat, ''Myotis adversus'' **** Rickett's big-footed bat, ''Myotis ricketti'' **** Himalayan whiskered bat, ''Myotis siligorensis'' **Subfamily: Vespertilioninae ***Genus: ''Arielulus'' **** Black-gilded pipistrelle, ''Arielulus circumdatus'' ***Genus: ''Barbastella'' (barbastelles or barbastelle bats) ****Western barbastelle, ''B. barbastellus'' ****Beijing barbastelle, ''Barbastella beijingensis'' ****Asian barbastelle, ''Barbastella leucomelas'' ***Genus: ''Eptesicus'' **** Gobi big brown bat, ''Eptesicus gobiensis'' **** Northern bat, ''Eptesicus nilssoni'' **** Thick-eared bat, ''Eptesicus pachyotis'' **** Serotine bat, ''Eptesicus serotinus'' ***Genus: ''Falsistrellus'' **** Chocolate pipistrelle, ''Falsistrellus affinis'' ***Genus: ''Hesperoptenus'' **** Tickell's bat, ''Hesperoptenus tickelli'' ***Genus: ''Hypsugo'' **** Chinese pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo pulveratus'' ****Savi's pipistrelle, ''H. savii'' ***Genus: ''Ia (genus), Ia'' ****Great evening bat, ''I. io'' ***Genus: ''Nyctalus'' **** Chinese noctule, ''Nyctalus plancyi'' **** Birdlike noctule, ''Nyctalus aviator'' ****Lesser noctule, ''N. leisleri'' ****Common noctule, ''N. noctula'' ***Genus: ''Pipistrellus'' **** Kelaart's pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus ceylonicus'' **** Mount Popa pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus paterculus'' **** Common pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus pipistrellus'' LC **** Least pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus tenuis'' ***Genus: ''Plecotus'' **** several species, sometimes erroneously reported as ''P. auritus'' and ''P. austriacus'' although these species are only found in Western Palaearctic ***Genus: ''Scotomanes'' **** Harlequin bat, ''Scotomanes ornatus'' ***Genus: ''Scotophilus'' **** Greater Asiatic yellow bat, ''Scotophilus heathi'' ***Genus: ''Tylonycteris'' **** Lesser bamboo bat, ''Tylonycteris pachypus'' **** Greater bamboo bat, ''Tylonycteris robustula'' ***Genus: ''Vespertilio'' **** Parti-coloured bat, ''Vespertilio murinus'' **** Asian parti-colored bat, ''Vespertilio superans'' **Subfamily: Murininae ***Genus: ''Murina'' **** Little tube-nosed bat, ''Murina aurata'' **** Round-eared tube-nosed bat, ''Murina cyclotis'' **** Dusky tube-nosed bat, ''Murina fusca'' DD **** Hutton's tube-nosed bat, ''Murina huttoni'' **** Greater tube-nosed bat, ''Murina leucogaster'' **Subfamily: Miniopterinae ***Genus: ''Miniopterus'' **** Western bent-winged bat, ''Miniopterus magnater'' **** Intermediate long-fingered bat, ''Miniopterus medius'' ****Common bent-wing bat, ''M. schreibersii'' *Family: Molossidae **Genus: ''Chaerephon (bat), Chaerephon'' *** Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat, ''Chaerephon plicata'' **Genus: ''Tadarida'' *** La Touche's free-tailed bat, ''Tadarida latouchei'' DD *** European free-tailed bat, ''Tadarida teniotis'' *Family: Emballonuridae **Genus: ''Taphozous'' *** Black-bearded tomb bat, ''Taphozous melanopogon'' *Family: Megadermatidae **Genus: ''Megaderma'' *** Greater false vampire bat, ''Megaderma lyra'' *Family: Rhinolophidae **Subfamily: Rhinolophinae ***Genus: ''Rhinolophus'' **** Intermediate horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus affinis'' **** Little Japanese horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus cornutus'' ****Greater horseshoe bat, ''R. ferrumequinum'' **** Blyth's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus lepidus'' **** Woolly horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus luctus'' **** Big-eared horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus macrotis'' **** Osgood's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus osgoodi'' DD **** Pearson's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus pearsoni'' **** Least horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus pusillus'' **** King horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus rex'' VU **** Rufous horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus rouxi'' **** Chinese rufous horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus sinicus'' **** Thomas's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus thomasi'' **** Dobson's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus yunanensis'' **Subfamily: Hipposiderinae ***Genus: ''Aselliscus'' **** Stoliczka's trident bat, ''Aselliscus stoliczkanus'' ***Genus: ''Coelops'' **** East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat, ''Coelops frithii'' ***Genus: ''Hipposideros'' **** Great roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros armiger'' **** Intermediate roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros larvatus'' **** Pomona roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros pomona'' **** Pratt's roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros pratti''

Order: Pholidota (pangolins)

The order Pholidota comprises the eight species of pangolin. Pangolins are anteaters and have the powerful claws, elongated snout and long tongue seen in the other unrelated anteater species. *Family: Manidae **Genus: ''Manis'' ***Sunda pangolin, ''M. javanica'' ***Chinese pangolin, ''M. pentadactyla''

Order: Cetacea (whales)

The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully aquatic adaptation, adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater. *Suborder: Mysticeti **Family: Balaenidae ***Genus: ''Eubalaena'' **** North Pacific right whale, ''Eubalaena japonica'' CR **Family: Eschrichtiidae ***Genus: ''Eschrichtius'' ****Gray whale, Western gray whale, ''Eschrichtius robustus'' CR **Family: Balaenopteridae ***Subfamily: Megapterinae ****Genus: ''Megaptera'' ***** Humpback whale, Northern humpback whale, ''Megaptera novaeangliae'' VU ***Subfamily: Balaenopterinae ****Genus: ''Balaenoptera'' ***** Common minke whale, ''Balaenoptera acutorostrata acutorostrata'' ***** Omura's whale, ''Balaenoptera omurai'' DD ***** Bryde's whale, ''Balaenoptera brydei'' DD ***** Eden's whale, ''Balaenoptera edeni'' DD ***** Indo-Pacific Bryde's whale DD ***** Sei whale, Northern sei whale, ''Balaenoptera borealis borealis'' EN ***** Northern fin whale, ''Balaenoptera physalus physalus'' EN ***** Blue whale, Northern blue whale, ''Balaenoptera musculus musculus'' EN *Suborder: Odontoceti **Superfamily: Platanistoidea ***Family: Lipotidae ****Genus: ''Lipotes'' ***** Baiji, ''Lipotes vexillifer'' CR ***Family: Phocoenidae ****Genus: ''Neophocaena'' ***** Finless porpoise, ''Neophocaena phocaenoides phocaenoides'' VU ***** Finless porpoise, Yangtze River finless porpoise, ''Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaorientalis'' CR ***** Sunameri, ''Neophocaena phocaenoides sunameri'' VU ****Genus: ''Phocoena'' ***** Harbour porpoise, ''Phocoena phocoena'' VU ****Genus: ''Phocoenoides'' ***** Dall's porpoise, ''Phocoenoides dalli'' ***Family: Physeteridae ****Genus: ''Physeter'' ***** Sperm whale, ''Physeter macrocephalus'' VU ***Family: Kogiidae ****Genus: ''Kogia'' ***** Pygmy sperm whale, ''Kogia breviceps'' ***** Dwarf sperm whale, ''Kogia sima'' ***Family: Ziphidae ****Genus: ''Ziphius'' ***** Cuvier's beaked whale, ''Ziphius cavirostris'' DD ****Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae *****Genus: ''Mesoplodon'' ****** Blainville's beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon densirostris'' DD ****** Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon ginkgodens'' DD ***Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins) ****Genus: ''Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno'' ***** Rough-toothed dolphin, ''Steno bredanensis'' DD ****Genus: ''Humpback dolphin, Sousa'' ***** Chinese white dolphin, ''Sousa chinensis'' DD ****Genus: ''Tursiops'' ***** Common bottlenose dolphin, ''Tursiops truncatus'' DD ***** Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, ''Tursiops aduncus'' DD ****Genus: ''Stenella'' ***** Pantropical spotted dolphin, ''Stenella attenuata'' ***** Striped dolphin, ''Stenella coeruleoalba'' ***** Spinner dolphin, ''Stenella longirostris'' ****Genus: ''Common dolphin, Delphinus'' ***** Long-beaked common dolphin, ''Delphinus capensis'' DD ****Genus: ''Lagenodelphis'' ***** Fraser's dolphin, ''Lagenodelphis hosei'' DD ****Genus: ''Sagmatias'' ***** Pacific white-sided dolphin, ''Sagmatias obliquidens'' ****Genus: ''Risso's dolphin, Grampus'' ***** Risso's dolphin, ''Grampus griseus'' DD ****Genus: ''Feresa'' ***** Pygmy killer whale, ''Feresa attenuata'' DD ****Genus: ''Peponocephala'' ***** Melon-headed whale, ''Peponocephala electra'' ****Genus: ''Pseudorca'' ***** False killer whale, ''Pseudorca crassidens'' ****Genus: ''Globicephala'' ***** Short-finned pilot whale, ''Globicephala macrorhynchus'' ****Genus: ''Orcinus'' ***** Orca, ''Orcinus orca''

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

Carnivorans include over 260 species, the majority of which primarily eat meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition. *Suborder: Feliformia **Family: Felidae (cats) ***Subfamily: Felinae ****Genus: ''Catopuma'' *****Asian golden cat, ''C. temminckii'' ****Genus: ''Felis'' *****Chinese mountain cat, ''F. bieti'' *****Jungle cat, ''F. chaus'' *****African wildcat, ''F. lybica'' ****** Asiatic wildcat, ''F. l. ornata'' ****Genus: ''Lynx'' *****Eurasian lynx, ''L. lynx'' ******Turkestan lynx, ''L. l. isabellinus'' ****Genus: ''Otocolobus'' *****Pallas's cat, ''O. manul'' ****Genus: ''Pardofelis'' *****Marbled cat, ''P. marmorata'' ****Genus: ''Prionailurus'' *****Leopard cat, ''P. bengalensis'' ***Subfamily: Pantherinae ****Genus: ''Neofelis'' *****Clouded leopard, ''N. nebulosa'' ****Genus: ''Panthera'' *****Leopard, ''P. pardus'' ******Indochinese leopard, ''P. p. delacouri'' ******Amur leopard, ''P. p. orientalis'' *****Tiger, ''P. tigris'' ******Siberian tiger, ''P. t. tigris'' ******South China tiger, ''P. t. tigris'' , possibly *****Snow leopard, ''P. uncia'' **Family: Viverridae ***Subfamily: Paradoxurinae ****Genus: ''Arctictis'' *****Binturong, ''A. binturong'' ****Genus: ''Arctogalidia'' *****Small-toothed palm civet, ''A. trivirgata'' ****Genus: ''Paguma'' *****Masked palm civet, ''P. larvata'' ****Genus: ''Paradoxurus'' *****Asian palm civet, ''P. hermaphroditus'' ***Subfamily: Hemigalinae ****Genus: ''Chrotogale'' *****Owston's palm civet, ''Chrotogale owstoni'' ***Subfamily: Prionodontinae ****Genus: ''Prionodon'' *****Spotted linsang, ''P. pardicolor'' ***Subfamily: Viverrinae ****Genus: ''Viverra'' *****Large-spotted civet, ''V. megaspila'' *****Malayan civet, ''V. tangalunga'' *****Large Indian civet, ''V. zibetha'' ****Genus: ''Viverricula'' *****Small Indian civet, ''V. indica'' **Family: Herpestidae (mongooses) ***Genus: ''Urva (genus), Urva'' ****Small Indian mongoose, ''U. auropunctata'' presence uncertain ****Javan mongoose, ''U. javanica'' ****Crab-eating mongoose, ''U. urva'' *Suborder: Caniformia **Family: Ailuridae (red panda) ***Genus: ''Ailurus'' ****Red panda#Taxonomy, Himalayan red panda, ''A. fulgens'' ****Red panda#Taxonomy, Chinese red panda, ''A. styani'' **Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes) ***Genus: ''Canis'' ****Gray wolf, ''C. lupus'' ***** Himalayan wolf, ''C. l. chanco'' ***** Mongolian wolf, ''C. l. chanco'' ***Genus: ''Cuon'' ****Dhole, ''C. alpinus'' ***** Ussuri dhole, ''C. a. alpinus'' ***** Tien Shan dhole, ''C. a. hesperius'' ***Genus: ''Nyctereutes'' ****Raccoon dog, ''N. procyonoides'' ***Genus: ''Vulpes'' ****Corsac fox, ''V. corsac'' ****Tibetan fox, ''V. ferrilata'' ****Red fox, ''V. vulpes'' **Family: Ursidae (bears) ***Genus: ''Ailuropoda'' ****Giant panda, ''A. melanoleuca'' ***Genus: ''Helarctos'' ****Sun bear, ''H. malayanus'' presence uncertain ***Genus: ''Ursus (biology), Ursus'' ****Brown bear, ''U. arctos'' ***** Eurasian brown bear, ''U. a. arctos'' ***** Himalayan brown bear, ''U. a. isabellinus'' ***** Ussuri brown bear, ''U. a. lasiotus'' ***** Tibetan blue bear, ''U. a. pruinosus'' **** Asiatic black bear, ''U. thibetanus'' *****Himalayan black bear, ''U. t. laniger'' *****Indochinese black bear, ''U. t. mupinensis'' *****Tibetan black bear, ''U. t. thibetanus'' *****Ussuri black bear, ''U. t. ussuricus'' **Family: Mustelidae (mustelids) ***Genus: ''Aonyx'' ****Asian small-clawed otter, ''A. cinereus'' ***Genus: ''Arctonyx'' ****Greater hog badger, ''A. collaris'' , presence uncertain ****Northern hog badger, ''A. albogularis'' ***Genus: ''Gulo'' ****Wolverine, ''G. gulo'' ***Genus: ''Lutra'' ****European otter, ''L. lutra'' ***Genus: ''Lutrogale'' ****Smooth-coated otter, ''L. perspicillata'' ***Genus: ''Martes'' ****Yellow-throated marten, ''M. flavigula'' ****Beech marten, ''M. foina'' ****Sable, ''M. zibellina'' ***Genus: ''Meles (genus), Meles'' ****Asian badger, ''M. leucurus'' ***Genus: ''Melogale'' ****Chinese ferret badger, ''M. moschata'' ***Genus: ''Mustela'' ****Sichuan weasel, ''M. aistoodonnivalis'' ****Mountain weasel, ''M. altaica'' ****Stoat, ''M. erminea'' ****Steppe polecat, ''M. eversmannii'' ****Yellow-bellied weasel, ''M. kathiah'' ****Least weasel, ''M. nivalis'' ****Siberian weasel, ''M. sibirica'' ****Back-striped weasel, ''M. strigidorsa'' ***Genus: ''Vormela'' ****Marbled polecat, ''V. peregusna'' **Family: Eared seal, Otariidae (eared seals) ***Genus: ''Callorhinus'' ****Northern fur seal, ''C. ursinus'' vagrant ***Genus: ''Eumetopias'' ****Steller sea lion, ''E. jubatus'' vagrant **Family: Phocidae (earless seals) ***Genus: ''Erignathus'' **** Bearded seal, ''E. barbatus'' ***Genus: ''Phoca'' **** Spotted seal, ''P. largha'' ***Genus: ''Pusa'' **** Ringed seal, ''P. hispida'' vagrant

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe. *Family: Equidae (horses etc.) **Genus: ''Equus (genus), Equus'' *** Wild horse, ''E. ferus'' **** Przewalski's horse, ''E. f. przewalskii'' reintroduced *** Onager, ''E. hemionus'' **** Mongolian wild ass, ''E. h. hemionus'' **** Turkmenian kulan, ''E. h. kulan'' *** Kiang, ''E. kiang'' **** Eastern kiang, ''E. k. holdereri'' **** Western kiang, ''E. k. kiang'' **** Southern kiang, ''E. k. polyodon'' *Family: Rhinoceros, Rhinocerotidae (rhinos) **Genus: ''Dicerorhinus'' *** Sumatran rhinoceros, ''D. sumatrensis'' extirpated **Genus: ''Rhinoceros'' *** Javan rhinoceros, ''R. sondaicus'' extirpated *** Indian rhinoceros, ''R. unicornis'' possibly extirpated

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans. *Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats) **Subfamily: Antilopinae ***Genus: ''Gazella'' ****Goitered gazelle, ''G. subgutturosa'' ***Genus: ''Pantholops'' **** Tibetan antelope, ''P. hodgsonii'' ***Genus: ''Procapra'' **** Mongolian gazelle, ''P. gutturosa'' **** Goa (antelope), Goa, ''P. picticaudata'' **** Przewalski's gazelle, ''P. przewalskii'' ***Genus: ''Saiga'' **** Saiga antelope, ''S. tatarica'' extirpated **Subfamily: Bovinae ***Genus: ''Bos'' ****Gaur, ''B. gaurus'' ****Banteng, ''B. javanicus'' presence uncertain ****Wild yak, ''B. mutus'' **Subfamily: Caprinae ***Genus: ''Budorcas'' ****Takin, ''B. taxicolor'' ***Genus: ''Capra (genus), Capra'' **** Siberian ibex, ''C. sibrica'' ***Genus: ''Capricornis'' ****Mainland serow, ''C. sumatraensis'' ***Genus: ''Hemitragus'' ****Himalayan tahr, ''H. jemlahicus'' ***Genus: ''Naemorhedus'' ****Red goral, ''N. baileyi'' ****Long-tailed goral, ''N. caudatus'' ****Himalayan goral, ''N. goral'' ****Chinese goral, ''N. griseus'' ***Genus: ''Ovis'' ****Argali, ''O. ammon'' ***Genus: ''Pseudois'' ****Bharal, ''P. nayaur'' *Family: Camelidae (camels, llamas) **Genus: ''Camelus'' *** Wild Bactrian camel, ''C. ferus'' *Family: Cervidae (deer) **Subfamily: Cervinae ***Genus: ''Axis (genus), Axis'' ****Indian hog deer, ''A. porcinus'' possibly extirpated ***Genus: ''Cervus'' **** Thorold's deer, ''C. albirostris'' **** Wapiti, ''C. canadensis'' ***** Kansu red deer, ''C. c. kanzuensis'' ***** Sichuan deer, ''C. c. macnelli'' ***** Tibetan red deer, ''C. c. wallichi'' ***** Manchurian wapiti, ''C. c. xanthopygus'' ****Red deer, ''C. elaphus'' ****Central Asian red deer ''C. hanglu'' *****Yarkand deer, ''C. h. yarkandensis'' **** Sika deer, ''C. nippon'' ***Genus: ''Elaphurus'' **** Père David's deer, ''E. davidianus'' ***Genus: ''Rucervus'' ****Eld's deer, ''R. eldii'' ***Genus: ''Rusa (genus), Rusa'' **** Sambar deer, ''R. unicolor'' **Subfamily: Hydropotinae ***Genus: ''Hydropotes'' **** Water deer, ''H. inermis'' **Subfamily: Muntiacinae ***Genus: ''Elaphodus'' **** Tufted deer, ''E. cephalophus'' ***Genus: ''Muntiacus'' **** Hairy-fronted muntjac, ''M. crinifrons'' **** Fea's muntjac, ''M. feae'' **** Gongshan muntjac, ''M. gongshanensis'' **** Indian muntjac, ''M. muntjak'' **** Reeves's muntjac, ''M. reevesi'' **Subfamily: Capreolinae ***Genus: ''Alces'' **** Moose, ''A. alces'' ***Genus: ''Capreolus'' **** Siberian roe deer, ''C. pygargus'' ***Genus: ''Rangifer (genus), Rangifer'' **** Reindeer, ''R. tarandus'' *Family: Moschidae **Genus: ''Musk deer, Moschus'' *** Dwarf musk deer, ''M. berezovskii'' ***Alpine musk deer, ''M. chrysogaster'' ***Black musk deer, ''M. fuscus'' *** Siberian musk deer, ''M. moschiferus'' *Family Suidae **Genus: ''Pig, Sus'' *** Wild boar, ''S. scrofa'' *Family: Tragulidae **Genus: ''Tragulus'' *** Lesser mouse deer, ''T. kanchil''

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References

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:List of mammals of China Mammals of China, * Lists of biota of China, Mammals Lists of mammals of Asia, China Lists of mammals by country, China

Order: Sirenia The Sirenia (), commonly referred to as sea-cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The Sirenia currently comprise two distinct f ... (manatees and dugongs)

Order: Proboscidea The Proboscidea (; , ) are a taxonomic order of afrotherian mammals containing one living family (Elephantidae) and several extinct families. First described by J. Illiger in 1811, it encompasses the elephants and their close relatives. From ... (elephants)

Order: Scandentia (treeshrews)

Order: Primate Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians (monkeys and apes, the latter including huma ...s

Order: Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...ia (rodents)

Order: Lagomorpha The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (hares and rabbits) and the Ochotonidae (pikas). The name of the order is derived from the Ancient Greek ''lagos'' (λαγ� ... (lagomorphs)

Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

Order: Pholidota (pangolins)

Order: Cetacea (whales)

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

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Order:
Sirenia The Sirenia (), commonly referred to as sea-cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The Sirenia currently comprise two distinct f ...
(manatees and dugongs)

Order:
Proboscidea The Proboscidea (; , ) are a taxonomic order of afrotherian mammals containing one living family (Elephantidae) and several extinct families. First described by J. Illiger in 1811, it encompasses the elephants and their close relatives. From ...
(elephants)

Order:
Primate Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians (monkeys and apes, the latter including huma ...
s

Order:
Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...
ia (rodents)

Order:
Lagomorpha The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (hares and rabbits) and the Ochotonidae (pikas). The name of the order is derived from the Ancient Greek ''lagos'' (λαγ� ...
(lagomorphs)