by Craig Brelsford
Founder, shanghaibirding.com
This page contains a partial list of the mammals recorded in the People’s Republic of China. Hyperlinks connect to the species’ page on shanghaibirding.com. Names are in English, Latin, simplified Chinese, and Pinyin. Species endemic to Taiwan are listed separately at the bottom of this page. Leave a comment below or write to info@shanghaibirding.com.
PROBOSCIDEA (Elephants)
• Elephantidae
Indian Elephant Elephas maximus indicus (印度象, yìndù xiàng)
SCANDENTIA (Tree Shrews)
• Tupaiidae
Northern Tree Shrew Tupaia belangeri (北树鼩, běi shùqú)
PRIMATES (Lemurs, Monkeys, Apes)
• Hylobatidae
Northern White-cheeked Gibbon Nomascus leucogenys (白颊长臂猿, báijiá chángbìyuán)
RODENTIA (Rodents)
• Sciuridae
Black Giant Squirrel Ratufa bicolor (巨松鼠, jù sōngshǔ)
Maritime Striped Squirrel Tamiops maritimus (倭松鼠, wō sōngshǔ)
Swinhoe’s Striped Squirrel T. swinhoei (隐纹花松鼠, yǐnwén huāsōngshǔ)
Siberian Chipmunk Eutamias sibiricus (花鼠, huā shǔ)
Daurian Ground Squirrel Spermophilus dauricus (达乌尔黄鼠, dáwūěr huángshǔ)
Alashan Ground Squirrel S. alashanicus (阿拉善黄鼠, ālāshàn huángshǔ)
• Dipodidae
Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa Allactaga sibirica (五趾跳鼠, wǔzhǐ tiàoshǔ)
• Cricetidae
Irene’s Mountain Vole Neodon irene (高原松田鼠, gāoyuán sōngtiánshǔ)
Grey Red-backed Vole Craseomys rufocanus (棕色背䶄, zōngsèbèi píng)
Tibetan Dwarf Hamster Urocricetus kamensis (康藏仓鼠, kāngzàng cāngshǔ)
• Muridae
Mongolian Gerbil Meriones unguiculatus (长爪沙鼠, zhǎngzhǎo shāshǔ)
LAGOMORPHA (Rabbits and Pikas)
• Leporidae
Woolly Hare Lepus oiostolus (高原兔, gāoyuán tù)
• Ochotonidae
Northern Pika Ochotona hyperborea (東北鼠兔, dōngběi shǔtù)
CARNIVORA (Carnivorans)
• Mustelidae
Mountain Weasel Mustela altaica (香鼬, xiāng yòu)
• Felidae
Tibetan Lynx Lynx lynx isabellinus (中亚猞猁 zhōngyà shēlì)
• Canidae
Tibetan Wolf Canis lupus chanco (喜马拉雅狼, xǐmǎlāyǎ láng)
Tibetan Fox Vulpes ferrilata (藏狐, zànghú)
PERISSODACTYLA (Horses, Rhinoceroses, and Tapirs)
• Equidae
Tibetan Wild Ass Equus kiang (西藏野驴, xīzàng yělǘ)
ARTIODACTYLA (Artiodactyls)
• Cervidae
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis inermis (獐, zhāng)
Reeves’s Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi (山羌, shān qiāng)
Hairy-fronted Muntjac M. crinifrons (黑麂, hēi jǐ)
Gongshan Muntjac M. gongshanensis (贡山麂, gòngshān jǐ)
Altai Elk Cervus canadensis sibiricus (西伯利亚马鹿, xībólìyǎ mǎlù)
• Bovidae
Tibetan Antelope Pantholops hodgsonii (藏羚羊, zàng língyáng)
Blue Sheep Pseudois nayaur (岩羊, yán yáng)
MAMMALS ENDEMIC TO TAIWAN
Taiwan Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista (alborufus) lena (台湾鼯鼠, táiwān wúshǔ)
• Go to Birds of China page
• Go to Reptiles of China page
