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List of Endangered and Protected Species of China from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia List of endangered and protected species of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The endangered species of China may include any wildlife species designated for protection by the national government of China or listed as endangered by international organizations such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). As one of the world's most biodiverse countries and its most Endangered & protected species of China populous, China is home to a significant number of wildlife as designated by the government of China, species vulnerable to or in danger of local extinction due to the IUCN and CITES impact of human activity.[2][3] Under the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife, the national and local governments are required to designate rare or threatened species for special protection under the law. The type of legal protection that a particular species in China enjoys may depend on the locality of administration. For example, the Beijing Municipal Government designates the red fox, wild boar, leopard cat and masked palm civet, which are found in the wilderness around the municipality, as local Class I protected species even though none are among the Class I or II protected species designated by the The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a national government.[4] Class I protected species of the national government of China, a vulnerable species China is a signatory country to the CITES and the national on the IUCN Red List[1] and a species government's protected species list generally follows the threatened by extinction onAppendix I of the designation of endangered species by CITES, but also includes CITES certain species that are rare in the country but quite common in other parts of the world so as not to be considered globally threatened (such as moose and beaver) or are vulnerable to economic exploitation thus require legal protection (such as sable and otter). The Chinese endangered species classifications are updated relatively infrequently, and a number of species deemed to be endangered by international bodies have not yet been so recognized in China. Many listed species are endemic to the country, such as the groove-toothed flying squirrel and the Ili pika. The red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is a Class II species in China, a endangered species on the IUCN Red List and listed in Appendix I of Contents the CITES. 1 Designation 2 Endangered and protected animal species 2.1 Mammals 2.2 Birds 2.3 Reptiles 2.4 Amphibians 2.5 Fish 2.5.1 Ray-finned fish (Actinopterygii) 2.5.2 Cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) 2.6 Lancelet 3 Endangered and protected plant species 3.1 Flora 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References Designation The species listed in this article are designated by one or more of the following authorities as endangered or threatened: 1. The List of Wildlife under Special State Protection as designated by the Chinese State Council pursuant to Article 9 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife[5][6] 2. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), in Appendix I of its catalogue includes “species threatened with extinction.”[7] 3. The Red List of Threatened Species compiled by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[8] Endangered and protected animal species Mammals Protected and endangered mammal species of China indicates species endemic to China Protection IUCN Genus Chinese CITES Order Family Common name Class Red species name App'x in China List Primates Hylobatidae Hylobates lar Lar gibbon 白掌长臂 I I 猿 Primates Hylobatidae Nomascus concolor Black crested 黑冠长臂 I I gibbon 猿 Primates Hylobatidae Nomascus hainanus Hainan black 海南长臂 I I crested gibbon 猿 Primates Hylobatidae Nomascus leucogenys Northern white- 白颊长臂 I I cheeked gibbon 猿 Primates Hylobatidae Nomascus nasutus Eastern black 东部黑冠 I crested gibbon 长臂猿 Primates Hylobatidae Hoolock hoolock Western hoolock 西部白眉 I I gibbon 长臂猿 Primates Hylobatidae Hoolock leuconedys Eastern hoolock 东部白眉 I I gibbon 长臂猿 Primates Cercopithecidae Rhinopithecus bieti Black snub-nosed I I monkey 滇金丝猴 Primates Cercopithecidae Rhinopithecus roxellana Golden snub-nosed I I monkey 川金丝猴 Primates Cercopithecidae Rhinopithecus brelichi Gray snub-nosed I I monkey 黔金丝猴 Primates Cercopithecidae Rhinopithecus strykeri Myanmar snub- 缅甸金丝 I I nosed monkey 猴 Primates Cercopithecidae Macaca arctoides Stump-tailed II macaque 短尾猴 Primates Cercopithecidae Macaca mulatta Rhesus macaque 猕猴 II Primates Cercopithecidae Macaca thibetana Tibetan macaque 藏酋猴 II Primates Cercopithecidae Macaca assamensis Assam macaque 熊猴 I Primates Cercopithecidae Macaca cyclopis Formosan rock I macaque 台湾猴 Primates Cercopithecidae Macaca nemestrina Southern pig- I tailed macaque 豚尾猴 Primates Cercopithecidae Trachypithecus francoisi François' langur 黑叶猴 I Primates Cercopithecidae Trachypithecus White-headed I poliocephalus langur 白头叶猴 Primates Cercopithecidae Trachypithecus phayrei Phayre's leaf I monkey 菲氏叶猴 Primates Cercopithecidae Trachypithecus Shortridge's 窄缘戴帽 I I shortridgei langur 叶猴 Primates Cercopithecidae Semnopithecus Nepal gray langur 喜山长尾 I I schistaceus 叶猴 Primates Lorisidae Nycticebus bengalensis Bengal slow loris 蜂猴 I I Primates Lorisidae Nycticebus pygmaeus Pygmy slow loris 蜂猴 I I Carnivora Ailuridae Ailurus fulgens Red panda 小熊猫 II I Carnivora Ailuridae Ailurus fulgens Red panda 小熊猫 II I Carnivora Ursidae Ailuropoda melanoleuca Giant panda 大熊猫 I I Carnivora Ursidae Helarctos malayanus Sun bear 马来熊 I I Carnivora Ursidae Ursus arctos Brown bear 棕熊 II I Carnivora Ursidae Ursus arctos pruinosus Tibetan blue bear 马熊 II Carnivora Ursidae Ursus arctos isabellinus Himalayan brown 喜玛拉雅 I bear 棕熊 Carnivora Ursidae Selenarctos thibetanus Asian black bear 黑熊 II Carnivora Canidae Canis lupus Gray wolf 灰狼 I Carnivora Canidae Cuon alpinus Dhole 豺 II Carnivora Felidae Panthera tigris South China tiger I I amoyensis 华南虎 Carnivora Felidae Panthera tigris altaica Siberian tiger 东北虎 I I Carnivora Felidae Panthera tigris cobertti Indochinese tiger 印度支那 I I 虎 Carnivora Felidae Panthera tigris tigris Bengal tiger 孟加拉虎 I I Carnivora Felidae Panthera pardus North-Chinese I I japonensis leopard 华北豹 Carnivora Felidae Panthera pardus Amur leopard I I orientalis 远东豹 Carnivora Felidae Panthera pardus Indochinese 印度支那 I I delacouri leopard 豹 Carnivora Felidae Panthera uncia Snow leopard 雪豹 I Carnivora Felidae Neofelis nebulosa Clouded leopard 云豹 I I Carnivora Felidae Prionailurus bengalensis Leopard cat 豹猫 I Carnivora Felidae Felis silvestris Wildcat 草原斑猫 II Carnivora Felidae Felis bieti Chinese mountain II cat 荒漠貓 Carnivora Felidae Felis chaus Jungle cat 丛林猫 II Carnivora Felidae Lynx lynx Eurasian lynx 猞猁 II Carnivora Felidae Felis manul Pallas's cat 兔狲 II Carnivora Felidae Felis temmincki Asian golden cat 金猫 II Carnivora Felidae Prionailurus viverrinus Fishing cat 渔猫 II Carnivora Felidae Pardofelis marmorata Marbled cat 云猫 I Carnivora Viverridae Prionodon pardicolor Spotted linsang 斑林狸 II I Carnivora Viverridae Viverra zibetha Large Indian civet 大灵猫 II Carnivora Viverridae Viverricula indica Small Indian civet 小灵猫 II Carnivora Viverridae Arctictis binturong Binturong 熊狸 I Carnivora Mustelidae Lutra lutra European otter 水獭 II I Carnivora Mustelidae Aonyx cinerea Oriental small- II clawed otter 小爪水獺 Carnivora Mustelidae Lutrogale perspicillata Smooth-coated II otter 江獭 Carnivora Mustelidae Martes foina Beech marten 石貂 II Carnivora Mustelidae Martes zibellina Sable 紫貂 I Carnivora Mustelidae Martes flavigula Yellow-throated II marten 黄喉貂 Carnivora Mustelidae Gulo gulo Wolverine 貂熊 I Carnivora Phocidae Phoca largha Spotted seal 斑海豹 II Carnivora Phocidae Erignathus barbatus Bearded seal 髯海豹 II Carnivora Otariidae Eumetopias jubatus Steller sea lion 北海狮 II Sirenia Dugongidae Dugong dugon Dugong 儒艮 I I Proboscidea Elephantidae Elephas maximus indicus Indian elephant 印度象 I I Perissodactyla Rhinocerotidae Rhinoceros sondaicus Javan rhinoceros 爪哇犀 I Perissodactyla Rhinocerotidae Rhinoceros sumatrensis Sumatran 苏门答腊 I rhinoceros 犀牛 Perissodactyla Equidae Equus przewalskii Przewalski's horse 野马 I I Perissodactyla Equidae Equus hemionus Mongolian wild ass I I hemionus 蒙古野驴 Perissodactyla Equidae Equus kiang Kiang 西藏野驴 I I Artiodactyla Camelidae Camelus ferus Wild Bactrian I camel 野骆驼 Artiodactyla Bovidae Bos gaurus Gaur 野牛 I I Artiodactyla Bovidae Bos mutus Yak 野犛牛 I I Artiodactyla Bovidae Capra sibirica Siberian ibex 北山羊 I Artiodactyla Bovidae Ovis ammon Argali 盘羊 I Artiodactyla Bovidae Pseudois schaeferi Dwarf blue sheep 矮岩羊 II Artiodactyla Bovidae Hemitragus jemlahicus Himalayan tahr 塔尔羊 I Artiodactyla Bovidae Budorcas taxicolor Golden takin I bedfordi 秦岭羚牛 Artiodactyla Bovidae Budorcas taxicolor Sichuan takin I tibetana 四川羚牛 Artiodactyla Bovidae Budorcas taxicolor Bhutan takin I whitei 不丹羚牛 Artiodactyla Bovidae Budorcas taxicolor Mishmi takin I taxicolor 扭角羚 Artiodactyla Bovidae Pantholops hodgsonii Tibetan antelope 藏羚羊 I I Artiodactyla Bovidae Procapra picticaudata Goa 藏瞪羚 II Artiodactyla Bovidae Procapra przewalskii Przewalski's I gazelle 普氏原羚 Artiodactyla Bovidae Procapra gutturosa Mongolian gazelle 黄羊 II Artiodactyla Bovidae Gazella subgutturosa Goitered gazelle 鹅喉羚 II Artiodactyla Bovidae Saiga tatarica Saiga 高鼻羚羊 I Artiodactyla Bovidae Capricornis Sumatran serow II II sumatraensis 鬣羚 Artiodactyla Bovidae Capricornis Mainland serow I milneedwardsii 华西鬣羚 Artiodactyla Bovidae Capricornis crispus Japanese serow
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