Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 7503820721
Published on: 2003-01
Hardcover
There are 21 orders and 4327 species of mammals living in the world.
China has 14 orders and 533 species. This book introduces the mammals of China, it covers 14 orders, 51 families , 533 species and each species is given its name , feature, habit , breading, geographical distribution and protection grade, moreover, mainly describes 193 species of them which are large or middle-sized one and representative species, each with a color photograph and a distribution map.
This book is not only a monograph, but also a helpful reference book for mammal lovers and tourists.
China is a large cotmtry boasting highly varied climatic’geographical，tope．
Graand vegetative habitats supporting a great diversity of mammalian life。
Five hundred thty-four species of mammals under 14 orders and 56 families
five in China，comprising about 12.5％of total living mammalian fauna on earth。
China thus ranks among the most mammalian-diverse coulltl3es in the world。
Wild mammals are a vital component of the natural ecosystem and as such
arc indispensable to the well-being of mankind。Since the beginning of human
history，man has exploited mammals for his OWtl purposes’i。e．providing him
with food，clothing， and medicine’ as well as sport and recreation and even an
outlet for human artistic expression．Today，mammals ale exploited for the same
pUl'pOses as in the past and will continue to be vitally important to man far into the future．In spite of their importance to marl’however’more and more mammalian
species in the world are in decline and／or in danger of extinction，often due to
man-made problems．In China as everywhere，habitat destruction caused by
human activity and population pressures，environmental pollution’pesticides’
climatic change，etc．have caused severe depletion in numbers of many species．
threatening the very survival of many of China’S indigenous mammals．In the
1980s，the dwindli mumbers of animals，especially among the medium—sized
and large-siZed mammals．set off an alarm in both the Chinese and international
scientific communities．In an effort to check the rapid decline in wildlife within
its borders’the Chinese Government enacted the WdldProtection Law of the
People’Rardazk of China on November 8.1988.In accordance with this
Wfldffe Protection Law，on December 1 0，1 988，theState Department issued a
Ksylist of Protected AnimaLsof all those wildlife species requiring governmental
protection。Both the Wildlife Protection Iaw and the key List of Protected Ani-
reals have served as linchpins of official Chinese pelicy on domestic wildlife COll．
aervation issues ever since.
The purpose of Mammalian of China is multifold．It first aims to supply the
general public with information presented in a colorful，entertaining and under-
standable way，while focusing on the ultimate goals of promoting public awareness!
of the existence’importance of China’s rich and diverse wild mammalian re-
sources；promoting public awareness of the plight of many of these species and
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CONTENTS
PREFACE
ORDERS AND NUMBER OF SPECIES OF MAMMALS IN CHINA
INSECTIVORA
Erinaceidae 2
Hylomys sinensis 4
Erinaceus amurensis 6
Hemiechinus dauuricus 6
Soricidae 8
sorex minutns 10
Sorex caecutiens 10
Crocidura suaveolens 12
Talpidae 14
Parascaptor 14
SCANDENTLA
Tupaia belangeri 16
CHIROPTERA
Pteropodidae 17
Pteropus dasymallus 18
Rousettus leschenaulti 18
Emballonuridae 20
Taphozous melanopogon 20
Megadermatisae 22
Megaderma lyra 22
Rhinolophidae 24
Rhinolophus rouxii 24
Hipposideridae 26
Vespertilionidae 28
Myotis ricketti 30
Pipistrellus pipistrellus 30
Nyctalus noctula 32
Plecotus auritus 32
Molossidae 34
Tadarida teniotis 35
Lorisidae 36
Nycticebus coucang 37
Nycticebus pygmaeus 38
Nycticebus intermedius 38
Cercopithecldae 40
Macaca nemestrina 40
Macaca mulatta 42
Macaca cyclopis 44
Macaca arctoides 46
Macaca assamensis 46
Macaca thibetana 48
Pygathrix roxellanae 50
Pygathrix brelichi 52
Pygathrix bieti 54
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