China

Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species

This list of mammal species found exclusively in China is based on the taxonomy used in the Mammal Diversity Database (2020). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

American Society of Mammalogists (2020) Mammal Diversity Database, Version 1.2 http://www.mammaldiversity.org, accessed 24 September 2020. An online version can be found here.

Additional species recognized more recently by the Mammal Diversity Database and additional species recognized by the Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World (Lynx) are listed at the bottom of the page.

* = Mainland plus Taiwan ** = Taiwan only IN = introduced elsewhere

146 endemic mammals are indicated (by checkmarks) in the 2017 checklist downloadable at (Biodiversity Science pdf)

Capricornis swinhoei ** (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Formosan Serow

Pantholops hodgsonii (breeding) (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Chiru

Procapra przewalskii (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Przewalski's Gazelle

Cervus albirostris (Artiodactyla - Cervidae) White-lipped Deer

Elaphodus cephalophus (Artiodactyla - Cervidae) Tufted Deer

Elaphurus davidianus (Artiodactyla - Cervidae) Pere David's Deer

Muntiacus crinifrons (Artiodactyla - Cervidae) Black Muntjac

Muntiacus reevesi * (Artiodactyla - Cervidae) Reeves's Muntjac

Lipotes vexillifer (Artiodactyla - Lipotidae) Baiji

Moschus anhuiensis (Artiodactyla - Moschidae) Anhui Musk-deer

Neophocaena asiaeorientalis (Artiodactyla - Phocoenidae) Yangtze Finless Porpoise

Felis bieti (Carnivora - Felidae) Chinese Mountain Cat

Melogale subaurantiaca ** (Carnivora - Mustelidae) Formosan Ferret-badger

Ailuropoda melanoleuca (Carnivora - Ursidae) Giant Panda

Rhinolophus formosae ** (Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae) Formosan Woolly Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus monoceros ** (Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae) Formosan Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus schnitzleri (Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae) Schnitzler's Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus xinanzhongguoensis (Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae) Chinese Horseshoe Bat

Barbastella beijingensis (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Beijing Barbastelle

Murina bicolor ** (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Bicolored Tube-nosed Bat

Murina fanjingshanensis (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Fang He Tube-nosed Bat

Murina fusca (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Murina gracilis ** (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Gracile Tube-nosed Bat

Murina jinchui (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Jinchu's Tube-nosed Bat

Murina liboensis (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Libo Tube-nosed Bat

Murina puta ** (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Taiwan Tube-nosed Bat

Murina rongjiangensis (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Rongjiang Tube-nosed Bat

Murina shuipuensis (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Shuipu Tube-nosed Bat

Myotis badius (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Chestnut Myotis

Myotis fimbriatus * (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Fringed Long-footed Myotis

Myotis frater * (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Fraternal Myotis

Myotis pequinius (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Peking Myotis

Murina recondita ** (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Hidden Tube-nosed Bat

Myotis secundus ** (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Long-toed Myotis

Myotis soror ** (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Reddish Myotis

Plecotus taivanus ** (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Taiwan Long-eared Bat

Submyotodon latirostris ** (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Taiwan Broad-muzzled Bat

Submyotodon moupinensis (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Moupin Broad-muzzled Bat

Thainycteris torquata ** (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Necklace Sprite

Tylonycteris pygmaea (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Pygmy Bamboo Bat

Mesechinus hughi (Eulipotyphla - Erinaceidae) Hugh's Hedgehog

Mesechinus miodon (Eulipotyphla - Erinaceidae) Small-toothed Forest Hedgehog

Mesechinus wangi (Eulipotyphla - Erinaceidae) Wang's Forest Hedgehog

Neohylomys hainanensis (Eulipotyphla - Erinaceidae) Hainan Gymnure

Anourosorex yamashinai ** (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Taiwanese Mole Shrew

Blarinella quadraticauda (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Sichuan Short-tailed Shrew

Chimarrogale leander * (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Leander's Water Shrew

Chodsigoa hypsibia (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) De Winton's Brown-toothed Shrew

Chodsigoa parva (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Pygmy Brown-toothed Shrew

Chodsigoa salenskii (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Salenski's Brown-toothed Shrew

Chodsigoa smithii (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Smith's Brown-toothed Shrew

Chodsigoa sodalis ** (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Lesser Taiwanese Brown-toothed Shrew

Crocidura anhuiensis (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Anhui White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura dongyangjiangensis (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Dongjiangyuan White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura huangshanensis (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Huangshan White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura tadae ** (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Kuroda's White-toothed Shrew

Episoriculus sacratus (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Sichuan Brown-toothed Shrew

Pseudosoriculus fumidus ** (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Taiwanese Brown-toothed Shrew

Sorex cansulus (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Gansu Shrew

Sorex cylindricauda (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Greater Striped Shrew

Sorex excelsus (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Chinese Highland Shrew

Sorex kozlovi (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Kozlov's Shrew

Sorex sinalis (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Chinese Shrew

Euroscaptor grandis (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Greater Chinese Mole

Euroscaptor longirostris (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Long-nosed Mole

Mogera insularis * (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Insular Mole

Mogera kanoana ** (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Kano's Mole

Scapanulus oweni (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Gansu Mole

Scaptochirus moschatus (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Short-faced Mole

Uropsilus aequodonenia (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Equivalent-teeth Shrew Mole

Uropsilus andersoni (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Anderson's Shrew Mole

Uropsilus atronates (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Black-backed Shrew Mole

Uropsilus gracilis (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Gracile Shrew Mole

Uropsilus investigator (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Uropsilus nivatus (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Snow Mountain Shrew Mole

Uropsilus soricipes (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Chinese Shrew Mole

Lepus hainanus (Lagomorpha - Leporidae) Hainan Hare

Lepus yarkandensis (Lagomorpha - Leporidae) Yarkand Hare

Ochotona argentata (Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae) Silver Pika

Ochotona cansus (Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae) Gansu Pika

Ochotona erythrotis (Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae) Chinese Red Pika

Ochotona flatcalvariam (Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae) Flat-headed Pika

Ochotona gloveri (Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae) Glover's Pika

Ochotona huanglongensis (Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae) Yellow Pika

Ochotona iliensis (Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae) Ili Pika

Ochotona koslowi (Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae) Kozlov's Pika

Ochotona qionglaiensis (Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae) Qionglai Pika

Ochotona sacraria (Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae) Sacred Pika

Ochotona syrinx (Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae) Tsing-ling Pika

Ochotona thomasi (Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae) Thomas' Pika

Macaca cyclopis ** (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Taiwanese Macaque

Macaca thibetana (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Tibetan Macaque

Rhinopithecus bieti (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkey

Rhinopithecus brelichi (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Guizhou Snub-nosed Monkey

Rhinopithecus roxellana (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Golden Snub-nosed Monkey

Trachypithecus leucocephalus (Primates - Cercopithecidae) White-headed Langur

Nomascus hainanus (Primates - Hylobatidae) Hainan Crested Gibbon

Alexandromys kikuchii ** (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Taiwan Vole

Cansumys canus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Gansu Hamster

Caryomys eva (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Gansu Red-backed Vole

Caryomys inez (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Kolan Red-backed Vole

Craseomys shanseius (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Shanxi Red-backed Vole

Eothenomys chinensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Sichuan Red-backed Vole

Eothenomys colurnus * (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Zhejiang Red-backed Vole

Eothenomys custos (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Southwest China Red-backed Vole

Eothenomys eleusis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Chongqing Red-backed Vole

Eothenomys fidelis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Loyal Red-backed Vole

Eothenomys hintoni (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Hinton's Red-backed Vole

Eothenomys jinyangensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Jinyang Red-backed Vole

Eothenomys luojishanensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Luojishan Red-Backed Vole

Eothenomys meiguensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Meigu Red-backed Vole

Eothenomys melanogaster (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Pere David's Red-backed Vole

Eothenomys miletus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Yunnan Red-backed Vole

Eothenomys olitor (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Eothenomys proditor (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Yulongxuen Red-backed Vole

Eothenomys shimianensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Shimian Red-backed Vole

Eothenomys tarquinius (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Tarquinius Red-backed Vole

Eothenomys wardi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Ward's Red-backed Vole

Mictomicrotus liangshanensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Liangshan Vole

Neodon fuscus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Smoky Mountain Vole

Neodon irene (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Irene Mountain Vole

Neodon linzhiensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Linzhi Mountain Vole

Neodon medogensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Medog Mountain Vole

Neodon nyalamensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Nyalam Mountain Vole

Proedromys bedfordi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Duke of Bedford's Vole

Urocricetus kamensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Tibetan Dwarf Hamster

Volemys millicens (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Sichuan Vole

Volemys musseri (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Marie's Vole

Chimaerodipus auritus (Rodentia - Dipodidae) Ningxia Jerboa

Dipus deasyi (Rodentia - Dipodidae) Qaidam Three-toad Jerboa

Chaetocauda sichuanensis (Rodentia - Gliridae) Sichuan Dormouse

Dryomys yarkandensis (Rodentia - Gliridae) Tarim Forest Dormouse

Apodemus chevrieri (Rodentia - Muridae) Chevrier's Field Mouse

Apodemus draco (Rodentia - Muridae) South China Field Mouse

Apodemus nigrus (Rodentia - Muridae) Black Field Mouse

Apodemus semotus ** (Rodentia - Muridae) Taiwan Field Mouse

Brachiones przewalskii (Rodentia - Muridae) Przewalski's Jird

Hadromys yunnanensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Yunnan Hadromys

Leopoldamys hainanensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Hainan Long-tailed Giant Rat

Meriones chengi (Rodentia - Muridae) Cheng's Jird

Niviventer andersoni (Rodentia - Muridae) Anderson's White-bellied Rat

Niviventer coninga ** (Rodentia - Muridae) Spiny Taiwan White-bellied Rat

Niviventer culturatus ** (Rodentia - Muridae) Soft-furred Taiwan White-bellied Rat

Niviventer excelsior (Rodentia - Muridae) Sichuan White-bellied Rat

Niviventer fengi (Rodentia - Muridae) Feng's White-bellied Rat

Niviventer gladiusmaculus (Rodentia - Muridae) Least White-bellied Rat

Niviventer huang (Rodentia - Muridae) South China White-bellied Rat

Niviventer lotipes (Rodentia - Muridae) Hainan White-bellied Rat

Niviventer pianmaensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Pianma White-bellied Rat

Niviventer sacer (Rodentia - Muridae) Shandong White-bellied Rat

Typhlomys cinereus (Rodentia - Platacanthomyidae) Soft-furred Tree Mouse

Typhlomys daloushanensis (Rodentia - Platacanthomyidae) Dalou Mountains Tree Mouse

Typhlomys nanus (Rodentia - Platacanthomyidae) Dwarf Tree Mouse

Aeretes melanopterus (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Biswamoyopterus gaoligongensis (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Mount Gaoligong Flying Squirrel

Hylopetes electilis (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Hainan Flying Squirrel

Petaurista grandis ** (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Formosan Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista hainana (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Hainan Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista lena ** (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Taiwan Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista xanthotis (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Sciurotamias davidianus (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Pere David's Rock Squirrel

Sciurotamias forresti (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Trogopterus xanthipes (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Complex-toothed Flying Squirrel

Eospalax baileyi (Rodentia - Spalacidae) Plateau Zokor

Eospalax cansus (Rodentia - Spalacidae) Gansu Zokor

Eospalax fontanierii (Rodentia - Spalacidae) Fontanier's Zokor

Eospalax rothschildi (Rodentia - Spalacidae) Rothschild's Zokor

Eospalax rufescens (Rodentia - Spalacidae) Qinling Zokor

Eospalax smithii (Rodentia - Spalacidae) Smith's Zokor

Eozapus setchuanus (Rodentia - Zapodidae) Chinese Jumping Mouse

The following additional species were recognized after the version of the ASM Mammal Diversity Database listed above. These 33 species added to the 170 listed above total 203 endemic mammal species for China.

(# indicates a species that is considered endemic due to a different concept of species boundaries as a result of splits than is used for the animal with the same scientific name in the above version of the ASM Mammal Diversity Database)

Budorcas tibetana # (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Sichuan Takin

Mustela aistoodonnivalis (Carnivora - Mustelidae) Chinese Pygmy Weasel

Rhinolophus septentrionalis (Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae) Yunnan Rufous Horseshoe Bat

Myotis sowerbyi (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Sowerby's Whiskered Myotis

Mesechinus orientalis (Eulipotyphla - Erinaceidae) Eastern Forest Hedgehog

Chodsigoa dabieshanensis (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Dabieshan Brown-toothed Shrew

Nectogale elegans # (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Elegant Water Shrew

Parablarinella latimaxillata (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Anhui Short-tailed Shrew

Sorex bedfordiae # (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Lesser Striped Shrew

Sorex wardi (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Ward's Striped Shrew

Soriculus beibengensis (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Beibeng Large-clawed Shrew

Soriculus medogensis (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Medog Large-clawed Shrew

Soriculus nivatus (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Snow Mountain Large-clawed Shrew

Alpiscaptulus medogensis (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Medog Mole

Mogera hainana (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Hainan Mole

Mogera insularis ** # (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Insular Mole

Uropsilus dabieshanensis (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Dabie Mountains Shrew Mole

Uropsilus huanggangensis (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Huangang Shrew Mole

Neodon bershulaensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Bershula Mountain Vole

Neodon bomiensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Bomi Mountain Vole

Neodon chayuensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Chayu Mountain Vole

Neodon liaoruii (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Liao Rui's Mountain Vole

Neodon namchabarwaensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Namchabarwa Mountain Vole

Neodon shergylaensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Shergyla Mountain Vole

Berylmys latouchei (Rodentia - Muridae) West Chinese White-toothed Rat

Vernaya foramena (Rodentia - Muridae) Apparent Climbing Mouse

Vernaya meiguites (Rodentia - Muridae) Meigu Climbing Mouse

Vernaya nushanensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Nushan Climbing Mouse

Typhlomys fengjiensis (Rodentia - Platacanthomyidae) Fengjie Tree Mouse

Typhlomys huangshanensis (Rodentia - Platacanthomyidae) Huangshan Tree Mouse

Eupetaurus nivamons (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Yunnan Woolly Flying Squirrel

Tamiops minshanicus (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Minshan Striped Squirrel

Eospalax muliensis (Rodentia - Spalacidae) Muli Zokor

Additional species recognized by the Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World:

Budorcas bedfordi (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Golden Takin

Capricornis milneedwardsi (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Chinese White-maned Serow

Naemorhedus griseus (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Chinese Goral

Ovis jubata (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Shansi Argali

Pseudois schaeferi (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Dwarf Blue Sheep