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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 …… 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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