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Animals in China

24 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from China, 9 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 24
Threatened: 9
Groups represented: 7
Sighting records: 102,994

None on record
1–7
8–12
13–17
18+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in China?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in China?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, tiger …
9 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
6 species
Reptiles
green turtle, king cobra
2 species
Amphibians
common frog
1 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, whale shark
2 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly, seven-spot ladybird
3 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in China?

Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to China.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	5
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	112
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	69
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	Ursidae	Vulnerable	3
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	109
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	3
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	23
Giant panda	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Ursidae	Vulnerable	108
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	19

All animals recorded in China

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	51,893
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	237
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	243
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	208
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	9,277
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	5
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	40,185
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	1
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	112
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	69
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	56
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	304
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	Ursidae	Vulnerable	3
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	109
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	28
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	2
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	102
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	2
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	4
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	3
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	23
Giant panda	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Ursidae	Vulnerable	108
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	1
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	19

Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in China. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.