Fauna


The vertebrates include the People's Republic over 6300 species - more than 10 percent of all vertebrate species in the world. Of these 2469 land vertebrates (about 500 species of mammals, 1258 birds, 376 reptile species and 345 amphibian species) and 3862 species. Moreover, hundreds of thousands of species of invertebrates, including probably 150,000 species of insects. Among the most rare and endemic species include the Great Panda, the Stumpfnasenaffe, the South China tiger, the Ohrfasan, the Rotkammkranich, Schopfibis of China and the alligator. The Great Panda may take up to 160 kilograms of weight. Currently, there are in the People's Republic around 1600 copies. The Rotkammkranich may be over 1.2 meters in size. He is white and has on his head a bright red comb. In East Asia, he was considered a symbol of longevity. The Chinese river dolphin, the only in the Yangtze River and some tributaries lived is probably already extinct.