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Animals in China

86 mammal species are recorded in China in this dataset, 22 of them in a threatened Red List category. China sits in Asia, where 324 species are recorded in total. Every species below is listed because the range description of its IUCN Red List assessment names China.

They belong to 25 families, the best represented being Cricetidae (18), Muridae (11), Felidae (8). By Red List category: 1 Critically Endangered, 10 Endangered, 11 Vulnerable, 6 Near Threatened, 57 Least Concern, 1 Data Deficient.

These counts come from the text of each assessment rather than from an official country checklist, so a species whose assessment names a region without naming China is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 86 of them have a full written profile.

Species recorded
86
Threatened
22
Continent
Asia
Data updated
August 9, 2026

Conservation status in China

The most threatened species in China

8 of the 22 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.

The families found in China

  • Cricetidae 18
  • Muridae 11
  • Felidae 8
  • Sciuridae 8
  • Cervidae 7
  • Dipodidae 5
  • Bovidae 4
  • Ursidae 3

Every species recorded in China

Species 1 to 50 of 86, written profiles first.

Where to go from China

The countries in Asia that share the most species with China, by number of species recorded in both.

Species data from the IUCN Red List; countries are derived from the range description of each assessment. Last refreshed on August 9, 2026.