page_title: List of mammals of China
section_title: Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of China / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
caption_attribution_description: English: http://www.greenthailand.net/tanimals/ani_list/animal5/animal5.htm probably made 1853 en:Commons:Category:Mustela strigidorsa en:Commons:Category:Drawings
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in China. There are 495 mammal species in China, of which thirteen are critically endangered, twenty-four are endangered, forty-seven are vulnerable, and seven are near threatened. One of the species listed for China can no longer be found in the wild.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
  Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:
context_section_description: Carnivorans include over 260 species, the majority of which primarily eat meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
  Suborder: Feliformia
  Family: Felidae (cats)
  Subfamily: Felinae
  Genus: Catopuma
  Asian golden cat, Catopuma temminckii VU
  Genus: Felis
  Chinese mountain cat, Felis bieti VU
  Jungle cat, Felis chaus LC
  Asiatic wildcat, Felis lybica ornata LC
  Genus: Otocolobus
  Pallas's cat, Otocolobus manul NT
  Genus: Lynx
  Turkestan lynx, Lynx lynx isabellinus NT
  Amur lynx, Lynx lynx stroganovi NT
  Genus: Pardofelis
  Marbled cat, Pardofelis marmorata VU
  Genus: Prionailurus
  Leopard cat, Prionailurus bengalensis LC
  Subfamily: Pantherinae
  Genus: Neofelis
  Clouded leopard, Neofelis nebulosa VU
  Genus: Panthera
  Amur leopard, Panthera pardus orientalis CR
  Indochinese leopard, Panthera pardus delacouri NT
  Bengal tiger, Panthera tigris tigris EN
  Caspian tiger, Panthera tigris virgata EX
  Indochinese tiger, Panthera tigris corbetti EN
  Siberian tiger, Panthera tigris altaica EN
  South China tiger, Panthera tigris amoyencis CR
  Snow leopard, Panthera uncia EN
  Family: Viverridae (civets, mongooses, etc.)
  Subfamily: Paradoxurinae
  Genus: Arctictis
  Binturong, Arctictis binturong LR/lc
  Genus: Arctogalidia
  Small-toothed palm civet, Arctogalidia trivirgata LR/lc
  Genus: Paguma
  Masked palm civet, Paguma larvata LR/lc
  Genus: Paradoxurus
  Asian palm civet, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus LR/lc
  Subfamily: Hemigalinae
  Genus: Chrotogale
  Owston's palm civet, Chrotogale owstoni VU
  Subfamily: Prionodontinae
  Genus: Prionodon
  Spotted linsang, Prionodon pardicolor LR/lc
  Subfamily: Viverrinae
  Genus: Viverra
  Large-spotted civet, Viverra megaspila LR/lc
  Malayan civet, Viverra tangalunga LR/lc
  Large Indian civet, Viverra zibetha LR/lc
  Genus: Viverricula
  Small Indian civet, Viverricula indica LR/lc
  Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
  Genus: Herpestes
  Small Asian mongoose, Herpestes javanicus LR/lc
  Crab-eating mongoose, Herpestes urva LR/lc
  Suborder: Caniformia
  Family: Ailuridae (lesser panda)
  Genus: Ailurus
  Red panda, Ailurus fulgens EN
  Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  Genus: Vulpes
  Red fox, Vulpes vulpes LC
  Corsac fox, Vulpes corsac LC
  Tibetan fox, Vulpes ferrilata LC
  Genus: Nyctereutes
  Raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides LC
  Genus: Canis
  Himalayan wolf, Canis himalayensis CR
  Tibetan wolf, Canis lupus filchneri LC
  Mongolian wolf, Canis lupus chanco LC
  Eurasian wolf, Canis lupus lupus LC
  Genus: Cuon
  Ussuri dhole, Cuon alpinus alpinus EN
  Tien Shan dhole, Cuon alpinus hesperius EN
  Family: Ursidae (bears)
  Genus: Ursus
  Eurasian brown bear, Ursus arctos arctos LR/lc
  Himalayan brown bear, Ursus arctos isabellinus CR
  Ussuri brown bear, Ursus arctos lasiotus EN
  Tibetan blue bear, Ursus arctos pruinosus LR/lc
  Asiatic black bear, Ursus thibetanus VU
  Genus: Helarctos
  Sun bear, Helarctos malayanus DD
  Genus: Ailuropoda
  Giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca EN
  Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  Genus: Mustela
  Mountain weasel, Mustela altaica LR/lc
  Stoat, Mustela erminea LR/lc
  Steppe polecat, Mustela eversmannii LR/lc
  Yellow-bellied weasel, Mustela kathiah LR/lc
  Least weasel, Mustela nivalis LR/lc
  Siberian weasel, Mustela sibirica LR/lc
  Back-striped weasel, Mustela strigidorsa VU
  Genus: Vormela
  Marbled polecat, Vormela peregusna LR/lc
  Genus: Martes
  Yellow-throated marten, Martes flavigula LR/lc
  Beech marten, Martes foina LR/lc
  Sable, Martes zibellina LR/lc
  Genus: Meles
  Asian badger, Meles leucurus LR/lc
  Genus: Arctonyx
  Hog badger, Arctonyx collaris LR/lc
  Genus: Melogale
  Chinese ferret badger, Melogale moschata LR/lc
  Genus: Lutra
  European otter, Lutra lutra NT
  Genus: Lutrogale
  Smooth-coated otter, Lutrogale perspicillata VU
  Genus: Aonyx
  Oriental small-clawed otter, Aonyx cinereus NT
  Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
  Genus: Erignathus
  Bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus LR/lc
  Genus: Phoca
  Spotted seal, Phoca largha LR/lc
  Common seal, Phoca vitulina LR/lc
  Genus: Pusa
  Ringed seal, Pusa hispida LR/lc
caption: Back-striped weasel