Zhu Shuyi, Tian Jia, Yue Jianbing, Duan Fei, Li Sheng
Wildlife Conservation Monitoring Center, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing 100013, China.
School of Life Sciences, Institute of Ecology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Animals (Basel). 2024 Nov 24;14(23):3380. doi: 10.3390/ani14233380.
Large- and medium-sized mammals (LMMs) are closely related to humans and perform critical functions in the ecosystem. China harbors one of the richest mammalian faunas in the world, whereas there is an urgent need among wildlife managers and researchers to update the inventory of China's LMM species based on recent empirical information. In this study, we compiled the occurrence records of terrestrial LMMs in China during 2009-2020, mainly from camera-trapping surveys, through a comprehensive literature search and systematical data collection. With a total of 42,937 occurrence records (12,397 after removing duplicates) from 5461 sites, we recorded 134 LMM species belonging to 8 orders and 23 families. Compared to the national species list, seven species are missing from field observation records, including four of Carnivora, two of Primates, and one of Lagomorpha. Yunnan is the province with the highest richness of recorded LMMs (n = 69), and Xizang is the only province where all seven large apex predators have been recorded. This study systematically updates the species inventory of LMMs in China based on observation records and will provide an important baseline to support and guide future studies, monitoring, and conservation management of this important functional group in China.
大中型哺乳动物（LMMs）与人类关系密切，在生态系统中发挥着关键作用。中国拥有世界上最丰富的哺乳动物区系之一，然而野生动物管理者和研究人员迫切需要根据最新的实证信息更新中国大中型哺乳动物物种清单。在本研究中，我们通过全面的文献检索和系统的数据收集，汇总了2009年至2020年期间中国陆生大中型哺乳动物的出现记录，主要来自相机陷阱调查。我们从5461个地点共获得了42937条出现记录（去除重复记录后为12397条），记录了隶属于8目23科的134种大中型哺乳动物。与国家物种名录相比，野外观察记录中缺少7个物种，包括食肉目4种、灵长目2种和兔形目1种。云南是记录到的大中型哺乳动物物种丰富度最高的省份（n = 69），西藏是唯一记录到所有7种大型顶级食肉动物的省份。本研究基于观察记录系统地更新了中国大中型哺乳动物的物种清单，将为支持和指导中国这一重要功能类群未来的研究、监测和保护管理提供重要基线。
