There are more than 70 kinds of rare animals protected by the state. These include:
First-class protected animals 14 species: brown eared pheasant, red-crowned crane, white stork, black stork, tiger, golden eagle, jade belt sea eagle, white-tailed sea eagle, tiger-headed sea eagle, vulture, bustard, leopard, sika deer and white-crowned long-tailed baby (ground chicken);
There are 56 species of second-class protected animals, including 40 species of birds, 2 species of amphibians and reptiles, and 0/4 species of mammals. In addition, there are more than 20 kinds of fur animals such as otters, minks, raccoons, ocelots, weasels, badgers and foxes. There are more than 70 kinds of medicinal animals such as hare, wild boar, ring-necked pheasant, pheasant, spotted-winged partridge and rock pigeon, which can be eaten as carnivores.
There are three kinds of protected animals and 24 species.
Large animal
The large animals in Shanxi are leopard, snow leopard, sika deer, macaque, wolf, wild boar and so on. In addition to all kinds of animals protected by the state, there are many precious animals with high economic value. Such as otters, leopards, civets and other precious fur animals; Rabbits, wild boars, spotted chickens, pheasants, partridges, claw chickens and other meat animals; Musk deer, fox, rock sheep, turtle and other more valuable medicinal animals; Feather animals with high value, such as vultures, bats, woodpeckers, warblers and other beneficial animals. There are more than 70 species of mammals and macaques in Shanxi Province.
Leopard is one of the existing large carnivores in Shanxi Province, living in dense trees or forests.
Sika deer mostly live in flat and open mountains, forests and forest margins.
The Chinese soft-shelled turtle lives in the slow-flowing places of rivers, lakes and seas.
Macaca mulatta (Yuanqu monkey) is the only monkey in the north, mainly distributed in the border areas of Zhongtiaoshan Yuanqu and Yangcheng, Jiangxian and Yicheng counties, and also distributed in lingchuan county.
bird
There are 299 species of birds in 48 families in Shanxi, accounting for 59% of the total number of birds in China. 3% and 23. 8%。 Among them, pheasant, pheasant and partridge of Pheasant family, pheasant and magpie of Rosaceae family, brown eared pheasant and hundred-crowned pheasant are widely distributed and few in number. There are also great bustards that breed in Inner Mongolia and other places and come to Shanxi Province for the winter, as well as pheasants with uncertain winter birds' hairy legs. In spring and summer, there are cuckoos, orioles and black curly tails that migrate from the south to our province to breed.
There are 13 species of rare birds in Shanxi, among which brown eared pheasant is a rare bird endemic to China. This bird is called "brown eared pheasant" because it has a thick brown body, upturned tail feathers and drooping feathers, just like a ponytail. The head side is reddish, and each ear has a cluster of white feathers protruding backward at an angle, so it is also called "horn chicken". Brown-eared pheasants are now only distributed in the mountain jungles of western Hebei Province and western Shanxi Province, starting from Guancen Mountain in Ningwu in the north, passing Guandi Mountain in the south and reaching Xiangning, and perching on the near top branches of birch or pine trees at night. It is a protected animal of the country. 198 1 year, Pangquangou Nature Reserve (Guandi Forest Region) and Luyashan Nature Reserve (Ningwu) were established to protect brown pheasants.
fish
There are two kinds of fish in Shanxi, natural and cultured, characterized by few species and low yield, mainly carp, crucian carp, southern pike and red trout of CYPRINIDAE, followed by loach, southern catfish, common catfish and Pelteobagrus fulvidraco of Siluridae, among which carp and crucian carp are the most common. In addition, there are a few southern species (such as Monopterus albus) and northern species (such as yarrow and Chinese stickleback) in Shanxi Province.
Carp: Carp is produced in the trunk and tributaries of the Yellow River system in Shanxi Province, and in the rivers of Haihe River system such as Sanggan River, Hutuo River and Zhanghe River, especially the Sushui River and Fenhe River.
Carassius auratus: It is distributed in Sanggan River, Hutuo River, Zhanghe River, Fenhe River, Sushui River and other rivers in the west of Shanxi Province. The production of crucian carp in Xushui River, Fenhe River, Sanggan River and Hutuo River is the most.
Tzu Chi Wache Li: It is not widely distributed in Shanxi Province, and it is mostly found in Fenhe River, Sushui River and small rivers in Ruicheng County, with Ruicheng County producing more.