List of protected species in Hong Kong

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List of protected species in Hong Kong

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Plants

Protected Species under Forestry Regulations Cap. 96A

	Scientific Name Scientific classification Biological classification or scientific classification in biology, is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms....	English Common Name	Chinese Common Name
1	Ailanthus fordii	Ailanthus	????
2	Amentotaxus argotaenia Amentotaxus argotaenia *Amentotaxus argotaenia* is a species of conifer in the Taxaceae family....	Amentotaxus Amentotaxus *Amentotaxus* is a genus of Pinophyta comprising five species, treated in either the Cephalotaxaceae, or in the Taxaceae when that family is considered in a broad sense....	???
3	Angiopteris evecta	Mules-foot Fern	????
4	Aristolochia tagala	India Birthwort	?????
5	Asplenium nidus Asplenium nidus *Asplenium nidus* is a species of fern in the family Aspleniaceae, native to tropical southeastern Asia, northern Queensland in Australia, Hawaii, Polynesia, Christmas Island, India, and eastern Africa....	Bird's-nest Fern	???
6	Camellia species	Camellias	????
7	Cyatheaceae species	Tree Ferns	?????
8	Dendrobenthamia hongkongensis	Hong Kong Dogwood	?????
9	Drosera peltata	Crescent-leaved Sundew	???
10	Enkianthus quinqueflorus	Chinese New Year Flower	??
11	Illicium species	Star-anises Star anise Star anise, star aniseed, badiane or Chinese star anise, is a spice that closely resembles anise in flavor, obtained from the star-shaped fruit of Illicium verum, a small native evergreen tree of southwest China....	????
12	Illigera celebica	Illigera	??
13	Impatiens hongkongensis	Hong Kong Balsam	????
14	Iris speculatrix	Hong Kong Iris	????
15	Keteleeria fortunei Keteleeria fortunei *Keteleeria fortunei* is a coniferous evergreen tree native to northern Vietnam, Hong Kong, and China in the provinces of Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, and Zhejiang....	Keteleeria Keteleeria *Keteleeria* is a genus of three species of Pinophyta trees in the family Pinaceae, related to the genera Nothotsuga and Pseudolarix. It is distinguished from Nothotsuga by the much larger conifer cone, and from Pseudolarix by the evergreen leaf and the cones not disintegrating readily at maturity....	??
16	Lagerstroemia species	Crape Myrtles	????
17	Lilium brownii	Chinese Lily	???,????
18	Magnoliaceae species	Magnolias	?????
19	Nepenthes species	Pitcher-plants	???
20	Orchidaceae species	Orchids	????
21	Pavetta hongkongensis	Pavetta Pavetta *Pavetta* is a genus of plant in family Rubiaceae. It contains the following species :* Pavetta axillipara, Bremek.* Pavetta brachycalyx, Hiern...	??,???
22	Platycodon grandiflorum	Balloon Flower , Chinese bellflower Chinese bellflower *Platycodon grandiflorus* is a species of perennial plant flowering plant of the family Campanulaceae and the only member of the genus *Platycodon*....	??
23	Rehderodendron kwangtungense	Kwangtung Redertree	?????
24	Rhododendron species	Azaleas	????
25	Rhodoleia championi	Rhodoleia Rhodoleia Rhodoleia is a genus of plant in family Hamamelidaceae.Species include:* Rhodoleia championii* Rhodoleia forrestii*''Rhodoleia henryi...	???
26	Schoepfia chinensis	Schoepfia	???
27	Tutcheria spectabilis	Tutcheria	???

Animals

Protected species under

	Order Order (biology) In Biological classification used in biology, the order is a taxonomic rank between class and family . The superorder is a rank between class and order....	Family Family Family denotes a group of people affiliated by a common ancestry, affinity or co-residence. Although the concept of consanguinity originally referred to relations by "blood," some cultural anthropology have argued that one must understand the idea of "blood" metaphorically, and that many societies understand 'family' through other concepts r...	Scientific Name Scientific classification Biological classification or scientific classification in biology, is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms....	English Common Name	Chinese Common Name
			Mammalia	Mammals	???
1	Chiroptera		Chiroptera, all species of all genera and all families	Bat Bat Bats are mammals in the order Chiroptera. The forelimbs of all bats are developed as wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of sustained flight .... s	??
2	Primates		Primates, all species of all genera and all families except an individual of the family Hominidae (man)	Primates (Monkey Monkey A monkey is a nonhuman primate mammal with the exception usually of the lemurs and tarsiers. More specifically, the term monkey refers to a subset of monkeys: any of the smaller longer-tailed catarrhine or platyrrhine primates as contrasted with the apes.... s etc.)	???
3	Pholidota	Manidae	Manis pentadactyla	Chinese Pangolin Chinese Pangolin The Chinese Pangolin is a pangolin that is found in north India, Nepal, Bhutan, possibly Bangladesh, across Myanmar to northern Indochina, through most of Taiwan and the southern China, including the islands of Hainan....	???
4	Rodent Rodent Rodentia is an Order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing Incisors#The_Rodent_incisor in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing.... ia	Hystricidae	Hystrix hodgsoni	Chinese Porcupine	??
5		Sciuridae Sciuridae The sciurids or squirrels are a large Family of rodents. The word Sciuridae means "shade-tail," and refers to the bushy appendage possessed by many of its members....	Sciuridae, all species of all genera	Squirrel Squirrel File:Eichh?rnchen D?sseldorf Hofgarten edit.jpgA squirrel is one of many small or medium-sized rodents in the family Sciuridae. In the English language-speaking world, squirrel commonly refers to members of this family's genus Sciurus and Tamiasciurus, which are tree squirrels with large bushy tails, indigenous to Asia, the America... s	??
6	Cetacea Cetacea The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Cetus is Latin and is used in biological names to mean "whale"; its original meaning, "large sea animal", was more general....		Cetacea, all species of all genera and all families	Cetaceans (Dolphin Dolphin File:Bottlenose_Dolphin_KSC04pd0178.jpgDolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in seventeen genus.... s, whale Whale Whales are marine mammals of order Cetacea which are neither dolphinsmembers, in other words, of the families Oceanic dolphin or River dolphinnor porpoises.... s, porpoise Porpoise Porpoises are small cetaceans of the family Phocoenidae; they are related to whales and dolphins. They are distinct from dolphins, although the word "porpoise" has been used to refer to any small dolphin, especially by sailors and fishermen.... s)	?? (????????)
7	Carnivora Carnivora The diverse Order Carnivora includes over 260 species of eutheria mammals. Its members are formally referred to as carnivorans, while the word "carnivore" can refer to any meat-eating animal....	Canidae Canidae Canidae is the family of the dogs; a member of this family is called a canid. They include wolf, foxes, coyotes, and jackals. The Canidae family is divided into the "true dogs" of the tribe Canini and the "foxes" of the tribe Vulpini....	Vulpes vulpes	Common Red Fox	??
8		Viverridae	Herpestes Herpestes Herpestes is the genus of the mongoose family , Herpestidae .It contains the following species:* Short-tailed Mongoose, Herpestes brachyurus... , all species Paguma larvata Viverricula indica Viverra zibetha	Mongoose Mongoose A mongoose is a member of the family Herpestidae , a family of small, cat-like Carnivoras.The word mongoose is derived from the Marathi language name mangus "mongoose", perhaps ultimately from Dravidian languages .... s Masked Palm Civet Masked Palm Civet The Masked Palm Civet or Himalayan Palm Civet is a species of civet spread across South Asia and Southeast Asia, which in recent times was considered to be a likely vector of SARS.... Small Indian Civet Small Indian Civet The Small Indian Civet , also called the Rasse, is a species of civet found across south and south-east Asia as well as in the Indonesian archipelago.... Large Indian Civet Large Indian Civet The Large Indian Civet is generally a grizzled greyish brown, with white and black bars along their neck , stripes on the tail, and a white muzzle....	?? ??? ??? ???
8		Mustelidae Mustelidae Mustelidae or Mustelids , commonly referred to as the weasel family, is a family of carnivora mammals. The Mustelidae is a diverse family and the largest in the order Carnivora, at least partly because it has in the past been a catch-all category for many early or poorly differentiated taxa....	Lutra lutra Melogale moschata	Otter Otter Otters are semi-aquatic fish-eating mammals. The otter Rank Lutrinae forms part of the Family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, as well as others.... Chinese Ferret Badger Chinese Ferret Badger The Chinese Ferret-badger , also known as the Small-toothed Ferret-badger, is a member of the Mustelidae family. Distinctive mask-like face markings distinguish the Chinese Ferret-badger from most other oriental mustelids, although the remaining members of the genus Melogale have comparable facial markings....	?? ??
9		Felidae Felidae Felidae is the family of the cats; a member of this family is called a felid. Felids are the most strictly Carnivore of the sixteen mammal families in the order Carnivora....	Felis bengalensis	Leopard Cat Leopard Cat The Leopard Cat is a small Felidae of Southeast Asia....	??
10	Sirenia Sirenia Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivore mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. The order evolved during the Eocene epoch, more than 50 million years ago....	Dugongidae Dugongidae Dugongidae is a Family in the Order of Sirenia.The family has one surviving species, the Dugong , one recently Extinction species, the Steller's Sea Cow , and a number of extinct genera known from the fossil record....	Dugong Dugong The dugong is a large marine mammal which, together with the manatees, is one of four living species of the order Sirenia. It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's Sea Cow , was hunted to extinction in the 18th century.... , all species	Dugongs	??
11	Artiodactyla	Cervidae	Muntiacus reevesi	Reeves' Muntjac or Barking Deer	??
			Aves	Birds	???
12			Aves, all species of all genera, all families and all orders	All wild birds	??????
			Reptilia	Testudines	???
13	Testudines		Testudines, all species of all genera and all families	Chelonians (Turtle Turtle Turtles are reptiles of the Order Testudines , most of whose body is shielded by a special bone or cartilage animal shell developed from their ribs.... s, terrapin Terrapin A terrapin is a chelonian living in freshwater or brackish water. The name strictly belongs to the diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin, but in British English the name is widely applied to other freshwater turtles such as red-eared sliders, Trachemys scripta elegans.... s, tortoise Tortoise Tortoises or land turtles are land-dwelling reptiles of the family of Testudinidae, order Turtle. Like their marine cousins, the sea turtles, tortoises are shielded from predators by a shell.... s etc.)	??? (???????)
14	Serpentes	Boidae	Python molurus bivittatus	Burmese Python Burmese Python The Burmese Python , is the largest subspecies of the Python molurus and one of the 6 largest snakes in the world, native to rain forest areas of Southeast Asia....	????
15	Sauria Sauria Sauria is a clade of reptiles that includes all living diapsids, as well as their common ancestor and all its extinct descendants. The ancestral saurian was probably a small lizard-like creature living in the Permian Period....	Varanidae	Varanus salvator	Water Monitor Water monitor The Water monitor, is a large species of monitor lizard capable of growing over 3 meters in length, with the average size of most adults at 2.5 meters long....	??
			Amphibia	Amphibians	???
16	Caudata	Salamandridae Salamandridae Salamandridae is a Family of salamanders consisting of true salamanders and newts. There are currently 74 species spread all over the northern hemisphere - Europe, Asia, the northern tip of Africa and North America....	Paramesotriton hongkongensis	Hong Kong Newt Hong Kong Newt Hong Kong Newt is the only species of salamander, also known as "tailed amphibians", found in Hong Kong. Once thought to be endemic to the territory, the species has also been found in the coastal parts of Guangdong Province....	????
17	Anura	Ranidae	Amolops hongkongensis	Hong Kong Cascade Frog Hong Kong Cascade Frog Hong Kong Cascade Frog is a species of true frog once thought to be endemic to Hong Kong. Their eggs are laid on rock faces in the splash zones of cascades....	????
18		Rhacophoridae Rhacophoridae Rhacophoridae is a family of frog species, which occur in tropical regions of Asia and Africa. Most of the species are arboreal and this may include reproducing in trees....	Philautus romeri	Romer's Tree Frog Romer's Tree Frog Romer's Tree Frog is a species of frog endemic to Hong Kong. With an average snout-vent length of 1.5 - 2.5 centimetre, it is the smallest amphibian recorded in the territory....	????
			Insecta	Insects	???
19	Lepidoptera Lepidoptera Lepidoptera is an order of insect that includes moths and butterfly. It is one of the most speciose orders in the class Insecta, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterfly, skipper , and Hedylidae....	Papilionidae	Troides helena Troides helena Common Birdwing is a beautiful and large butterfly belonging to the Swallowtail . It is often found in the wildlife trade due to its popularity with butterfly collectors....	Birdwing Butterfly	???

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