List of protected species in Hong Kong

Plants

Protected Species under Forestry Regulations Cap. 96A

	Scientific Name	English Common Name	Chinese Common Name
1	Ailanthus fordii	Ailanthus	福氏臭椿
2	Amentotaxus argotaenia Amentotaxus argotaenia Amentotaxus argotaenia is a species of conifer in the Taxaceae family.-Distribution:It is said that the species is found only in China according to Conifer Specialist Group of IUCN; but it is said that the species can be also found in Northern Vietnam according to the Hong Kong Herbarium.In Hong...	Amentotaxus Amentotaxus Amentotaxus is a genus of conifers comprising five species, treated in either the Cephalotaxaceae, or in the Taxaceae when that family is considered in a broad sense. The genus is endemic to subtropical southeastern Asia, from Taiwan west across southern China to Assam in the eastern Himalaya, and...	穗花杉
3	Angiopteris evecta	Mules-foot Fern	觀音座蓮
4	Aristolochia tagala	India Birthwort	印度馬兜鈴
5	Asplenium nidus Asplenium nidus Asplenium nidus is a species of fern in the family Aspleniaceae, native to tropical southeastern Asia, eastern Australia, Hawaii, Polynesia, Christmas Island, India, and eastern Africa...	Bird's-nest Fern	雀巢芒
6	Camellia species	Camellias	各種茶花
7	Cyatheaceae species	Tree Ferns	桫欏科植物
8	Dendrobenthamia hongkongensis	Hong Kong Dogwood	香港四照花
9	Drosera peltata	Crescent-leaved Sundew	茅膏菜
10	Enkianthus quinqueflorus	Chinese New Year Flower	吊鐘
11	Illicium species	Star-anises Star anise Illicium verum, commonly called Star anise, star aniseed, or Chinese star anise, is a spice that closely resembles anise in flavor, obtained from the star-shaped pericarp of Illicium verum, a small native evergreen tree of northeast Vietnam and southwest China...	各種八角
12	Illigera celebica	Illigera	青藤
13	Impatiens hongkongensis	Hong Kong Balsam	香港鳳仙
14	Iris speculatrix	Hong Kong Iris	小花鳶尾
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. The tree grows in hills, mountains, and broadleaf forests at elevations of 200–1400 m...	Keteleeria Keteleeria Keteleeria is a genus of three species of coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae, related to the genera Nothotsuga and Pseudolarix. It is distinguished from Nothotsuga by the much larger cones, and from Pseudolarix by the evergreen leaves and the cones not disintegrating readily at maturity...	油杉
16	Lagerstroemia species	Crape Myrtles	各種紫薇
17	Lilium brownii	Chinese Lily	野百合,淡紫百合
18	Magnoliaceae species	Magnolias	木蘭科植物
19	Nepenthes species	Pitcher-plants	豬籠草
20	Orchidaceae species	Orchids	各種蘭花
21	Pavetta hongkongensis	Pavetta Pavetta Pavetta is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It comprises about 350 species of trees, evergreen shrubs and sub-shrubs. It is found in woodlands, grasslands and thickets in sub-tropical and tropical Africa and Asia. The plants are cultivated for their simple but variable leaves,...	茜木,大沙葉
22	Platycodon grandiflorum	Balloon Flower, Chinese bellflower Chinese bellflower Platycodon grandiflorus is a species of perennial flowering plant of the family Campanulaceae and the only member of the genus Platycodon . This species is known as platycodon or Chinese bellflower...	桔梗
23	Rehderodendron kwangtungense	Kwangtung Redertree	廣東木瓜紅
24	Rhododendron species	Azaleas	各種杜鵑
25	Rhodoleia championi	Rhodoleia Rhodoleia Rhodoleia is a genus of plant in family Hamamelidaceae. Together with its sister genus Exbucklandia, Rhodoleia forms the sister clade to the other 25 genera of Hamamelidaceae. Flowers of Rhodoleia are bird-pollinated...	紅苞木
26	Schoepfia chinensis	Schoepfia Schoepfia Schoepfia is a small genus of flowering plants belonging to the enigmatic family Schoepfiaceae. The genus has long been placed in the Olacaceae family though many researchers noted the differences between it and the rest of the family...	青皮樹
27	Tutcheria spectabilis	Tutcheria Tutcheria Tutcheria is a genus with 32 species of flowering plants belonging to the Theaceae family. - List of selected species:Tutcheria acutiserrataTutcheria austro-sinicaTutcheria brachycarpaTutcheria championi*Tutcheria greeniae...	石筆木

Animals

Protected species under Wild Animals Protection Ordinance Cap 170

	Order Order (biology) In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...	Family Family In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...	\| Scientific Name	English Common Name	Chinese Common Name
			\|Mammalia	Mammals	哺乳類
1	Chiroptera		Chiroptera, all species of all genera and all families	Bat Bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,... s	蝙蝠
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 primate, either an Old World monkey or a New World monkey. There are about 260 known living species of monkey. Many are arboreal, although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent. Unlike apes, monkeys... s etc.)	靈長屬 (猴子等)
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 southern China, including the islands of Hainan.-Conservation:...	穿山甲
4	Rodent Rodent Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing.... ia	Hystricidae	Hystrix hodgsoni	Chinese Porcupine	箭豬
5		Sciuridae	Sciuridae, all species of all genera	Squirrel Squirrel Squirrels belong to a large family of small or medium-sized rodents called the Sciuridae. The family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots , flying squirrels, and prairie dogs. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa and have been introduced to Australia... s	松鼠
6	Cetacea Cetacea The order Cetacea includes the marine mammals commonly known as 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. It comes from Ancient Greek , meaning "whale" or "any huge fish or sea...		Cetacea, all species of all genera and all families	Cetaceans (Dolphin Dolphin Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in 17 genera. They vary in size from and , up to and . They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating... s, whale Whale Whale is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti . This suborder also includes the sperm whale, killer whale, pilot whale, and beluga... 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)	鯨屬 (海豚、鯨魚、小鯨)
7	Carnivora Carnivora The diverse order Carnivora \|Latin]] carō "flesh", + vorāre "to devour") includes over 260 species of placental 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 biological family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals that includes wolves, foxes, jackals, coyotes, and domestic dogs. A member of this family is called a canid . The Canidae family is divided into two tribes: Canini and Vulpini...	Vulpes vulpes	Common Red Fox	紅狐
8		Viverridae	Herpestes Herpestes Herpestes is a genus of the mongoose family, Herpestidae .It contains the following species and subspecies:* Short-tailed Mongoose, Herpestes brachyurus** H. b. brachyurus... , all species Paguma larvata Viverricula indica Viverra zibetha	Mongoose Mongoose Mongoose are a family of 33 living species of small carnivorans from southern Eurasia and mainland Africa. Four additional species from Madagascar in the subfamily Galidiinae, which were previously classified in this family, are also referred to as "mongooses" or "mongoose-like"... s Masked Palm Civet Masked Palm Civet The Masked Palm Civet or Gem-faced Civet is a civet species native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and classified by IUCN in 2008 as Least Concern as it occurs in many protected areas, is tolerant to some degree of habitat modification, and widely distributed with presumed large... Small Indian Civet Small Indian Civet The Small Indian Civet or Rasse is a species of civet found across south and South-east Asia as well as in the Indonesian archipelago. The Assamese name Johamaal refers to its glandular odour similar to a scented rice variety called Joha... Large Indian Civet Large Indian Civet The Large Indian Civet is a member of the Viverrid family native to Southeast Asia. In 2008, the IUCN classified the species as Near Threatened, mainly because of the known heavy trade as wild meat.- Characteristics :...	獴屬果子狸七間狸五間狸
8		Mustelidae Mustelidae Mustelidae , commonly referred to as the weasel family, are a family of carnivorous mammals. Mustelids are diverse and the largest family in the order Carnivora, at least partly because in the past it has been a catch-all category for many early or poorly differentiated taxa...	Lutra lutra Melogale moschata	Otter Otter The Otters are twelve species of semi-aquatic mammals which feed on fish and shellfish, and also other invertebrates, amphibians, birds and small mammals.... 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...	水獺鼬獾
9		Felidae Felidae Felidae is the biological family of the cats; a member of this family is called a felid. Felids are the strictest carnivores of the thirteen terrestrial families in the order Carnivora, although the three families of marine mammals comprising the superfamily pinnipedia are as carnivorous as the...	Felis bengalensis	Leopard Cat Leopard Cat The leopard cat is a small wild cat of South and East Asia. Since 2002 it has been listed as Least Concern by IUCN as it is widely distributed but threatened by habitat loss and hunting in parts of its range...	豹貓
10	Sirenia Sirenia Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. Four species are living, in two families and genera. These are the dugong and manatees...	Dugongidae Dugongidae Dugongidae is a family in the order of Sirenia.The family has one surviving species, the Dugong , one recently extinct 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	儒艮
11	Artiodactyla	Cervidae	Muntiacus reevesi	Reeves' Muntjac or Barking Deer	黃麂
			Aves	Birds	雀鳥類
12			Aves, all species of all genera, all families and all orders	All wild birds	所有野生雀鳥
			Reptilia	Testudines	爬蟲類
13	Testudines		Testudines, all species of all genera and all families	Chelonians (Turtle Turtle Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines , characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield... s, terrapin Terrapin A terrapin is a turtle living in fresh or brackish water.Terrapin may also refer to:* Terrapin , a transport vehicle used for amphibious assault by the Allies during the Second World War... s, tortoise Tortoise Tortoises are a family of land-dwelling reptiles of the order of turtles . Like their marine cousins, the sea turtles, tortoises are shielded from predators by a shell. The top part of the shell is the carapace, the underside is the plastron, and the two are connected by the bridge. The tortoise... s etc.)	龜鱉屬 (海龜、鱉、龜等)
14	Serpentes	Boidae	Python molurus bivittatus	Burmese Python Burmese Python The Burmese Python is the largest subspecies of the Indian Python and one of the 6 largest snakes in the world, native to a large variation of tropic and subtropic areas of Southern- and Southeast Asia. They are often found near water and are sometimes semi-aquatic, but can also be found in trees...	緬甸蟒蛇
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 to in length, with the average size of most adults at long. Maximum weight of Varanus salvator can be over , but most are half that size. Their body is muscular with a long, powerful, laterally compressed tail...	水巨蜥
			Amphibia	Amphibians	兩棲類
16	Caudata	Salamandridae Salamandridae Salamandridae is a family of salamanders consisting of true salamanders and newts. Currently, 74 species have been identified in 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 , 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.The newt is treated by some naturalists as a sub-species of Paramesotriton chinensis...	香港蠑螈
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...	香港瀑蛙
18		Rhacophoridae Rhacophoridae Rhacophoridae is a family of frog species, which occur in tropical regions of Asia and Africa. They are commonly known as shrub frogs, or more ambiguously as "moss frogs" or "bush frogs". Some Rhacophoridae are called "tree frogs"...	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 cm, it is the smallest amphibian recorded in the territory. Despite its common name, it belongs to the Rhacophoridae family, instead of the Hylidae.-Physical descriptions:The female frog is...	盧文氏蛙
			Insecta	Insects	昆蟲類
19	Lepidoptera Lepidoptera Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...	Papilionidae	Troides helena Troides helena The Common Birdwing, Troides helena , 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	黃扇蝶

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