Study on Terrestrial Wild Vertebrate Diversity and Geographical Fauna in Qinghai Area of Qilian Mountain National Park, China

Shiyu Xu, Zhanlei Rong (), Hu Ma, Jiaan Xie and Fang Wang
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Shiyu Xu: School of Geographical Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China
Zhanlei Rong: School of Geographical Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China
Hu Ma: School of Geographical Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China
Jiaan Xie: School of Geographical Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China
Fang Wang: School of Geographical Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 24, 1-22

Abstract: To gain an in-depth understanding of the resource status of terrestrial wild vertebrates in the Qinghai Area of Qilian Mountain National Park, a total of 10 field surveys were conducted in the reserve from May 2019 to May 2022, and the diversity and geographical fauna of terrestrial wild vertebrates in the study area were studied combined with literature. The results show that in the Qinghai Area of the Qilian Mountain National Park, there are 265 species of terrestrial vertebrates in 4 classes, 30 orders, 71 families and 167 genera. Among them, Amphibia has 1 order, 2 families, 2 genera and 3 species; Reptilia has 2 orders, 4 families, 5 genera and 5 species; Aves has 21 orders, 51 families, 131 genera and 214 species; Mammalia has 6 orders, 15 families, 29 genera and 43 species. The composition of terrestrial wild vertebrate species in the study area shows that Aves account for 80.75%, Mammalia account for 16.23%; Reptilia account for 1.89% and Amphibia account for only 1.13%. The geographical fauna is dominated by Cosmopolitan species (218), followed by Palaearctic species (48) and a few Oriental species (3). Data from the G-F analysis shows that birds are more diverse at both family and genus levels, followed by mammals, with amphibians lower and reptiles lowest.

Keywords: species diversity; geographical distribution; species check-list (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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