Chinese monal [SEP] IUCN conservation status
and the green and Indian peafowls). Males measure in length while females measure . The mean weight is reportedly .
The scientific name, "lhuysii", commemorates the French statesman Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys.
Due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation, limited range and illegal hunting, the Chinese monal is evaluated as vulnerable on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix I of CITES.
In captivity.
London Zoo and Beijing Zoo have kept Chinese monal but all attempts to establish a captive
rapid decreasing of population, the Chinese government has given this species the utmost conservation status of "National First Grade Key Protected Wild Animal" to ensure its survival. Global conservation agencies and charities, such as the World Wildlife Fund and IUCN, have been collaborating with the Chinese government to ensure the survival of the species.
Distribution.
There are two subspecies of narrow-ridged finless porpoise, the Yangtze and the East Asian finless porpoises, the former inhabiting the Yangtze River, and the latter the coastal areas off mainland