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pheasantphylogenetics (2005 words) |
 | Tragopaninae is a single genus that consists of the five Tragopan species and Argusianinae is made up of the three genera, Polyplectron (Peacock Pheasants), Rheinartia (Crested Argus), and Argusianus (Great Argus). |
| This is however a mainly arbitrary classification used to group together genera that are similar in body form and behavior. |
| Pucrasia is a highly distinctive genus whose placement remains unresolved. |
| Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Central China loess plateau mixed forests (PA0411) (1102 words) |
| In spite of the regions almost complete transformation, small population of rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), musk deer (Moschus berezovskii), giant salamander (Megalobatrachus davidiana), and Koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha) still persist. |
| The Central China Loess Plateau lies to the northwest of the Yellow River Basin (also known as the North China Plain) and forms a transition zone to the steppes and desert regions of Inner (southeastern) Mongolia. |
| Li Shan supports warm temperate forest that is reported to provide habitat for several rare vertebrates including Chinese populations of rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), musk deer (Moschus berezovskii), giant salamander (Megalobatrachus davidiana), and Koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha). |
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