[Bears Armed]

What is the name of the Malabran porcupine species?

Noted regarding the snowcock. I would say that some Laeralites keep domesticated geese, of both the Greylag and 'Swan Goose' varieties. Do you have any name ideas for the Iduvian variant of the mandarin duck? I'm thinking maybe the 'Bonnet Duck', from the Mandarin duck's scientific classification, or maybe the 'painted duck'. I'll also keep an eye out for details on the Granveo Snowfinch.

Again, thanks for all your help in developing mine and Legionas' ecosystems. It's extremely useful, and I would never have been able or willing to explain it in so much detail.

The porcupine is Hystrix malabraica scientifically; its local names probably vary.

I've already got an Iduvian 'Mandarin Duck'in Bears Armed's fauna, so will look through my notes to see what it's called there.

There's no need to thank me, I enjoy finding this outlet for my interest in such matters... but thank you for thanking me, anyway.

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And now, some more suggestions:

Birds
The larger species present would also include Cormorants, in the coastal regions of Laeral and southern Legionas, and probably in the 'Riverlands' of Laeral as well. Maybe fishermen in one part of the Riverlands - probably around a fairly large lake, or in an area with several smaller ones - take young cormorants from the nests and train them to bring in fish, as fishermen around at least one lake in RL China did?
Swans would probably include a member of the Tundra/Whistling/Bewick's group (nest on the tundra, then migrate south to over-winter), a member of the Trumpeter/Whooping group (a bit larger, nest on in the subarctic forests then migrate south to over-winter) and ? at least in Laeral's 'Riverlands' - a fairly close relative of the RL 'Mute Swan' (basically a permanent resident in the south).
In RL, northern & central China have at least five species of Cranes present for parts of the year: So, maybe three here?
There would probably be several other species of wild geese present, seasonally, as well as the already-mentioned two from which RL's domesticated varieties were derived.
Your nations would have Herons, as well: There'd be at least one species related to the [European] Grey Heron & [North American] Great Purple Heron here, and (at least in the Riverlands) probably both a Bittern and a Night Heron too? and maybe even more, with differing ecological niches. In fact, bearing in mind how far the 'Little Egret' has spread across RL Earth during recent decades, I wouldn?t be surprised to learn that that species has actually made it from Earth into the southern Riverlands under its own power?
Legionas and the north-eastern coast of Laeral probably have a species of Gannet among their seabirds
We don't have Albatrosses, which simply haven't reached our shores yet: However, we do still have albatross-sized (or just slightly larger) members of the ?Sawbeaks? instead...

Aquatic Mammals
Despite what I said earlier, if you want them then there could be a population of Gray Whales that migrates past the region's eastern coasts as well as the [already established as existing] population off of the western coasts: Apparently in RL there was originally a North Atlantic population, as well as the still-surviving North Pacific one, before the whalers moved in...

Fish
Although I didn't plan on the region having any surviving types of ['jawed'] fish from quite as far back as the Dunkleosteus that Legionas is taking as a part of their nation's fauna, I did plan on having the more 'primitive' groups of 'Bony-finned Fish' survive here to a greater extent than they've managed in RL. So, as well as Sturgeon & Paddlefish_
'Dwarf Sturgeon'/'Grubbers'/'Mudfish': very similar to Sturgeon, but maximum length c. 2 feet; purely freshwater, feed on invertebrates on or close to the beds of rivers & ponds especially where there's not enough room for 'true' Sturgeon. (They do not produce a reasonable 'caviar', and their flesh is generally considered too 'muddy' in flavour to be favoured as food by people?). These could occur in Laeral, High Fells, and southern Legionas.
'Ice Sturgeon': one species, maxiumum length c.5-6 feet; found in freshwater that freezes over in winter; ?hibernates?, producing a chemical that makes its flesh poisonous to potential predators - who therefore tend to leave it alone - as well as more resistant to damage from freezing. (It cannot also use this chemical for protection against predators while active itself during the warmer months, however, because of harmful effects that the stuff would have on its own tissues then?) This might occur in northern Legionas.
'Bony Sturgeon': several species that have bonier skeletons & more scales than do the 'true' Sturgeons, varying from c. 1 foot to c.6 feet in length, feeding habits basically similar to Sturgeon & 'Dwarf Sturgeon' except that these live only in the sea and feed near the sea-bed a little way below the 'low tide' line.
'Whalefish': The largest member of this group, up to 24 feet (or even 30 feet?) in length, unarmoured; another purely marine species, this one has evolved to filter-feed on plankton and thus fills a similar ecological niche to the RL 'Basking Shark' (which is absent from our waters).

In the southern 'Riverlands', instead of Pike, there are probably Gar. The sea to the south of that might also have marine relatives of the Gar, filling a role as fast predators, too. Close relatives of the RL (North American) Bowfin occur in suitable freshwater habitat across the region.