Abstract: Ellerman and Morrion-Scott (1951), in their account of the mammals of the Palaearctic Region and Indian Subcontinent, listed 16 families 38 genera and 55 species from xizang (Tibet) .The Chinese Academy of Sciences organized the camprehensive expeditions to Xizang mainly during 1959 -1960, 1966-1968, and 1973-1976 and the Northwest Plateau Institute of Biology, Academia Sinica, also carried out surveys in the same region during 1973-1974 and 1977-1978. Altogether over 1,500 mammal specimens representing 21 families 67 genera and 127 species were identified, of which 1 species and 6 subspecies were considered as new to science, and also 3 species and 15 subspecies were reported as new records for China.In our checklist, we have added 4 more new records for China (These records are marked with an asterisk in the checklist).

摘要： 十九世纪30—40年代,曾一度旅居尼泊尔的霍奇森(Hodgson),通过各种渠道获得一批西藏标本。本世纪初,沙俄军官科兹洛夫(1901)率“探险队”入藏考察;沃尔顿(Walton,1903,1904)随英军到藏南收集动物标本;沃拉斯顿(Wollaston,1921)以及路德洛(Ludlow,1932,1934,1938,1946—1947)等,相继在藏南(包括珠穆朗玛峰地区)、藏东南和藏西北等地区调查采集。