Abstract: Soil is a natural object distributed in succession on the earth surface, and its genesis and development has a close connection with landscape. Based on the field survey and the comparative analysis of soil profile characteristics, particle composition, and some chemical characteristics in Shenyang area, the soils in this area were classified into three orders (luvisols, cambisols and entisols), five suborders, seven groups, nine subgroups, nine families, and fourteen series, according to the “Chinese Soil Taxonomy (revised three drafts)”. There existed a good corresponding relationship between soil types and their landscape characteristics. Soil property was not only a synthetic reflection of landscape elements topography, parent material, water condition and so on, but also an integral result of longterm environmental changes and anthropogenic influences.

Key words: Manis pentadactyla, Burrow, Habitat selection, Dawuling Natural Reserve