Chinese folklore
LeiShen/雷神: The Deity of Thunder in Chinese Mythology

In Chinese mythology, in the Lei Ze(The lake of thunder), there lived a thunder god. This god of thunder had a dragon-like body and a human head. If he slapped his abdomen, he would make a thunderclap.
雷澤中有雷神,龍身而人頭,鼓其腹。在吳西。
《山海經 海內東經》
TianMa/天馬: Named Sky Horse But In Fact a Dog

天馬(Tianma/Sky Horse) is a beast there whose shape is like a white dog with a black head. When it sees a person, it flies away.
又東北二百裏,曰馬成之山,其上多文石,其陰多金玉,有獸焉,其狀如白犬而黑頭,見人則飛,其名曰天馬
《山海經·北山經》
HuanShu/䑏疏
TianGou/天狗
Fei/蜚
YouYou/峳峳
Bo/駮
ZhuRu/朱獳

Zhuru(朱獳) is a mythical beast that lives in the mountains. It looks like a fox with fins like a fish. Its cry sounds like it is calling its own name. Wherever it appears in a country, that country will experience something that causes fear.
《山海經 東次二經》
又南三百裏,曰耿山,無草木,多水碧,多大蛇。有獸焉,其狀如狐而魚翼,其名曰朱獳,其鳴自,見則其國有恐。
ZhuHuai/諸懷

There is a beast that is like a bull with four horns, human eyes, and pig ears. It is called the “諸懷(Zhuhuai)”, and its cry is like a crying goose. It is a man-eater.
《山海經 北山經》
有獸焉,其狀如牛而四角、人目、彘耳,其名曰諸懷,其音如鳴雁,是食人。
FeiShu/飛鼠

In the Shanhaijing, there are also some descriptions of mythical creatures that are very realistic, like this one: Feishu is an animal there whose shape is like a rabbit but with a mouse’s head. It flies using its back.
《山海經·北山經》
又東北二百裏,曰天池之山,其上無草木,多文石。有獸焉,其狀如兔而鼠首,以其背飛,其名曰飛鼠。澠水出焉,潛於其下,其中多黃堊
PaoXiao/狍鴞

狍鴞(Paoxiao) is shaped like a sheep with a human face. Its eyes are under its armpits. It has tiger teeth and human claws. Its cry is like that of a baby, and it eats people.
《山海經 北山經》
鉤吾之山有獸焉,其狀如羊身人面,其目在腋下,虎齒人爪,其音如嬰兒,名曰狍鴞,是食人。