The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus Panthera. It is among the most recognizable and popular of the world's charismatic megafauna. It featured prominently in the ancient mythology and folklore of...
The Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is a felid native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. The Snow leopard is adapted to living in a cold, mountainous environment and is capable of killing most animals in its range.
The Domestic yak (Bos grunniens) is a species of long-haired domesticated cattle that is descended from the wild yak. The yak may have diverged from cattle at any point between one and five million years ago, and there is some suggestion that it may...
The Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) is a leopard subspecies widely distributed on the Indian subcontinent. The Indian leopard is one of the big cats occurring on the Indian subcontinent, along with the Asiatic lion, Bengal tiger, Snow leopard...
The Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus ), also known as the Himalayan red bear, isabelline bear or Dzu-Teh, is a subspecies of the brown bear and is known from northern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, northern India, west China and...
The Tibetan antelope or chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii) is a medium-sized bovid native to the northeastern Tibetan plateau. Fewer than 150,000 mature individuals are left in the wild, but the population is currently thought to be increasing. In the...
The Tibetan bear or Tibetan blue bear (Ursus arctos pruinosus ) is a subspecies of the brown bear (Ursus arctos ) found in the eastern Tibetan Plateau. It is also known as the Himalayan blue bear, Himalayan snow bear, Tibetan brown bear, or the...
The Tibetan fox (Vulpes ferrilata) is a species of true fox native to Asia. It lives a solitary life and is widespread in the Tibetan Plateau's steppes and semi-deserts.
The Gobi bear (Ursus arctos gobiensis ), known in Mongolian as the Mazaalai (Мазаалай), is a subspecies of the brown bear (Ursus arctos ) that is found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. It is listed as critically endangered by the Mongolian Redbook of...
The Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus chanco ) is a canine of debated taxonomy. It is distinguished by its genetic markers, with mitochondrial DNA indicating that it is genetically basal to the Holarctic grey wolf, genetically the same wolf as the Tibetan...
Thorold's deer (Cervus albirostris ) is a threatened species of deer found at high altitudes in the eastern Tibetan Plateau. It is also known as the White-lipped deer for the white patches around its muzzle. This deer was first scientifically...
The Sichuan takin or Tibetan takin (Budorcas taxicolor tibetana ) is a subspecies of takin (goat-antelope). Budorcas from Greek bous ("ox" or "cow") and dorkas ("gazelle"); taxicolor from Latin taxus ("badger") and color ("hue") referring to...
The Large-eared pika (Ochotona macrotis) is a small mountain-dwelling mammal found in Central Asia. Pikas nest among boulders and scree, and in the autumn they pull hay, soft twigs, and other stores of food under rocks to eat during the long, cold...
The Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana ), also known as the Chinese stump-tailed macaque or Milne-Edwards' macaque, is a macaque species found from eastern Tibet east to Guangdong and north to Shaanxi in China. It has also been reported from...
The capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus ) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Myanmar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat...
The goa (Procapra picticaudata ), also known as the Tibetan gazelle, is a species of antelope that inhabits the Tibetan plateau.
The Mishmi takin (Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor ) is an endangered goat-antelope native to India, Myanmar and the People's Republic of China. It is a subspecies of takin.The Mishmi takin lives in Northeast India and eats bamboo and willow shoots. It...
The Nepal gray langur (Semnopithecus schistaceus ) is a gray langur endemic to the Himalayas in Nepal, far southwestern Tibet, northern India, northern Pakistan, Bhutan and possibly Afghanistan. It is found in forests at an elevation of 1,500 to...
The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae ), also known as the black-lipped pika, is a species of mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae.It is a small diurnal and non-hibernating mammal weighing about 140 g when fully grown. The animals are reddish tan...
The bharal (Pseudois nayaur ), also called the blue sheep, is a caprine native to the high Himalayas. It is the only member of the genus Pseudois. It occurs in India, Bhutan, China (in Gansu, Ningxia, Sichuan, Tibet, and Inner Mongolia), Myanmar,...
The Tian Shan dhole (Cuon alpinus hesperius ), also known as the Siberian dhole, Western Asiatic dhole, or northern dhole is a subspecies of dhole native to the Altai and Tian Shan mountain ranges, and possibly Pamir and Kashmir.
The Bhutan Takin (Budorcas taxicolor whitei ) is a vulnerable subspecies of Takin native to Bhutan, North Eastern India, Western part of China, and Tibet. The main threats to the Bhutan Takin are hunting and habitat loss.
The woolly hare (Lepus oiostolus ) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It is found in western and central China, northern India, and Nepal, where its typical habitat is montane grassland. It has a wide range and is present in some...
The desert hare (Lepus tibetanus ) is a species of hare found in Central Asia, Northwest China, and the western Indian subcontinent. Little is known about this species except that it inhabits grassland and scrub areas of desert and semi-desert. The...
The Tibetan red deer (Cervus canadensis wallichi ) also known as shou, is a subspecies of elk (wapiti) native to the southern Tibetan highlands and Bhutan. Once believed to be near-extinct, its population has increased to over 8,300, the majority of...
The Himalayan pika (Ochotona himalayana ) is a species of small mammal in the pika family (Ochotonidae ). It is found at high altitudes in remote areas of Ladakh, Uttarakhand and possibly also in Nepal &Tibet. The IUCN has listed this species as...
The Sichuan deer (Cervus canadensis macneilli ), also known as MacNeill's deer, is a subspecies of the wapiti native to Western China.
The white-cheeked macaque (Macaca leucogenys ) is a species of macaque found only in Mêdog County in southeastern Tibet and Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India. The white-cheeked macaque lives in forest habitats, from tropical forests to primary...
Royle's pika (Ochotona roylei ), also called the Himalayan mouse hare or hui shutu, is a species of pika. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
The Kansu red deer (Cervus canadensis kansuensis ) is a subspecies of wapiti found in the Gansu province of China. This subspecies forms, along with the closely related Sichuan deer, and Tibetan red deer, the southernmost wapiti group.
The Ladak pika (Ochotona ladacensis ), also known as the Ladakh pika, is a species of mammal in the family Ochotonidae found in China, India, and Pakistan. Prior to identification as a separate species, specimens were thought to be of the plateau...
The Forrest's pika (Ochotona forresti ) is a species of mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, and Myanmar. The summer dorsal pelage and ventral pelage are dark rufous or blackish brown, and the winter dorsal...
The Chinese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista xanthotis ) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to China.This squirrel inhabits high elevation spruce forests in China. It feeds nocturnally on young shoots, leaves, and pine...
The Gansu pika (Ochotona cansus ) is a species of mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae. It is endemic to China.
The Nubra pika (Ochotona nubrica ) is a species of mammal of the pika family, Ochotonidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
Glover's pika (Ochotona gloveri ) is a species of mammal in the family Ochotonidae. It was first described in 1922, by Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas. The summer dorsal pelage is grayish rufous, grayish brown, or tea brown in colour. The winter...
The complex-toothed flying squirrel (Trogopterus xanthipes ) occurs in the southern Chinese provinces Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Yunnan. The common name refers to the teeth, which differ from those of other species of flying squirrels.
Swinhoe's striped squirrel is a small species of rodent in the family Sciuridae known scientifically as Tamiops swinhoei. This species is found mostly in China and Southeast Asia. Their diet consists of mostly seeds, fruits, nuts and ginger nectar....
The Sikkim rat (Rattus andamanensis ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. The rat's coloring is brownish upperparts and a white undersideRattus...
The De Winton's shrew (Chodsigoa hypsibius ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to China.
The Kam dwarf hamster (Cricetulus kamensis ) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in the mountains of western China where it inhabits grassland, shrubby marshes and steppes. Although it has a limited range, the...
The Sikkim mountain vole (Neodon sikimensis ) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Bhutan, India, Nepal and China.
