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 sambar (Rusa unicolor) is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The name "sambar" is also sometimes used to refer to the Philippine deer called the "Philippine sambar", and the Javan rusa called the "Sunda sambar".
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 stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides ), also called the bear macaque, is a species of macaque native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. In India, it occurs south of the Brahmaputra River, in the northeastern part of the country. Its range in...
The Myanmar snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus strykeri ) is a critically endangered species of colobine monkey discovered in 2010 in northern Burma (Myanmar). It was formally described as a novel species of primate in 2011 based on its fur, beard,...
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 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 black crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor ) is a Critically Endangered species of gibbon found in China, Laos, and northern Vietnam, with four subspecies.
The Chinese bamboo rat (Rhizomys sinensis ) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae found in southern China, southern Myanmar, and northern Vietnam. Its habitat is bamboo thickets usually at high elevations, pine forests, and plantations.
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 Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus macrourus ) is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae.It is found in China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The red and white giant flying squirrel (Petaurista alborufus ) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is a very large, dark rufous-red, buff and white flying squirrel found in forests at altitudes of 800–3,500 m (2,600–11,500 ft) in...
The large bamboo rat, Sumatran rat, or Indomalayan rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis ) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is one of four species of bamboo...
The tolai hare (Lepus tolai ) is a species of hare native to Central Asia, Mongolia, and Northern and Central China. It inhabits semi-desert, steppes, rocky habitats, and forest meadows. It is relatively common, even in areas with heavy human...
The Yunnan lar gibbon (Hylobates lar yunnanensis ), also known as the Yunnan white-handed gibbon, is a subspecies of the lar gibbon, a primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. This Chinese subspecies is thought to be extinct.
The Yunnan hare (Lepus comus ) is a medium-sized species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It has soft, flat, and long dorsal pelage which is grayish brown or dark gray in color, and whitish ventral pelage. It was considered endemic to China...
The Ryukyu mouse (Mus caroli ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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 Moupin pika (Ochotona thibetana ), also known as Ribetischer Pika, Moupin-Pika, Pika del Tibet, and Manipuri pika, is a species of mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae. It has many subspecies, some of which may be distinct species. Its summer...
The spotted giant flying squirrel (Petaurista elegans ), also known as the lesser giant flying squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in hill and mountain forests at altitudes of 200–4,000 m (660–13,120 ft) in...
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 Shortridge's langur (Trachypithecus shortridgei ) is a lutung native to Burma and China.
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 Chinese shrew mole (Uropsilus soricipes ) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to China, Sichuan Province. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
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 gracile shrew mole (Uropsilus gracilis ) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to China; populations known from Myanmar likely represent other species (see below).The black-backed shrew mole (U. atronates ) and the Snow...
The inquisitive shrew mole (Uropsilus investigator ) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is only known from Yunnan province of China, although its range is thought to extend over the border into Myanmar.A 2018 phylogenetic study found...
The Chinese jumping mouse (Eozapus setchuanus ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is monotypic within the genus Eozapus. It is endemic to China where its natural habitat is temperate forests, steppes and meadows in mountainous...
The orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel (Dremomys lokriah ) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan.
The Père David's rock squirrel (Sciurotamias davidianus ), also known as the Chinese rock squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to China, where it is found widely in rocky habitats in the eastern and central parts...
The Berdmore's ground squirrel (Menetes berdmorei ) is a ground squirrel found in Southeast Asia, from the east of Myanmar to Vietnam. It is however absent on the Malay peninsula, as well as the islands.The squirrel has a grey-brown back and a white...
The Turkestan rat (Rattus pyctoris ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
The greater Chinese mole (Euroscaptor grandis ) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is found in China and potentially Myanmar.
Rickett's big-footed bat (Myotis pilosus ) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in southern and eastern China, Vietnam, and Laos. This species has often been called Myotis ricketti, but the older M. pilosus has priority. The erroneous...
The De Winton's shrew (Chodsigoa hypsibius ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to China.
The long-nosed mole (Euroscaptor longirostris ) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to China, where it has a widespread distribution.Orlov's mole (E. orlovi ) and Kuznetsov's mole (E. kuznetsovi ), both of which range from...
Perny's long-nosed squirrel (Dremomys pernyi ) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Northeast India, southern and central China, northern Myanmar, northern Vietnam, and Taiwan.
The large myotis (Myotis chinensis ) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in central and southeast China, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Thailand, and northern Vietnam. It is also expected to occur in northern Laos, but not yet documented there.
Blyth's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus lepidus ) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found across southern Asia from Afghanistan to Vietnam. The species can be identified from its pointed, bifid sella.
