Wildlife of the United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is a country in Asia located in the western part of the continent, at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe. It is situated on the Arabian Peninsula. The most popular city is Dubai and the capital is Abu Dhabi.

Native Animals

Arabian oryxes are the most important animals in the UAE. They’re the country’s national emblem living in the arid areas of the Arabian Peninsula.

Arabian wolves are subspecies of gray wolves. They’re the smallest of all wolves and adapted to the desert environment

Blanford’s foxes are a small species of foxes

Striped hyenas are a species of hyenas that are native to northern and eastern Africa and the Middle East, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and the Caucasus.

Arabian tahrs are a species of wild goats native to eastern Arabia

Asiatic caracals are a medium-sized species of wild cats

Cape hares are a species of hares that are native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula

Egyptian fruit bats are a species of megabats

Birds

Sooty falcons are a medium-sized species of falcons native to northeastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula

Bonelli’s eagles are large birds of prey

Lappet-faced vultures are a large species of Old World vultures

MacQueen’s bustards are a large species of birds in the bustard family. They’re native to the steppes and deserts of Asia

Red-billed tropicbirds are a species of tropicbirds native to the subtropical and tropical coastlines for the Atlantic and East Pacific Oceans

Marine Animals

Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins are a species of dolphins native to the coastal waters of the western Pacific and the eastern Indian Oceans. The largest population of these dolphins is along the coast of Abu Dhabi.

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Wildlife of Myanmar

The Asian country of Myanmar was formerly called Burma. This is a mid-sized country in southeast Asia and is bordered by India, Bangladesh, China, Laos, Thailand, and the Indian Ocean. The country has tropical rainforests, wetlands, mountains, plains, and coastlines.

Official National Animals

Indochinese tiger

Gray peacock pheasant

Myanmar has many national parks. At the Atlaungdaw Kthapa National Park in the northwest region of Sagaing, you’ll see temperate coniferous, broadleaf, and mixed forests. Wild animals living here are barking deer, brown bears, clouded leopards, civets, and elephants among others.

The Hlawga Park in the southeast region of Yangon is home to deer, pangolins, pythons, storks, and other birds.

The Lampi Island Marine National Park is located in the far south of the country off the coast of the Malay Peninsula. Here you can see whales, dolphins, dugongs, and sea turtles.

Native Animals

Gaurs also known as Indian bison are the largest species of bovid in the world.

Bharals are also referred to as blue sheep. They’re a species of carpine native to the high altitudes of the Himalayas. These animals have been introduced to Myanmar, Bhutan, and Pakistan.

Asian golden cats are a medium species of wild cats native to southeast Asia, China, and northeastern parts of the Indian subcontinent.

Dholes are also called Indian wild dogs. They’re a species of canids native to most parts of Asia.

Thamins are a species of deer endemic to southern Asia. In Myanmar, you can find them in the central parts and Chattin Wildlife Sanctuary is home to the largest population of thamins in the world.

Sun bears are a species of bears native to southeastern Asia. They are the world’s smallest bears.

Sunda flying lemurs are a species of colugos native to southeastern Asia.

Burmese hares are a species of mammals native to Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Malayan tapirs are the only species of tapirs native to southeastern Asia.

Pangolins can be found throughout southeastern Asia.

Bengal slow lorises are a species of primates native to Indochina and the Indian subcontinent.

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Myanmar snub-nosed monkeys are a species of primates that are endemic to northern Myanmar.

Asian elephants are the only species of elephants that live outside of Africa. They’re native to southern and southeastern Asia.

Clouded leopards are a species of wild cats native to most of Asia. In Myanmar, they live in the hill forests of Karen State.

Marine Animals

Dugongs are a species of marine mammals related to manatees.

Birds

Black eagles are a large species of birds of prey native to southeastern China and southeast Asia.

Red-headed vultures are a species of Old World vultures.

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Wildlife of Malaysia

Malaysia is a southeastern Asian island. The country has both land and maritime borders with Brunei, Indonesia, and Thailand. It shares maritime borders with the Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam.

Official National Animal

Malaysian tiger

Native Animals

Malayan tigers are a subspecies of tigers. They’re endemic to the Malay Peninsula and unfortunately, since 2014 have been critically endangered due to habitat loss and poaching.

Sun bears are an interesting species of bears. They’re the smallest of bears.

Indochinese leopards are a subspecies of leopards native to southern China and southeastern Asia. They’re threatened due to habitat loss and poaching.

Clouded leopards are a large species of felid and the third and last big cats found in Malaysia. They inhabit dense forests.

Sumatran rhinoceroses are one of five species of rhinos that are native to southeastern Asia.

Borneo bearded pigs are peculiar creatures, They live in southeastern Asia and have prominent beards.

Wild boars are among the most widespread and common animals on the planet. They originate from Eurasia.

Sumbar deer are a large species of deer that are native to southeastern Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

Indian muntjacs known as barking deer are a small species of deer native to southern and southeastern Asia.

Malayan tapirs are the only species of tapirs native to southeastern Asia.

Gaurs are a large species of bovines that are native to southern and southeastern Asia.

Siamang gibbons are a species of gibbons native to Malaysia.

Borneo orangutans are among the most iconic Asian animals. They’re an important symbol for the protection of wildlife and endemic to the island of Borneo.

Birds

Crested serpent eagles are a medium-sized species of birds of prey native to tropical Asia.

Oriental pied hornbills are among the nine species of hornbills found in Malaysia.

Marine Animals

Saltwater crocodiles are the largest crocodiles on the planet. They’re incredibly strong and aggressive.

Otter civets are a species of semi-aquatic vivierrids native to Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Brunei.

Asian water monitors are a large species of varanids native to south and southeastern Asia.

False gharials are a species of crocodilians native to the Malaysian Peninsula. They’re freshwater crocodiles.

Dugongs are a species of marine mammals related to manatees. They can be found around the coasts of the Indo-West Pacific, in about 40 countries and territories.

SANDAKAN 15 AUGUST 2019. A recent sighting of whale shark in waters near Pulau Langkayan off Sandakan. NSTP/COURTESY OF REEF GUARDIAN.

Whale sharks are the largest species of sharks and the largest of all fish. They’re found in tropical oceans.

Giant oceanic manta rays are the largest species of rays in the world, Found off the coast of Malaysia.

Leatherback sea turtles are the largest turtles in the world.

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Wildlife of Bhutan

The Kingdom of Bhutan is a small Asian country. On the south, east, and west it is bordered by India and then north by China. The country is located on the slopes and foothills of the eastern Himalayas and has diverse habitats from tropical lowlands to deciduous and pine forests to alpine terrain.

Official National Animal

The Takin figures prominently in Bhutanese mythology.

Native Animals

Takins are unique-looking animals that resemble both goats and cattle.

Himalayan wolves are a species of canines inhabiting the Himalayas, Central Asian highlands, and the Tibetan Plateau.

Tibetan gazelles are a species of antelope that are native to the Tibetan Plateau.

Sloth bears are a species of bears native to the Indian subcontinent.

Himalayan gorals are a bovid species native to the Himalayas.

Indian rhinoceroses are a rhinoceros species found throughout the Indian subcontinent.

Clouded leopards are a large species of wild cats found in the dense forests of the Himalayas.

Binturongs are strange animals known as bearcats. They are native to South and Southeast Asia.

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Bharals are known as blue sheep and are a species of sheep native to Bhutan, China, Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Myanmar.

Dholes are Indian wild dogs. They’re a species of canids native to Asia.

Bengal tigers are among the most iconic Asian animals. They’re part of the world’s charismatic megafauna, a group of large and emblematic species with popular appeal.

Yellow-throated martens are a species of martens native to Asia.

Asian elephants are a species of elephants native to Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

Hispid hares are a species of hares native to South Asia.

Indian muntjac or barking deer are a species of deer native to South and Southeast Asia.

Red pandas are native to the eastern part of the Himalayas and to South China.

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Wildlife of Indonesia

The Asian country of Indonesia has diverse and unusual wildlife unlike anywhere else in the world, There are lush rainforests, dry volcanic terrain, alpine forests, coastal forests, and wetlands. The country also consists of thousands of islands among them the largest Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and western New Guinea.

Official National Animal

The Komodo dragon is the largest species of lizard in the world.

Native Animals

Borneo orangutans are a species of great apes that are endemic to the island of Borneo and are the only great ape species native to Asia.

North Sulawesi babirusas are a species of pig-like mammals native to the island of Sulawesi.

Komodo dragons are a species of monitor lizards endemic to several Indonesian islands.

Bali tigers are tigers that inhabit the Sunda Island.

Borneo elephants are a sub-species of Asian elephants native to the northeastern part of Borneo.

Lowland anoas are a species of buffalo endemic to Sulawesi.

Javan slow loris are a species native to the western and central areas of the island of Java.

Pig-tailed langurs are a species of Old World monkey endemic to the small islands off the coast of Sumatra.

Sunda clouded leopards are a medium-sized species of wild cats that are native to the islands of Sumatra and Borneo.

Binturongs are bearcats native to southern and southeastern Asia.

Borneo rhinoceroses are a sub-species of the Sumatran rhinoceroses.

Western long-beaked echidnas are one of four species of living echidnas native to Australia and the Indonesian islands.

Goodfellow’s tree-kangaroos are a species native to Indonesia and New Guinea.

Sunda flying lemurs are a species of colugo native to southeastern Asia.

Siamangs are a species of arboreal gibbons that are native to Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Sulawesi flying foxes are a species of megabats endemic to Indonesia.

Javan leopards are a sub-species of leopards only living on the island of Java.

Birds

Maleos are a large species of megapodes, chicken-like birds, endemic to the islands of Sulawesi and Buton.

Marine Animals

Saltwater crocodiles are adapted to living in saltwater. These are Indo-Pacific crocodiles.

Dugongs are a peculiar species of marine mammals that make their homes across the Indo-West Pacific regions.

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Wildlife of Cambodia

Cambodia is an Asian country with immense biodiversity and lush forests. It shares borders with Laos to the north, Thailand to the north and west, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the south. Its landscape includes low-lying forests and plains that are surrounded by hills and mountains with the largest range being the Cardamom Mountains. Through the middle of the country flows the Mekong River. The Tonle Sap connects with the Mekong through the Tonle Sap River and is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia.

Official National Animals

Kouprey

Giant ibis

Northern river terrapin

Giant barb

Cambodia has seven national parks and many wildlife sanctuaries and protected areas.

Botum Sakor National Park is in the south of Cambodia, near the Gulf of Thailand. It is the largest protected area in the country. The park encompasses a peninsula of verdant grasslands, woodlands, swamps, and mangroves next to the Cardamom Mountains.

Wildlife making their homes here include primates, pangolins, wild cats, deer, otters, and other mammals.

Virachey National Park is classified as an ASEAN Heritage Park and the Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary encompasses dense isolated jungles and mountain forests in the northeast.

Wildlife here includes leopards, sun bears, dholoes, muntjacs, peafowl, storks, ibises, hornbills, and other rare mammals and birds.

Khulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary consists of lowland forests and swamps to the north near the border with Thailand. This is home to the endangered giant ibis and other unique birds and wildlife.

Native Animals

Asian black bears are a medium species of bears native to Asia.

Binturongs are a unique species that simultaneously look like a raccoon, a bear, and a cat so they are referred to as bearcats.

Pileated gibbons are a species of gibbons native to small areas of southeastern Asia.

Asian vine snakes are a species of snakes native to southern Asia.

Asian elephants are the only elephant species of its genus and are found in most of southern Asia.

Eld’s deer are a species of deer endemic to South Asia.

Clouded leopards are a species of wild cats found in dense foresta around Southeast Asia.

Black-shanked doucs are a species of doucs native to Cambodia and Vietnam. They’re Old World monkeys.

Leopard cats are a small species of wild cats native to southern, eastern, and southeastern Asia.

Ricefield rats are a species of rats native to most of Southeast Asia.

Dholes are a wild species of canids native to Central, South, East, and Southeast Asia.

Bantengs are a large species of cattle native to Southeast Asia.

Marine Animals

Mekong freshwater stingrays are a species of stingrays restricted to the Mekong and Chao Phraya Rivers.

Saltwater crocodiles are the largest species of crocodiles in the world as well as the largest living reptiles.

Irrawaddy dolphins are a species of oceanic dolphin found near sea coasts and in rivers and estuaries. They are exclusive to Southeast Asia.

Asian giant softshell turtles are critically endangered.

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