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A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

Species

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

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Jungle Nymph

Heteropteryx dilatata

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Garden Flying Snake

Chrysopelea paradisi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Tokay Gecko

Gekko gecko

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Marbled Cat

Pardofelis marmorata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Southern Pig-tailed Macaque

Macaca nemestrina

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Orchid Mantis

Hymenopus coronatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Oriental Small-clawed Otter

Aonyx cinereus

CarnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Edible-nest Swiftlet

Aerodramus fuciphagus

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Sunbeam Snake

Xenopeltis unicolor

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Southeast Asian Box Turtle

Cuora amboinensis

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Sunda Flying Lemur

Galeopterus variegatus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Western Hooded Pitta

Pitta sordida

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Little Spiderhunter

Arachnothera longirostra

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary

Pallas's Squirrel

Callosciurus erythraeus

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Great Argus

Argusianus argus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Western Tarsier

Tarsius bancanus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Short-tailed Gymnure

Hylomys suillus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Lesser Treeshrew

Tupaia minor

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Sumatra Barb

Puntigrus tetrazona

OmnivoreIn schoolsFish

Proboscis Monkey

Nasalis larvatus

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

3 countries7 parks

Critically Endangered

Bornean Orangutan

Pongo pygmaeus

PrimateOmnivoreDiurnal

3 countries7 parks

Binturong

Arctictis binturong

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

13 countries22 parks

Common Flying Dragon

Draco volans

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

13 countries26 parks

Silvery Lutung

Trachypithecus cristatus

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

13 countries19 parks

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

20 countries72 parks44 dive sites

Giant Honey Bee

Apis dorsata

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial

19 countries51 parks

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

16 countries57 parks

Critically Endangered

Sunda Pangolin

Manis javanica

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

13 countries34 parks

Giant Leaf Insect

Phyllium giganteum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

14 countries40 parks

13 countries18 parks

14 countries20 parks

19 countries53 parks

17 countries27 parks

13 countries33 parks

8 countries27 parks

16 countries56 parks

14 countries16 parks

11 countries24 parks

15 countries25 parks

13 countries18 parks

13 countries26 parks

12 countries24 parks

25 countries20 parks

13 countries18 parks

13 countries11 parks

9 countries23 parks

9 countries12 parks

15 countries13 parks