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

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Malayan Tapir

Tapirus indicus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Tiger

Panthera tigris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Flying Dragon

Draco volans

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Reticulated Python

Python reticulatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Chinese Pangolin

Manis pentadactyla

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Helmeted Hornbill

Rhinoplax vigil

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Javan Chevrotain

Tragulus javanicus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Painted Stork

Mycteria leucocephala

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial

Sunda Gharial

Tomistoma schlegelii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Mainland Leopard Cat

Prionailurus bengalensis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Bearded Pig

Sus barbatus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn herds

Silvery Lutung

Trachypithecus cristatus

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

Long-tailed Macaque

Macaca fascicularis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Yellow-throated Marten

Martes flavigula

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest

Near Threatened

Black Giant Squirrel

Ratufa bicolor

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Great Hornbill

Buceros bicornis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Lar Gibbon

Hylobates lar

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Smooth-coated Otter

Lutrogale perspicillata

CarnivoreDiurnalVulnerable

Siamang

Symphalangus syndactylus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Silver Pheasant

Lophura nycthemera

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Asiatic Black Bear

Ursus thibetanus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Clouded Leopard

Neofelis nebulosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Banded Archerfish

Toxotes jaculatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Giant Honey Bee

Apis dorsata

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial

Monocled Cobra

Naja kaouthia

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Sunda Pangolin

Manis javanica

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Burmese Python

Python bivittatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Large Flying-fox

Pteropus vampyrus

FrugivoreNocturnalColonial

Giant African Snail

Lissachatina fulica

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Palm Civet

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Giant Leaf Insect

Phyllium giganteum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Jungle Nymph

Heteropteryx dilatata

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Atlas Moth

Attacus atlas

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Garden Flying Snake

Chrysopelea paradisi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Tokay Gecko

Gekko gecko

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Kerengga Ant

Oecophylla smaragdina

OmnivoreDiurnalInsect

Ghost Catfish

Kryptopterus vitreolus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish

Warbling White-eye

Zosterops japonicus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Banteng

Bos javanicus

HerbivoreNocturnalEndangered

Brown Fish-Owl

Ketupa zeylonensis

PiscivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Asian Golden Cat

Catopuma temminckii

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Near Threatened

Marbled Cat

Pardofelis marmorata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Sarus Crane

Antigone antigone

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Banded Krait

Bungarus fasciatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Southern Pig-tailed Macaque

Macaca nemestrina

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Common Hill Myna

Gracula religiosa

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Oriental Small-clawed Otter

Aonyx cinereus

CarnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Common Tailorbird

Orthotomus sutorius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Abah River Flying Frog

Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Edible-nest Swiftlet

Aerodramus fuciphagus

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Sunbeam Snake

Xenopeltis unicolor

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Crimson Sunbird

Aethopyga siparaja

NectarivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Southeast Asian Box Turtle

Cuora amboinensis

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Crocodile Newt

Tylototriton verrucosus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Chinese Hwamei

Garrulax canorus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Sunda Flying Lemur

Galeopterus variegatus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Chinese Water Dragon

Physignathus cocincinus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Bengal Slow Loris

Nycticebus bengalensis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Indian Muntjac

Muntiacus muntjak

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Western Hooded Pitta

Pitta sordida

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Little Spiderhunter

Arachnothera longirostra

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary

Common Treeshrew

Tupaia glis

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

White-winged Duck

Asarcornis scutulata

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Pallas's Squirrel

Callosciurus erythraeus

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Great Argus

Argusianus argus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Fishing Cat

Prionailurus viverrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Agile Gibbon

Hylobates agilis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Greater False Vampire

Megaderma lyra

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Green Peafowl

Pavo muticus

OmnivoreDiurnalEndangered

Critically Endangered

Mekong Giant Catfish

Pangasianodon gigas

HerbivoreCritically EndangeredFish

Western Tarsier

Tarsius bancanus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Mountain Treeshrew

Tupaia montana

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Short-tailed Gymnure

Hylomys suillus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Near Threatened

Assamese Macaque

Macaca assamensis

OmnivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Critically Endangered

Big-headed Turtle

Platysternon megacephalum

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Lesser Treeshrew

Tupaia minor

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Snakehead Murrel

Channa striata

CarnivoreFishFreshwater

Phayre’s Leaf-monkey

Trachypithecus phayrei

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered

Greater Slow Loris

Nycticebus coucang

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Climbing Perch

Anabas testudineus

OmnivoreFishFreshwater

Pileated Gibbon

Hylobates pileatus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Critically Endangered

Northern White-cheeked Gibbon

Nomascus leucogenys

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Sumatra Barb

Puntigrus tetrazona

OmnivoreIn schoolsFish

Ocellated Featherback

Chitala ornata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Hatinh Langur

Trachypithecus hatinhensis

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered

Near Threatened

Silver Carp

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Siamese Fighting Fish

Betta splendens

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Malaysian Narrowmouth Toad

Kaloula pulchra

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Asian Hornet

Vespa velutina

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Asian Giant Hornet

Vespa mandarinia

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Clown Loach

Chromobotia macracanthus

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial

Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Harlequin Rasbora

Trigonostigma heteromorpha

OmnivoreDiurnalIn schools

Agent of Intestinal Schistosomiasis

Schistosoma mansoni

CarnivoreSolitaryFreshwater

Three-spot Gourami

Trichopodus trichopterus

OmnivoreSolitaryFish

Red Junglefowl

Gallus gallus

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Java Whipping Frog

Polypedates leucomystax

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler

Pomatorhinus ruficollis

InsectivoreDiurnalFamily group

Linne's Water Snake

Homalopsis buccata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Greater Shortnosed Fruit Bat

Cynopterus sphinx

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Critically Endangered

Saola

Pseudoryx nghetinhensis

HerbivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

83 countries114 parks

Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

19 countries27 parks

Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

21 countries11 parks13 dive sites

Irrawaddy Dolphin

Orcaella brevirostris

CarnivoreDiurnalEndangered

10 countries11 parks5 dive sites

Binturong

Arctictis binturong

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

13 countries22 parks

Rhinoceros Hornbill

Buceros rhinoceros

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

13 countries9 parks

Dhole

Cuon alpinus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs

14 countries11 parks

Gaur

Bos gaurus

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

19 countries21 parks

Sun Bear

Helarctos malayanus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

15 countries15 parks

Sambar

Rusa unicolor

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

22 countries42 parks

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