This is a list of animals found in Malaysia. Malaysia is a humid country, [1] with its rainforests hosting a wide array of animal species. There are around 361 mammals species, [2] 250 reptile species, [3] and 150 frog species found in Malaysia. [4] Approximately 677 bird species are found on Peninsular Malaysia alone (and 694 for Malaysia). [5] [6] Malaysia's marine territory also holds a great diversity of life, with the country's waters being part of the Coral Triangle. [7]
Fauna
Reptiles
- Asian forest tortoise
- Bengal monitor
- Blood python
- Cantor's giant softshell turtle
- Deinagkistrodon
- False gharial
- Green sea turtle
- Hawksbill turtle
- Elongated tortoise
- Leatherback sea turtle
- Ovophis monticola
- Protobothrops sieversorum
- Reticulated python
- Saltwater crocodile
- Siamese crocodile
- Water monitor
Mammals
- Malayan Tiger
- Leopard
- Elephant
- Panther
- sun bear
- Sumatran serow
- long-tailed giant rat
- Malayan round leaf bat
- large flying fox
Birds
- Hornbill
- Peacock
Porkbill birds
Molluscs
See also
References
- ^ "What is a mega-diverse country?". Biodiversidad.gob.mx. Archived from the original on 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ^ M.T. Abdullah (30 December 2013). "List of 361 Species of Mammals in Malaysia" (PDF). ir.unimas.my. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Richmond, Simon (2007). Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. Lonely Planet. pp. 63–64. ISBN 978-1-74059-708-1.
- ^ Richmond, Simon (2010). Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. Lonely Planet. pp. 74–75, 78–82. ISBN 978-1-74104-887-2.
- ^ Malaysian Nature Society (2016), "A Checklist of the birds of Malaysia"
- ^ Alexander, James (2006). Malaysia Brunei & Singapore. New Holland Publishers. pp. 46–50. ISBN 1-86011-309-5.
- ^ "Coral Triangle". Wwf.panda.org. Retrieved 2010-09-14.