Mammals of Thailand
The mammals of Thailand are contained in 14 orders, divided into 43 families. The larger families of bats and rodents are further divided into subfamilies. A total of 339 species is recorded from Thailand. Taxonomy and nomenclature largely follows the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species with additional species and updated taxonomy as described in recent publications.
The complete checklist can be downloaded in Excel format: Thailand Mammal Checklist.
Order: Pholidota (Pangolins). Family: Manidae (Pangolins). | |||
Sunda Pangolin | Manis javanica | ||
Chinese Pangolin | Manis pentadactyla | ||
Order: Eulipotyphla (Shrews, moles and relatives). Family: Erinaceieidae (Gymnures) | |||
Moonrat | Echinosorex gymnura | ||
Short-tailed Gymnure | Hylomys suillus | ||
Family: Talpidae (Moles). | |||
Kloss's Mole | Euroscaptor klossi | ||
Family: Soricidea (Shrews). | |||
Lowe's Brown-toothed Shrew | Chodsigoa parca | ||
Chinese Mole Shrew | Anourosorex squamipes | ||
House Shrew | Suncus murinus | ||
Pygmy White-toothed Shrew | Suncus etruscus | ||
South-east Asian Shrew | Crocidura fuliginosa | ||
Malayan Shrew | Crocidura malayana | ||
Peninsula Shrew | Crocidura negligens | ||
Sunda Shrew | Crocidura monticola | ||
Grey Shrew | Crocidura attenuata | ||
Indochinese Shrew | Crocidura indochinensis | ||
Hill's Shrew | Crocidura hilliana | ||
Voracious Shrew | Crocidura vorax | ||
Order: Scandentia (Treeshrews). Family: Ptilocercidea (Feather-tailed treeshrews). | |||
Feather-tailed Treeshrew | Ptilocercus lowii | ||
Family: Tupaiidea (Typical treeshrews). | |||
Common Treeshrew | Tupaia glis | ||
Northern Treeshrew | Tupaia belangeri | ||
Lesser Treeshrew | Tupaia minor | ||
Northern Slender-tailed Treeshrew | Dendrogale murina | ||
Order: Dermoptera (Colugos). Family: Cynocephalidae (Colugos). | |||
Sunda Colugo | Galeopterus variegatus | ||
Order: Chiroptera (Bats). Family: Pteropodidae (Old World fruit bats). | |||
Geoffroy's Rousette | Rousettus amplexicaudatus | ||
Leschenault's Rousette | Rousettus leschenaultii | ||
Large Flying-fox | Pteropus vampyrus | ||
Lyle's Flying-fox | Pteropus lylei | ||
Island Flying-fox | Pteropus hypomelanus | ||
Forest Short-nosed Fruit Bat | Cynopterus minutus | ||
Sunda Short-nosed Fruit Bat | Cynopterus brachyotis | ||
Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat | Cynopterus sphinx | ||
Horsfield's Fruit Bat | Cynopterus hosfieldi | ||
Dusky Fruit Bat | Penthetor lucasi | ||
Sunda Tailless Fruit Bat | Megaerops ecaudatus | ||
Northern Tailless Fruit Bat | Megaerops niphanae | ||
Dayak Fruit Bat | Dyacopterus spadiceus | ||
Black-capped Fruit Bat | Chironax melanocephalus | ||
Spot-winged Fruit Bat | Balionycteris maculata | ||
Hill Fruit Bat | Sphaerias blanfordi | ||
Cave Nectar Bat | Eonycteris spelaea | ||
Lesser Long-tongued Nectar Bat | Macroglossus minimus | ||
Greater Long-tongued Nectar Bat | Macroglossus sobrinus | ||
Family: Rhinopomatidea (Mouse-tailed bats). | |||
Mouse-tailed Bat sp. | Rhinopoma sp. | ||
Family: Emballonuridae (Sheath-tailed and tomb bats). | |||
Lesser Sheath-tailed Bat | Emballonura monticola | ||
Theobald's Tomb Bat | Taphozous theobaldi | ||
Black-bearded Tomb Bat | Taphozous melanopogon | ||
Long-winged Tomb Bat | Taphozous longimanus | ||
Pouched Tomb Bat | Saccolaimus saccolaimus | ||
Family: Craseonycteridae (Hog-nosed bats). | |||
Kitti's Hog-nosed Bat | Craseonycteris thonglongyai | ||
Family: Nycteridae (Hollow-faced bats). | |||
Malayan Slit-faced Bat | Nycteris tragata | ||
Family: Megadermatidae (False vampire bats). | |||
Greater False Vampire Bat | Lyroderma lyra | ||
Thongaree's Disc-nosed Bat | Eudiscoderma thongareeae | ||
Lesser False Vampire Bat | Megaderma spasma | ||
Family: Rhinolophidae (Horseshoe bats). | |||
Trefoil Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus trifoliatus | ||
Great Woolly Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus luctus | ||
No Common Name | Rhinolophus morio | ||
Mountain Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus monticolus | ||
Big-eared Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus macrotis | ||
Siamese Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus siamensis | ||
Bourret's Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus paradoxolophus | ||
Marshall's Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus marshalli | ||
Croslet Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus coelophyllus | ||
Shamel's Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus shameli | ||
Acuminate Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus acuminatus | ||
Least Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus pusillus | ||
Glossy Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus refulgens | ||
Blyth's Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus lepidus | ||
Intermediate Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus affinis | ||
Lesser Brown Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus stheno | ||
Malayan Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus malayanus | ||
Thomas's Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus thomasi | ||
Peninsula Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus robinsoni | ||
Pearson's Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus pearsonii | ||
Thai Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus thailandensis | ||
Family: Hipposideridae (Roundleaf bats). | |||
Bicoloured Roundleaf Bat | Hipposideros bicolor | ||
Large-eared Roundleaf Bat | Hipposideros pomona | ||
Ashy Roundleaf Bat | Hipposideros cineraceus | ||
Thai Roundleaf Bat | Hipposideros halophyllus | ||
Dayak Roundleaf Bat | Hipposideros dyacorum | ||
Ridley's Roundleaf Bat | Hipposideros ridleyi | ||
Cantor's Roundleaf Bat | Hipposideros galeritus | ||
Intermediate Roundleaf Bat | Hipposideros larvatus | ||
Grand Roundleaf Bat | Hipposideros grandis | ||
Diadem Roundleaf Bat | Hipposideros diadema | ||
Boonsong's Roundleaf Bat | Hipposideros lekaguli | ||
Great Roundleaf Bat | Hipposideros armiger | ||
Dusky Roundleaf Bat | Hipposideros ater | ||
Shield-nosed Roundleaf Bat | Hipposideros scutinares | ||
Pendlebury's Roundleaf Bat | Hipposideros turpis | ||
Shield-faced Roundleaf Bat | Hipposideros lylei | ||
Malaysian Tailless Roundleaf Bat | Coelops robinsoni | ||
Asian Tailless Roundleaf Bat | Coelops frithii | ||
Trident Roundleaf Bat | Aselliscus stoliczkanus | ||
Family: Vespertilonidea (Common bats). Subfamily: Vespertiloninae (Vesper bats). | |||
Chinese Myotis | Myotis chinensis | ||
Szechuan Myotis | Myotis altarium | ||
Herman's Myotis | Myotis hermani | ||
Large Brown Myotis | Myotis montivagus | ||
Malayan Whiskered Myotis | Myotis federatus | ||
Asian Whiskered Myotis | Myotis muricola | ||
Peters's Whiskered Myotis | Myotis ater | ||
Hairy-faced Myotis | Myotis annectans | ||
Thick-thumbed Myotis | Myotis rosseti | ||
Ridley's Myotis | Myotis ridleyi | ||
Horsfield's Myotis | Myotis horsfieldii | ||
Hasselt's Myotis | Myotis hasseltii | ||
Small-toothed Myotis | Myotis siligorensis | ||
Disc-footed Bat | Eudiscopus denticulus | ||
Javan Pipistrelle | Pipistrellus javanicus | ||
Coromandel Pipistrelle | Pipistrellus coromandra | ||
Least Pipistrelle | Pipistrellus tenuis | ||
Narrow-winged Pipistrelle | Pipistrellus stenopterus | ||
Common Thick-thumbed Bat | Glischropus tylopus | ||
Indochinese Thick-thumbed Bat | Glischropus bucephalus | ||
Chinese Pipistrelle | Pipistrellus pulveratus | ||
Cadorna's Pipistrelle | Pipistrellus cadornae | ||
Black-gilded Pipistrelle | Arielulus circumdatus | ||
Collared Pipistrelle | Arielulus aureocollaris | ||
Eurasian Serotine | Eptesicus serotinus | ||
Thick-eared Serotine | Eptesicus pachyotis | ||
Surat Serotine | Cassistrellus dimissus | ||
Great Evening Bat | Ia io | ||
Least False Serotine | Hesperoptenus blanfordi | ||
Tomes's False Serotine | Hesperoptenus tomesi | ||
Tickell's False Serotine | Hesperoptenus tickelli | ||
Harlequin Bat | Scotomanes ornatus | ||
Lesser Asian House Bat | Scotophilus kuhlii | ||
Greater Asian House Bat | Scotophilus heathii | ||
Greater Bamboo Bat | Tylonycteris malayana | ||
Indomalayan Lesser Bamboo Bat | Tylonycteris fuldiva | ||
Family: Vespertilonidea (Common bats). Subfamily: Murininae (Hairy-winged and tube-nosed bats). | |||
Round-eared Tube-nosed Bat | Murina cyclotis | ||
Hutton's Tube-nosed Bat | Murina huttoni | ||
Bronzed Tube-nosed Bat | Murina aenea | ||
Lesser Tube-nosed Bat | Murina suilla | ||
Scully's Tube-nosed Bat | Murina tubinaris | ||
Golden Tube-nosed Bat | Murina aurata | ||
Annam Tube-nosed Bat | Murina annamitica | ||
Bala Tube-nosed Bat | Murina balaensis | ||
Hairy-winged Bat | Harpiocephalus harpia | ||
Family: Vespertilonidea (Common bats). Subfamily: Kerivoulinae. | |||
Papillose Woolly Bat | Kerivoula papillosa | ||
Kachin Woolly Bat | Kerivoula kachinensis | ||
Hardwicke's Woolly Bat | Kerivoula hardwickii | ||
Titania's Woolly Bat | Kerivoula titania | ||
Painted Woolly Bat | Kerivoula picta | ||
Clear-winged Woolly Bat | Kerivoula pellucida | ||
Least Woolly Bat | Kerivoula minuta | ||
Whitehead's Woolly Bat | Kerivoula whiteheadi | ||
Greater Groove-toothed Bat | Phoniscus jagorii | ||
Lesser Groove-toothed Bat | Phoniscus atrox | ||
Family: Vespertilonidea (Common bats). Subfamily: Miniopterinae (Bent-winged bats). | |||
Large Bent-winged Bat | Miniopterus magnater | ||
Common Bent-winged Bat | Miniopterus fuliginosus | ||
Medium Bent-winged Bat | Miniopterus medius | ||
Small Bent-winged Bat | Miniopterus pusillus | ||
Family: Molossidae (Free-tailed bats). | |||
La Touche's Free-tailed Bat | Tadarida latouchei | ||
Asian Wrinkle-lipped Bat | Chaerephon plicatus | ||
Sunda Free-tailed Bat | Mops mops | ||
Naked Bat | Cheiromeles torquatus | ||
Order: Primates (Primates). Family: Lorisidae (Lorisids). | |||
Sunda Slow Loris | Nycticebus coucang | ||
Asian Slow Loris | Nycticebus bengalensis | ||
Family: Cercopithecidae (Monkeys). | |||
Robinson's Banded Langur | Presbytis robinsoni | ||
Indochinese Silvered Langur | Trachypithecus germaini | ||
Dusky Langur | Trachypithecus obscurus | ||
Tenasserim Langur | Trachypithecus barbei | ||
Phayre's Langur | Trachypithecus phayrei | ||
Indochinese Grey Langur | Trachypithecus crepusculus | ||
White-thighed Langur | Presbytis siamensis | ||
Southern Pig-tailed Macaque | Macaca nemestrina | ||
Northern Pig-tailed Macaque | Macaca leonina | ||
Stump-tailed Macaque | Macaca arctoides | ||
Assamese Macaque | Macaca assamensis | ||
Long-tailed Macaque | Macaca fascicularis | ||
Rhesus Macaque | Macaca mulatta | ||
Family: Hylobatidae (Gibbons). | |||
Siamang | Symphalangus syndactylus | ||
White-handed Gibbon | Hylobates lar | ||
Agile Gibbon | Hylobates agilis | ||
Pileated Gibbon | Hylobates pileatus | ||
Order: Carnivora (Carnivores). Family: Canidae (Dogs). | |||
Golden Jackal | Canis aureus | ||
Dingo | Canis lupus dingo | ||
Domestic Dog | Canis lupus familaris | ||
Dhole | Cuon alpinus | ||
Family: Ursidae (Bears). | |||
Sun Bear | Helarctos malayanus | ||
Asian Black Bear | Ursus thibetanus | ||
Family: Mustelidae (Mustelids). | |||
Yellow-throated Marten | Martes flavigula | ||
Malayan Weasel | Mustela nudipes | ||
Siberian Weasel | Mustela sibirica | ||
Stripe-backed Weasel | Mustela strigidorsa | ||
Yellow-bellied Weasel | Mustela kathiah | ||
Large-toothed Ferret-Badger | Melogale personata | ||
Greater Hog Badger | Arctonyx collaris | ||
Eurasian Otter | Lutra lutra | ||
Hairy-nosed Otter | Lutra sumatrana | ||
Smooth Otter | Lutrogale perspicillata | ||
Oriental Small-clawed Otter | Aonyx cinereus | ||
Family: Viverridae (Civets). | |||
Large Indian Civet | Viverra zibetha | ||
Large-spotted Civet | Viverra megaspila | ||
Small Indian Civet | Viverricula indica | ||
Banded Linsang | Prionodon linsang | ||
Spotted Linsang | Prionodon pardicolor | ||
Common Palm Civet | Paradoxurus hermaphroditus | ||
Masked Palm Civet | Paguma larvata | ||
Binturong | Arctictus binturong | ||
Small-toothed Palm Civet | Arctogalidia trivirgata | ||
Banded Civet | Hemigalus derbyanus | ||
Otter Civet | Cynogale bennettii | ||
Family: Herpestidae (Mongooses). | |||
Small Asian Mongoose | Urva javanicus | ||
Crab-eating Mongoose | Urva urva | ||
Family: Felidae (Cats). | |||
Tiger | Panthera tigris | ||
Leopard | Panthera pardus | ||
Clouded Leopard | Neofelis nebulosa | ||
Marbled Cat | Pardofelis marmorata | ||
Asian Golden Cat | Catopuma temminckii | ||
Flat-headed Cat | Prionailurus planiceps | ||
Mainland Leopard Cat | Prionailurus bengalensis | ||
Fishing Cat | Prionailurus viverrinus | ||
Jungle Cat | Felis chaus | ||
Domestic Cat | Felis catus | ||
Order: Artiodactyla (Even-toed ungulates). Family: Delphinidae (Oceanic dolphins). | |||
Melon-headed Whale | Peponocephala electra | ||
Pygmy Killer Whale | Feresa attenuata | ||
False Killer Whale | Pseudorca crassidens | ||
Killer Whale | Orcinus orca | ||
Short-finned Pilot Whale | Globicephala macrorhynchus | ||
Long-beaked Common Dolphin | Delphinus capensis | ||
Fraser's Dolphin | Lagenodelphis hosei | ||
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin | Stenella attenuata | ||
Striped Dolphin | Stenella coeruleoalba | ||
Spinner Dolphin | Stenella longirostris | ||
Rough-toothed Dolphin | Steno bredanensis | ||
Indo-Pacific Humpbacked Dolphin | Sousa chinensis | ||
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin | Tursiops aduncus | ||
Common Bottlenose Dolphin | Tursiops truncatus | ||
Irrawaddy Dolphin | Orcaella brevirostris | ||
Risso's Dolphin | Grampus griseus | ||
Family: Phocoenidae (Porpoises). | |||
Finless Porpoise | Neophocaena phocaenoides | ||
Family: Ziphiidae (Beaked whales). | |||
Cuvier's Beaked Whale | Ziphius cavirostris | ||
Blainville's Beaked Whale | Mesoplodon densirostris | ||
Family: Balaenopteridae (Baleen whales). | |||
Sei Whale | Balaenoptera borealis | ||
Minke Whale | Balaenoptera acutorostrata | ||
Blue Whale | Balaenoptera musculus | ||
Bryde's Whale | Balaenoptera edeni | ||
Omura's Whale | Balaenoptera omurai | ||
Humpback Whale | Megaptera novaeangliae | ||
Family: Physeteridae (Toothed whales). | |||
Sperm Whale | Physeter macrocephalus | ||
Pygmy Sperm Whale | Kogia breviceps | ||
Dwarf Sperm Whale | Kogia sima | ||
Family: Suidae (Pigs). | |||
Eurasian Wild Pig | Sus scrofa | ||
Family: Tragulidae (Mousedeer). | |||
Lesser Mousedeer | Tragulus kanchil | ||
Greater Mousedeer | Tragulus napu | ||
Family: Cervidae (Deer). | |||
Sambar Deer | Rusa unicolor | ||
Eld's Deer | Rucervus eldii | ||
Schomburgk's Deer | Rucervus schomburgki | ||
Hog Deer | Axis porcinus | ||
Southern Red Muntjak | Muntiacus muntjak | ||
Northern Red Muntjak | Muntiacus vaginalis | ||
Fea's Muntjak | Muntiacus feae | ||
Family: Bovidae (Bovids). | |||
Banteng | Bos javanicus | ||
Gaur | Bos gaurus | ||
Kouprey | Bos sauveli | ||
Wild Water Buffalo | Bubalus arnee | ||
Southern Serow | Capricornis sumatraensis | ||
Chinese Serow | Capricornis milneedwardsii | ||
Chinese Goral | Naemorhedus griseus | ||
Order: Sirenia (Sea cows). Family: Dugongidae (Dudong). | |||
Dugong | Dugong dugon | ||
Order: Proboscidae (Trunked mammals). Family: Elephantidae (Elephants). | |||
Asian Elephant | Elephas maximus | ||
Order: Perissodactyla (Odd-toed ungulates). Family: Tapiridae (Tapirs). | |||
Asian Tapir | Tapirus indicus | ||
Order: Rodentia (Rodents). Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels). Subfamily: Ratufinae (Oriental giant squirrels). |
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Black Giant Squirrel | Ratufa bicolor | ||
Cream-coloured Giant Squirrel | Ratufa affinis | ||
Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels). Subfamily: Callosciurinae (Asian ornate squirrels). | |||
Prevost's Squirrel | Callosciurus prevostii | ||
Plantain Squirrel | Callosciurus notatus | ||
Sunda Black-banded Squirrel | Callosciurus nigrovittatus | ||
Pallas's Squirrel | Callosciurus erythraeus | ||
Variable Squirrel | Callosciurus finlaysonii | ||
Grey-bellied Squirrel | Callosciurus caniceps | ||
Western Striped Squirrel | Tamiops macclellandii | ||
Cambodian Striped Squirrel | Tamiops rodolphii | ||
Horse-tailed Squirrel | Sundasciurus hippurus | ||
Low's Squirrel | Sundasciurus lowii | ||
Slender Squirrel | Sundasciurus tenuis | ||
Red-cheeked Squirrel | Dremomys rufigenis | ||
Three-striped Ground Squirrel | Lariscus insignis | ||
Indochinese Ground Squirrel | Menetes berdmorei | ||
Shrew-faced Ground Squirrel | Rhinosciurus laticaudatus | ||
Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels). Subfamily: Sciurinae (Flying squirrels and tree squirrels). | |||
Red Giant Flying Squirrel | Petaurista petaurista | ||
Indian Giant Flying Squirrel | Petaurista philippensis | ||
Lesser Giant Flying Squirrel | Petaurista elegans | ||
Black Flying Squirrel | Aeromys tephromelas | ||
Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel | Belomys pearsonii | ||
Temminck's Flying Squirrel | Petinomys setosus | ||
Vordermann's Flying Squirrel | Petinomys vordermanni | ||
Smoky Flying Squirrel | Pteromyscus pulverulentus | ||
Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel | Hylopetes spadiceus | ||
Grey-cheeked Flying Squirrel | Hylopetes lepidus | ||
Particoloured Flying Squirrel | Hylopetes alboniger | ||
Phayre's Flying Squirrel | Hylopetes phayrei | ||
Family: Muridae (Rats and relatives). Subfamily: Murinae (Old World rats and mice). | |||
Black Rat | Rattus rattus | ||
Tanezumi Rat | Rattus tanezumi | ||
Malayan Field Rat | Rattus tiomanicus | ||
Ricefield Rat | Rattus argentiventer | ||
Pacific Rat | Rattus exulens | ||
Brown Rat | Rattus norvegicus | ||
Indochinese Forest Rat | Rattus andamanensis | ||
White-footed Indochinese Rat | Rattus nitidus | ||
Lesser Ricefield Rat | Rattus losea | ||
Greater Bandicoot Rat | Bandicota indica | ||
Savile's Bandicoot Rat | Bandicota savilei | ||
Lesser Bandicoot Rat | Bandicota bengalensis | ||
Berdmore's Rat | Berylmys berdmorei | ||
Bower's Rat | Berylmys bowersi | ||
Mueller's Rat | Sundamys muelleri | ||
Dark-tailed Niviventer | Niviventer cremoriventer | ||
Indochinese Arboreal Niviventer | Niviventer langbianis | ||
Confucian Niviventer | Niviventer confucianus | ||
Indomalayan Niviventer | Niviventer fulvescens | ||
Indochinese Mountain Niviventer | Niviventer tenaster | ||
Limestone Niviventer | Niviventer hinpoon | ||
Fea's Tree Rat | Chiromyscus chiropus | ||
Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat | Leopoldamys sabanus | ||
Edward's Giant Rat | Leopoldamys edwardsi | ||
Millet's Giant Rat | Leopoldamys milleti | ||
Neill's Rat | Leopoldamys neilli | ||
Rajah Maxomys | Maxomys rajah | ||
Red Spiny Maxomys | Maxomys surifer | ||
Whitehead's Maxomys | Maxomys whiteheadi | ||
Greater Marmoset Rat | Hapalomys longicaudatus | ||
Lesser Marmoset Rat | Hapalomys delacouri | ||
Asian House Mouse | Mus musculus | ||
Ricefield Mouse | Mus caroli | ||
Fawn-coloured Mouse | Mus cervicolor | ||
Fragile-tailed Mouse | Mus fragilicauda | ||
Cook's Mouse | Mus cookii | ||
Indochinese Shrewlike Mouse | Mus pahari | ||
Shortridge's Mouse | Mus shortridgei | ||
Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse | Chiropodomys gliroides | ||
Long-tailed Climbing Mouse | Vandeleuria oleracea | ||
Family: Cricetidae (Hampsters, voles and relatives). Subfamily: Arvicolinae (Voles). | |||
Pere David's Vole | Eothenomys melanogaster | ||
Family: Spalacidae (Mole-rats and relatives). Subfamily: Rhizomyinae (Bamboo rats). | |||
Lesser Bamboo Rat | Cannomys badius | ||
Hoary Bamboo Rat | Rhizomys pruinosus | ||
Indomalayan Bamboo Rat | Rhizomys sumatrensis | ||
Family: Hystricidae (Porcupines). | |||
Malayan Porcupine | Hystrix brachyura | ||
Brush-tailed Porcupine | Atherurus macrourus | ||
Order: Lagomorpha (Lagomorphs). Family: Leporidae (Hares and rabbits). | |||
Burmese Hare | Lepus peguensis |