Supported Species Terrestrial Mammal
| Species Name: | Amur Tiger / Siberian Tiger |
| Scientific Name: | Panthera tigris altaica |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Endangered (2008, 2010 & 2011) Critically Endangered (1996) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T15956A5333650. Downloaded on 25 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Estimated at 360 in 2010. Population trend is stable. |
| Distribution: | Primarily in Russian Far East, could also be found in northeastern China. |
| Major Threats: | Poaching for illegal trade in high-value tiger products including skins, bones, meat and tonics. |
| Species Name: | Asian Elephant |
| Scientific Name: | Elephas maximus |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Endangered (1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996 & 2008) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T7140A12828813. Downloaded on 25 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Around 40,000 to 50,000. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Isolated population in 13 Asian countries, such as India, Myanmar and Indonesia. |
| Major Threats: | Habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation, large-scale hunting for illegal ivory trade. |
| Species Name: | Assamese Macaque |
| Scientific Name: | Macaca assamensis |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Near Threatened (2008); Vulnerable (1996 & 2000) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T12549A3354977. Downloaded on 25 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Uncertain. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. |
| Major Threats: | Habitat loss by logging, human activities such as hunting and trapping for sport, medicine, food and pet trade. |
| Species Name: | Attenborough's Long-beaked echidna |
| Scientific Name: | Zaglossus attenboroughi |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Critically Endangered (2008 & 2016) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T136322A21964353. Downloaded on 25 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Uncertain with a decreasing population trend |
| Distribution: | Endemic to Indonesia |
| Major Threats: | Hunting by local people, habitat degradation by logging and by the expansion of small-scale agriculture |
| Species Name: | Bengal Tiger |
| Scientific Name: | Panthera tigris tigris |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Endangered (2008, 2010 & 2011) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T136899A4348945. Downloaded on 25 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Fewer than 2,500. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh |
| Major Threats: | Illegal hunting and loss of habitats and prey. |
| Species Name: | Bornean Orangutan |
| Scientific Name: | Pongo pygmaeus |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Critically Endangered (2016) Endangered (1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 2000, 2007 & 2008) Vulnerable (1996) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T17975A17966347. Downloaded on 25 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Estimated at 45,000-69,000. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Endemic to the island of Borneo there it is present in both Indonesia and Malaysia. |
| Major Threats: | Habitat loss, conversion of forest to agriculture, forest fire, hunting and pet trade. |
| Species Name: | Chinese Pangolin |
| Scientific Name: | Manis pentadactyla |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): | Critically Endangered (2014) Endangered (2008) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T12764A45222544. Downloaded on 25 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Uncertain. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Widespread in Asia from Taiwan in the East to Nepal in the West, in a wide range of habitats including primary and secondary tropical forests, bamboo forests, grasslands and agricultural fields. |
| Major Threats: | Poaching mainly for international trade, loss and deterioration of available habitat. |
| Species Name: | Delacour's Langur |
| Scientific Name: | Trachypithecus delacouri |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Critically Endangered (1996, 2000, 2003 & 2008) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T22043A9350654. Downloaded on 25 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Estimated at 200-250. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Occur in a very restricted area of north-central Vietnam |
| Major Threats: | Hunting, small and fragmented populations, habitat loss due to development for tourism. |
| Species Name: | Eld's Deer |
| Scientific Name: | Rucervus eldii spp. eldii |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Endangered (2008 & 2015) Vulnerable (1990, 1994 & 1996) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T4265A22166803. Downloaded on 25 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Uncertain. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Endemic to Manipur State of India |
| Major Threats: | Hunting and habitat loss |
| Species Name: | Golden Snub-nosed Monkey |
| Scientific Name: | Rhinopithecus roxellana spp. roxellana |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Endangered (2008) Vulnerable (1988, 1990, 1994, 1996 & 2000) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T19596A8985735. Downloaded on 25 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Around 11,000. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Found in montane forests in Sichuan (western), Shaanxi (southern) and Gansu (southern) provinces of China. |
| Major Threats: | Habitat loss by deforestation for agricultural expansion, especially outside the protected areas. |
| Species Name: | Greater One-horned Rhino (Indian Rhinoceros) |
| Scientific Name: | Rhinoceros unicornis |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): | Vulnerable (2008) Endangered (1986, 1988, 1990, 1994 & 1996) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T19496A8928657. Downloaded on 25 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Estimated at 2,575, with an overall increasing trend (due to strict species protection in India), but some populations are decreasing (especially in Nepal and parts of northeastern India). |
| Distribution: | India and Nepal |
| Major Threats: | Poaching for rhino horns, habitat degradation, human-wildlife conflict. |
| Species Name: | Hainan Gibbon |
| Scientific Name: | Nomascus hainanus |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Critically Endangered (2003 & 2008) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T41643A10526461. Downloaded on 25 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Around 20. Population trend is stable. |
| Distribution: | Endemic to China's Hainan Island |
| Major Threats: | Degraded and fragmented habitats |
| Species Name: | Hog Deer |
| Scientific Name: | Axis porcinus |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Endangered (2008, 2012 & 2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T41784A22157664. Downloaded on 25 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Uncertain. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Native in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Nepal and Pakistan. |
| Major Threats: | Hunting, habitat loss and degradation. |
| Species Name: | Hose's Civet |
| Scientific Name: | Diplogale hosei |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Vulnerable (1996, 2008 & 2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T6635A45197564. Downloaded on 25 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Less than 10,000 mature individuals. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Endemic to the island of Borneo, found in Sabah, Sarawak (Malaysia) and Brunei. |
| Major Threats: | Habitat loss and degradation |
| Species Name: | Indochinese Tiger |
| Scientific Name: | Panthera tigris ssp. corbetti |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Endangered (2008, 2010 & 2011) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T136853A4346984. Downloaded on 25 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Estimated at around 350 individuals. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Vietnam, Cambodia and China |
| Major Threats: | Poaching, habitat fragmentation and prey base depletion. |
| Species Name: | Javan Slow Loris |
| Scientific Name: | Nycticebus javanicus |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Critically Endangered (2013) Endangered (2008) Data Deficient (2000) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T39761A17971158. Downloaded on 25 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Uncertain. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Endemic on Java Island of Indonesia |
| Major Threats: | Extensive habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching for pet trade. |
| Species Name: | Malayan Sun Bear |
| Scientific Name: | Helarctos malayanus |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Vulnerable (1990, 1994 & 2008) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T9760A13014055. Downloaded on 25 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Uncertain. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Patchy distribution in mainland Southeast Asia, ranges from Bangladesh to Yunnan Province in China and towards south to Malaysia. |
| Major Threats: | Habitat loss due to deforestation, commercial poaching. |
| Species Name: | Northern White-cheeked Gibbon |
| Scientific Name: | Nomascus leucogenys |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Critically Endangered (2008) Endangered (2000) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T39895A10272040. Downloaded on 26 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Uncertain. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Lao People's Democratic Republic and Vietnam |
| Major Threats: | Deforestation and hunting |
| Species Name: | Red Panda |
| Scientific Name: | Ailurus fulgens |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Endangered (1996 & 2015) Vulnerable (1994 & 2008) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T714A45195924. Downloaded on 26 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Uncertain. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Temperate forest with bamboo thickets in China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar and Nepal. |
| Major Threats: | Habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching. |
| Species Name: | Saola |
| Scientific Name: | Pseudoryx nghetinhensis |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Critically Endangered (2006, 2007, 2008 & 2016) Endangered (1994, 1996 & 2003) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T18597A46364962. Downloaded on 26 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Fewer than 750. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Lao Peoples' Democratic Republic and Vietnam |
| Major Threats: | Habitat loss by deforestation for agricultural expansion, timber extraction, roads and hydropower development. Local subsistence hunting and hunting for traditional medicine trade. |
| Species Name: | Smooth-coated Otter |
| Scientific Name: | Lutrogale perspicillata |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): | Vulnerable (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 & 2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T12427A21934884. Downloaded on 26 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Uncertain. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Lowland and floodplains in South and Southeast Asia, with confirmed presence in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Southwest China, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. |
| Major Threats: | Loss of wetland habitats due to construction of large-scale hydroelectric projects, prey reduction, poaching and contamination of waterways by pesticides. |
| Species Name: | Snow Leopard |
| Scientific Name: | Panthera uncia |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Endangered (1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 2002 & 2008) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T22732A9381126. Downloaded on 26 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Estimated at 4,080-6,590. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | High mountains in several countries in central Asia such as Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, etc. |
| Major Threats: | Prey base depletion, illegal trade, conflict with local people, and lack of conservation capacity, policy and awareness. |
| Species Name: | Sumatran Elephant |
| Scientific Name: | Elephas maximus spp. sumatranus |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Critically Endangered (2011) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T199856A9129626. Downloaded on 26 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Estimated between 2,400 and 2,800 individuals in 2007. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Endemic to the Indonesian Island of Sumatra |
| Major Threats: | Habitat loss and human elephant conflict resulting in removal or killings, hunting for ivory. |
| Species Name: | Sumatran Orangutan |
| Scientific Name: | Pongo abelii |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Critically Endangered (2000, 2007, 2008 & 2016) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T39780A102329901. Downloaded on 26 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Estimated at about 14,600. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Endemic to the island of Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Major Threats: | Habitat loss and fragmentation for oil-palm plantations, logging and illegal hunting. |
| Species Name: | Sumatran Rhinoceros |
| Scientific Name: | Dicerorhinus sumatrensis |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Critically Endangered (1996 & 2008) Endangered (1986, 1988, 1990 &1994) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T6553A12787457. Downloaded on 26 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Less than 275 individuals. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Sumatra of Indonesia and Peninsular Malaysia |
| Major Threats: | Poaching (for horns and other medicinal products), reduced population viability. |
| Species Name: | Sunda Pangolin |
| Scientific Name: | Manis javanica |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): | Critically Endangered (2014) Endangered (2008) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T12763A45222303. Downloaded on 26 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Uncertain. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Wide range of habitats such as primary and secondary forest, cultivated areas and near human settlements, distributing from southern China and Myanmar through lowland Lao PDR, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei. |
| Major Threats: | Hunting and poaching for international trade (for live animals, scales and meat) and local subsistence, habitat loss. |
| Species Name: | Takin |
| Scientific Name: | Budorcas taxicolor |
| Conservation Status (Year Published): |
Vulnerable (1996 & 2008) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T3160A9643719. Downloaded on 26 April 2017. |
| Estimated Wild Population: | Uncertain. Population trend is decreasing. |
| Distribution: | Occurs in China, Bhutan, northeast India and northern Myanmar. |
| Major Threats: | Habitat loss and poaching |