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Mammals of Bhutan

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Red Panda
species of small mammal from the Ailuridae family, native to Eastern Himalayas and Southwest China
Bengal tiger
subspecies of tiger
leopard cat
species of mammal
Bos gaurus
The gaur (Bos gaurus; ), also known as the Indian bison, is a large bovine native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986. The global population was estimated at a maximum of 21,000 mature individuals in 2016, with the majority of those existing in India. It is the largest species among the wild cattle and the Bovidae.
rhesus macaque
species of Old World monkey
binturong
The binturong (Arctictis binturong) (; ), also known as the bearcat, is an arboreal viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. It is the only species in the genus Arctictis, but is further divided into nine subspecies. It has long, thick hair, primarily dark in appearance, but can also have a whitish speckled pelage. It is unique in morphology with its popcorn-scented musk glands, and its long, bushy, prehensile tail.
Pardofelis temminckii
species of mammal
Pardofelis marmorata
species of mammal
Muntiacus
Muntjacs ( ), also known as the barking deer or rib-faced deer, are small deer of the genus Muntiacus native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. Muntjacs are thought to have begun appearing 15–35 million years ago, with remains found in Miocene deposits in France, Germany and Poland. Most are listed as least-concern species or Data Deficient by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), although others such as the black muntjac, Bornean yellow muntjac, and giant muntjac are vulnerable, near threatened, and critically endangered, respectively.
Mustela sibirica
species of mammal
Tibetan fox
species of mammal
Greater Horseshoe Bat
species of mammal
Himalayan Goral
species of mammal
Chinese pangolin
species of mammal
bharal
The bharal (Pseudois nayaur), also called the blue sheep, is a caprine native to the high Himalayas. It inhabits the Himalayan alpine meadows and rocky slopes across Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan, typically at altitudes of .
kiang
The kiang (Equus kiang) is the largest of the Asinus subgenus. It is native to the Tibetan Plateau in Ladakh India, northern Pakistan, Tajikistan, China and northern Nepal. It inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands. Other common names for this species include Tibetan wild ass, khyang and gorkhar.
Indian grey mongoose
species of mammal
Indian elephant
subspecies of Asian elephant
Hispid Hare
species of mammal
Porcula salvania
species of mammal
Indian leopard
subspecies of the leopard
Wild water buffalo
species of mammal
Assam macaque
species of mammal
Sumatran serow
species of goat-antelope
Himalayan marmot
species of mammal
Ursus arctos isabellinus
subspecies of mammal
Ratufa bicolor
species of black giant squirrel
Golden langur
species of mammal
Prionodon pardicolor
species of mammal
Black Musk Deer
species of mammal
Capped langur
species of mammal
Northern treeshrew
species of mammal
Hairy-footed flying squirrel
species of mammal
Forrest's pika
species of mammal
Pardofelis
Pardofelis is a genus of the cat family Felidae. This genus is defined as including one species native to Southeast Asia: the marbled cat. Two other species, formerly classified to this genus, now belong to the genus Catopuma.
Semnopithecus schistaceus
species of mammal
Himalayan field rat
species of mammal
Rhinolophus affinis
species of mammal
Tamiops mcclellandii
species of mammal
Bhutan giant flying squirrel
species of mammal
Sikkim mountain vole
species of mammal
Petaurista magnificus
species of mammal
Wall-roosting mouse-eared bat
species of mammal
Asian gray shrew
species of mammal
Rattus andamanensis
species of mammal
wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat
species of mammal
Indian Pipistrelle
species of mammal
Semnopithecus hector
species of mammal
Euroscaptor micrura
species of mammal
Big-eared Horseshoe Bat
species of mammal
Giant mole shrew
species of mammal
Budorcas taxicolor whitei
subspecies of mammal
Turkestan lynx
subspecies of mammal
Indian jackal
subspecies of mammal
Eupetaurus tibetensis
species of rodents