Mammals of Malaysia

species of large bovid originating in South Asia

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.

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

The banteng (Bos javanicus; ), also known as the tembadau, is a species of wild bovine found in Southeast Asia and parts of Northern Australia.

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.

thumb The siamang (, ; Symphalangus syndactylus) is an endangered arboreal, black-furred gibbon native to the forests of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. The largest of the gibbons, the siamang can be twice the size of other gibbons, reaching in height, and weighing up to . It is the only species in the genus Symphalangus. Fossils of siamangs date back to the Middle Pleistocene.

species of orangutan

species of mammal

species of mammal

subspecies of mammal

species of mammal

subspecies of Asian elephant

species of mammal

species of primate

species of mammal

species of goat-antelope

species of mammal

species of mammal

The moonrat (Echinosorex gymnura) is a southeast Asian species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae (the hedgehogs and gymnures). It is the only species in the genus Echinosorex. The moonrat is a fairly small, primarily carnivorous animal which, despite its name, is not closely related to rats or other rodents. The scientific name is sometimes given as Echinosorex gymnurus, but this is incorrect.

species of mammal

species of mammal

Old World primate in the gibbon family

species of mammal

species of mammal

subspecies of mammal

species of Old World monkey

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species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

subspecies of the endangered species of Dicerorhinus Sumatrensis