Asia
From bamboo mountains and monsoon forest to Himalayan rivers, Central Asian steppe, Arabian escarpments, and Caspian water, Asia's wildlife is shaped by altitude, heat, cold, and old routes of movement.
From bamboo mountains and monsoon forest to Himalayan rivers, Central Asian steppe, Arabian escarpments, and Caspian water, Asia's wildlife is shaped by altitude, heat, cold, and old routes of movement.
Regions
East Asia
China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia
Bamboo mountains, snowy taiga, winter marshes, cold coasts, rice-field wetlands, and high plateau grassland
Southeast Asia
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Brunei
Rainforest canopy, peat swamp, mangrove river, limestone forest, monsoon woodland, island savanna, and mountain cloud forest
South Asia
India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
Monsoon forest, floodplain grassland, mangrove delta, dry woodland, Himalayan slopes, river channels, and wetland margins
Central Asia
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia
High mountain scree, cold steppe, desert flats, tugai woodland, alpine meadow, and open rangeland
West Asia
Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Azerbaijan
Arabian desert, rocky escarpments, Zagros and Caucasus highlands, Caspian shore, wadis, and Mesopotamian marsh
Selected Wildlife
Giant Panda
Vulnerable
Red-crowned Crane
Vulnerable
Sumatran Orangutan
Critically Endangered
Bornean Orangutan
Critically Endangered
Bengal Tiger
Endangered
Indian Elephant
Endangered
Snow Leopard
Vulnerable
Saiga Antelope
Near Threatened
Arabian Oryx
Vulnerable