Asia

East Asia

Countries China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia
Habitat Bamboo mountains, snowy taiga, winter marshes, cold coasts, rice-field wetlands, and high plateau grassland
Animals 15

East Asia is defined by bamboo mountains, snowy taiga, winter marshes, cold coasts, rice-field wetlands, and high plateau grassland, a landscape that shapes which animals belong here and how they move through the region.

Wildlife of East Asia

Giant Panda
Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Giant Panda

Vulnerable
Red-crowned Crane
Grus japonensis

Red-crowned Crane

Vulnerable
Amur Tiger
Panthera tigris altaica

Amur Tiger

Endangered
Japanese Macaque
Macaca fuscata

Japanese Macaque

Least Concern
Chinese Alligator
Alligator sinensis

Chinese Alligator

Critically Endangered
Japanese Serow
Capricornis crispus

Japanese Serow

Least Concern
Amur Leopard
Panthera pardus orientalis

Amur Leopard

Critically Endangered
Chinese Pangolin
Manis pentadactyla

Chinese Pangolin

Critically Endangered
Crested Ibis
Nipponia nippon

Crested Ibis

Endangered
Chinese Mountain Cat
Felis bieti

Chinese Mountain Cat

Vulnerable
Chinese Giant Salamander
Andrias davidianus

Chinese Giant Salamander

Critically Endangered
Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulata

Mandarin Duck

Least Concern
Ussuri Brown Bear
Ursus arctos lasiotus

Ussuri Brown Bear

Least Concern
Qinling Golden Snub-nosed Monkey
Rhinopithecus roxellana qinlingensis

Qinling Golden Snub-nosed Monkey

Endangered
Steller's Sea Eagle
Haliaeetus pelagicus

Steller's Sea Eagle

Vulnerable
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