Asia
South Asia
South Asia is defined by monsoon forest, floodplain grassland, mangrove delta, dry woodland, himalayan slopes, river channels, and wetland margins, a landscape that shapes which animals belong here and how they move through the region.
Wildlife of South Asia
Panthera tigris tigris
Bengal Tiger
Endangered
Elephas maximus indicus
Indian Elephant
Endangered
Rhinoceros unicornis
Greater One-horned Rhinoceros
Vulnerable
Panthera leo persica
Asiatic Lion
Endangered
Panthera pardus kotiya
Sri Lankan Leopard
Vulnerable
Melursus ursinus
Sloth Bear
Vulnerable
Cuon alpinus
Dhole
Endangered
Manis crassicaudata
Indian Pangolin
Endangered
Platanista gangetica gangetica
Ganges River Dolphin
Endangered
Gavialis gangeticus
Gharial
Critically Endangered
Pavo cristatus
Indian Peafowl
Least Concern
Ardeotis nigriceps
Great Indian Bustard
Critically Endangered
Nilgiritragus hylocrius
Nilgiri Tahr
Endangered
Hemitragus jemlahicus
Himalayan Tahr
Near Threatened
Macaca silenus