List of animals of Malaysia

This is a list of animals found in Malaysia. Malaysia is a humid country,[1] with its rainforests hosting a wide array of animal species. There are around 361 mammals species,[2] 250 reptile species,[3] and 150 frog species found in Malaysia.[4] Approximately 677 bird species are found on Peninsular Malaysia alone (and 694 for Malaysia).[5][6] Malaysia's marine territory also holds a great diversity of life, with the country's waters being part of the Coral Triangle.[7]

## Fauna

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### Reptiles

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* Asian forest tortoise
* Bengal monitor
* Blood python
* Cantor's giant softshell turtle
* Deinagkistrodon
* False gharial
* Green sea turtle
* Hawksbill turtle
* Elongated tortoise
* Leatherback sea turtle
* Ovophis monticola
* Protobothrops sieversorum
* Reticulated python
* Saltwater crocodile
* Siamese crocodile
* Water monitor

### Mammals

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* Malayan Tiger
* Leopard
* Elephant
* Panther

* sun bear
* Sumatran serow
* long-tailed giant rat
* Malayan round leaf bat
* large flying fox

### Birds

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* Hornbill
* Peacock

Porkbill birds

### Molluscs

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Main article: List of non-marine molluscs of Malaysia

## See also

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* Malaysia portal

* Wildlife of Malaysia

## References

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1. ^ "What is a mega-diverse country?". Biodiversidad.gob.mx. Archived from the original on 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
2. ^ M.T. Abdullah (30 December 2013). "List of 361 Species of Mammals in Malaysia" (PDF). ir.unimas.my. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
3. ^ Richmond, Simon (2007). Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. Lonely Planet. pp. 63–64. ISBN 978-1-74059-708-1.
4. ^ Richmond, Simon (2010). Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. Lonely Planet. pp. 74–75, 78–82. ISBN 978-1-74104-887-2.
5. ^ Malaysian Nature Society (2016), "A Checklist of the birds of Malaysia"
6. ^ Alexander, James (2006). Malaysia Brunei & Singapore. New Holland Publishers. pp. 46–50. ISBN 1-86011-309-5.
7. ^ "Coral Triangle". Wwf.panda.org. Retrieved 2010-09-14.