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Thailand - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Thailand. The explanation in brackets is the ages they lived in extinct species. Note that Mya is million years ago. For example, "48.6～40.4 Mya" shows a range between 48.6 and 40.4 million years ago. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.
Thailand is a country located in the Indochinese Peninsula of Southeast Asia and tropical zone. It is bordered by Myammer, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and China, and by the South China Sea to the east and by the Bay of Bengal to the west. Thailand is one of Biodiversity hotspots in the world. The following shows the distribution of animals in Thailand.
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Thailand
regionally extinct
in historic age |
 | Odd-toed ungulate |
Javan Rhinoceros ,
Sumatran Rhinoceros |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Schomburgk's Deer (5.33 Mya～AD1932) |  | Turtle |
Giant river turtle,
Burmese Flap-Shelled Turtle (？～AD1995) |  | Crocodile |
Saltwater Crocodile ,
Siamese Crocodile |  | Stork |
Milky Stork,
Black-necked Stork |  | Ibis |
Black-headed Ibis,
White-shouldered Ibis,
Giant Ibis |  | Crane |
Sarus Crane |  | Bird |
Greater Adjutant |
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Thailand
extant species |
 | Elephant |
Indian Elephant* |  | Treeshrew |
Northern Smooth-tailed Treeshrew,
Common Treeshrew,
Northern Treeshrew,
Pygmy Treeshrew | | Colugo |
Sunda Flying Lemur |  | Primate |
Sunda Loris ,
Bengal Slow Loris ,
Southern Pig-tailed Macaque,
Crab-eating Macaque,
Stump-tailed Macaque,
Rhesus Macaque,
Assam Macaque,
Northern Pig-tailed Macaque,
Silvered Leaf Monkey,
Dusky Leaf Monkey,
Banded Surili,
White-handed Gibbon,
Agile Gibbon,
Pileated Gibbon |  | Rodent |
Malayan Porcupine,
Asiatic Brush-tailed Porcupine |  | Squirrel |
Pale Giant Squirrel,
Black Giant Squirrel,
Hairy-footed flying squirrel,
Particolored Flying Squirrel,
Gray-cheeked Flying Squirrel,
Indochinese Flying Squirrel,
Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel,
Red Giant Flying Squirrel,
Indian Giant Flying Squirrel,
Temminck's Flying Squirrel … total 26 species |  | Rabbit |
Burmese Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Greater Moonrat,
Short-tailed Gymnure | | Even-toed ungulate |
Wild Boar,
Java Mouse-deer (Smallest deer),
Greater Mouse-deer,
Indian Muntjac,
Indian Sambar,
Eld's Deer,
Water buffalo,
Banteng,
Gayal,
Kouprey,
Mainland serow,
Chinese goral |  | Megabat |
Long-tongued Nectar Bat,
Long-tongued Fruit Bat,
Cave Nectar Bat,
Geoffroy's Rousette,
Leschenault's Rousette,
Andersen's Flying Fox,
Lyle's Flying Fox,
Large Flying Fox,
Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat,
Horsfield’s Fruit Bat … total 17 species | | Odd-toed ungulate |
Malayan Tapir |  | Pangolin |
Chinese Pangolin,
Sunda Pangolin |  | Carnivora |
Jungle Cat,
Leopard Cat (Spotted),
Flat-headed Cat (Spotted),
Fishing Cat (Spotted),
Asian Golden Cat,
Marbled Cat (Spotted),
Clouded Leopard (Spotted),
Leopard (Spotted),
Tiger (Stripe),
Binturong,
Small-toothed Palm Civet,
Masked Palm Civet,
Asian Palm Civet,
Otter Civet,
Banded Palm Civet (Stripe),
Banded Linsang (Stripe),
Spotted Linsang (Stripe),
Malayan Civet (Spotted),
Large Indian Civet (Spotted),
Large-spotted Civet (Spotted),
Small Indian Civet (Spotted),
Small Asian Mongoose,
Crab-eating Mongoose,
Golden Jackal,
Dhole,
Asiatic Black Bear,
Sun Bear,
Oriental Small-clawed Otter,
European otter,
Hairy-nosed otter,
Smooth-coated Otter,
Hog Badger,
Yellow-throated Marten,
Burmese Ferret-badger,
Yellow-bellied weasel,
Malayan weasel,
Siberian weasel,
Black-striped weasel |  | Lizard |
Chinese water dragon |  | Monitor |
Water Monitor |  | Snake |
Reticulated python Largest snakes |  | Goose |
Bar-headed Goose |  | Junglefowl |
Red Junglefowl |  | Pheasant |
Silver Pheasant,
Kalij Pheasant,
Crestless Fireback Pheasant ,
Crested Fireback Pheasant ,
Siamese Fireback ,
Bar-tailed Pheasant |  | Peafowl |
Grey Peacock Pheasant ,
Malaysian Peacock Pheasant ,
Green Peafowl | | Great Argus |
Great Argus Pheasant | | Stork |
Painted Stork ,
Asian Openbill Stork,
Woolly-necked Stork,
Storm's Stork,
White Stork,
Black Stork,
Lesser Adjutant,
Greater Adjutant | | Ibis |
Glossy Ibis,
Common Spoonbill,
Black-faced Spoonbill |  | Hornbill |
Oriental Pied Hornbill ,
Black Hornbill ,
Rhinoceros Hornbill ,
Great Hornbill ,
Helmeted Hornbill ,
Tickell's Brown Hornbill,
Bushy-crested Hornbill ,
White-crowned Hornbill ,
Rufous-necked Hornbill,
Wrinkled Hornbill ,
Wreathed Hornbill ,
Plain-pouched Hornbill |  | Raptor |
Indian White-rumped Vulture | | Crane |
Demoiselle Crane (Highest flying) |  | Pelican |
Spot-billed Pelican |  | Parrot |
Blue-rumped Parrot ,
Alexandrine Parakeet ,
Grey-headed Parakeet ,
Blossom-headed Parakeet ,
Red-breasted Parakeet ,
Vernal Hanging Parrot ,
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot | | endemic bird |
Rufous-fronted Babbler | | bird (CR) |
Spoon-billed Sandpiper,
White-eyed River Martin | | bird (EN) |
Baer's Pochard,
Chinese Merganser,
White-winged Duck,
Spotted Greenshank,
Gurney's Pitta |  | Flower |
Rafflesia |
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marine extant
species |
 | Sea-cow |
Dugong | | Turtle |
Green turtle,
Hawksbill turtle,
Olive Ridley,
Leatherback turtle |  | Frigatebird |
Great Frigatebird,
Lesser Frigatebird,
Christmas Island Frigatebird |  | Ray |
Manta ray,
Knifetooth sawfish,
Largetooth sawfish,
Longcomb sawfish |  | Shark |
Whale shark (１２m),
Scalloped hammerhead,
Shortfin mako |  | Horseshoe
crab |
Mangrove horseshoe crab ,
Costal horseshoe crab |  | Coral |
Table coral',
Brain corals' |  | Mangrove |
White mangrove',
Red mangrove',
Black mangrove' |
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Thailand
small extant
species |
 | Mouse (EN) |
Marmoset Rat | | Bat (EN) |
Thailand Roundleaf Bat | | Turtle (CR) |
Painted Batagur,
Nutaphand's Narrow Headed Softshell Turtle | | Turtle (EN) |
Big-headed Turtle,
Yellow headed temple turtle,
Spiny turtle,
Elongated Tortoise,
Asian Forest Tortoise,
Cantor's Giant Soft Shelled Turtle |  | Swallowtail
butterfly |
Bhuttan Glory ,
Lesser Batwing ,
De Nicéville's Windmill ,
Common Rose ,
Common Clubtail ,
Common Windmill ,
Tailed Jay ,
Common Jay ,
Spot Swordtail ,
Common Lime … total 16 species |
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