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Vietnam - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Vietnam. 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.
Vietnam is a country located in the Indochinese Peninsula of Southeast Asia and tropical zone. It is bordered by Cambodia, Laos and China, and by the South China Sea to the east. Vietnam is one of Biodiversity hotspots in the world. The following shows the distribution of animals in Vietnam.
| Vietnam | |
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Vietnam
regionally extinct
in historic age |
 | Odd-toed ungulate |
Sumatran Rhinoceros |  | Bat |
Vietnam leaf-nosed bat (？～AD1945) |  | Turtle |
Giant river turtle |  | Ibis |
Giant Ibis |
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Vietnam
extant species |
 | Elephant |
Asian elephant |  | Treeshrew |
Northern Smooth-tailed Treeshrew,
Northern Treeshrew | | Colugo |
Sunda Flying Lemur |  | Primate |
Sunda Loris ,
Bengal Slow Loris ,
Pygmy Slow Loris ,
Crab-eating Macaque,
Stump-tailed Macaque,
Rhesus Macaque,
Assam Macaque,
Northern Pig-tailed Macaque,
Silvered Leaf Monkey,
Francois' Langur,
White-headed Langur,
Delacour's Langur,
Red-shanked Douc,
Black-shanked Douc,
Gray-shanked Douc,
Tonkin Snub-nosed Langur,
Black Crested Gibbon,
Eastern Black Crested Gibbon,
White-cheeked Crested Gibbon,
Yellow-cheeked Gibbon |  | Rodent |
Malayan Porcupine,
Asiatic Brush-tailed Porcupine |  | Squirrel |
Black Giant Squirrel,
Hairy-footed flying squirrel,
Particolored Flying Squirrel,
Gray-cheeked Flying Squirrel,
Indochinese Flying Squirrel,
Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel,
Spotted Giant Flying Squirrel,
Finlayson's squirrel,
Inornate Squirrel,
Black-striped squirrel … total 19 species |  | Rabbit |
Annamite Striped Rabbit,
Burmese Hare,
Chinese Hare |  | Hedgehog |
Short-tailed Gymnure,
Shrew Gymnure |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Wild Boar,
Heude's Pig,
Greater Mouse-deer,
Dwarf Musk Deer,
Indian Muntjac,
Giant Muntjac,
Fea's Muntjac,
Truong Son Muntjac,
Sika Deer,
Indian Sambar,
Eld's Deer,
Banteng,
Gayal,
Kouprey,
Kting Voar,
Saola,
Mainland serow | | Megabat |
Long-tongued Nectar Bat,
Long-tongued Fruit Bat,
Cave Nectar Bat,
Geoffroy's Rousette,
Leschenault's Rousette,
Lyle's Flying Fox,
Large Flying Fox,
Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat,
Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat,
Ratanaworabhan's Fruit Bat … total 11 species | | Odd-toed ungulate |
Malayan Tapir,
Javan Rhinoceros |  | Pangolin |
Chinese Pangolin,
Sunda Pangolin |  | Carnivora |
Jungle Cat,
Leopard 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,
Owston's Palm Civet (Stripe),
Otter Civet,
Spotted Linsang (Stripe),
Large Indian Civet (Spotted),
Large-spotted Civet (Spotted),
Small Indian Civet (Spotted),
Small Asian Mongoose,
Short-tailed Mongoose,
Crab-eating Mongoose,
Golden Jackal,
Dhole,
Red Fox,
Raccoon Dog,
Asiatic Black Bear,
Sun Bear,
Oriental Small-clawed Otter,
European otter,
Hairy-nosed otter,
Smooth-coated Otter,
Hog Badger,
Yellow-throated Marten,
Chinese Ferret-badger,
Burmese Ferret-badger,
Yellow-bellied weasel,
Siberian weasel,
Black-striped weasel |  | Lizard |
Chinese water dragon |  | Monitor |
Water Monitor |  | Snake |
Reticulated python Largest snakes |  | Crocodile |
Saltwater Crocodile ,
Siamese Crocodile |  | Goose |
Greylag Goose |  | Junglefowl |
Red Junglefowl |  | Pheasant |
Silver Pheasant,
Imperial Pheasant ,
Edward's Pheasant,
Siamese Fireback ,
Vietnamese Pheasant ,
Common Pheasant |  | Peafowl |
Grey Peacock Pheasant ,
Germain's Peacock Pheasant ,
Green Peafowl | | Crested Argus |
Crested Argus |  | Stork |
Painted Stork ,
Milky Stork,
Asian Openbill Stork,
Woolly-necked Stork,
Black Stork,
Black-necked Stork,
Lesser Adjutant,
Greater Adjutant | | Ibis |
Black-headed Ibis,
White-shouldered Ibis,
Glossy Ibis,
Black-faced Spoonbill |  | Hornbill |
Oriental Pied Hornbill ,
Black Hornbill ,
Great Hornbill ,
Tickell's Brown Hornbill,
White-crowned Hornbill ,
Rufous-necked Hornbill,
Wreathed Hornbill |  | Raptor |
Indian White-rumped Vulture |  | Crane |
Common Crane ,
Sarus Crane ,
Black-necked Crane |  | Pelican |
White Pelican,
Spot-billed Pelican |  | Parrot |
Blue-rumped Parrot ,
Alexandrine Parakeet ,
Grey-headed Parakeet ,
Blossom-headed Parakeet ,
Red-breasted Parakeet ,
Long-tailed Parakeet ,
Vernal Hanging Parrot |  | endemic bird |
Black-crowned Barwing,
Black-hooded Laughingthrush,
Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush,
Vietnam Greenfinch | | bird (CR) |
Spoon-billed Sandpiper,
Giant Ibis,
Bengal Florican | | bird (EN) |
Baer's Pochard,
White-winged Duck,
Orange-necked Partridge,
Annam Hill-Partridge,
Spotted Greenshank,
White-eared Night Heron,
Collared Laughingthrush,
Grey-crowned Crocias |
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Vietnam
marine extant
species |
 | Sea-cow |
Dugong | | Turtle |
Green turtle,
Hawksbill turtle,
Olive Ridley |  | Frigatebird |
Great Frigatebird,
Christmas Island Frigatebird |  | Ray |
Manta ray,
Knifetooth sawfish,
Longcomb sawfish |  | Shark |
Whale shark (１２m),
Scalloped hammerhead,
Great hammerhead,
Shortfin mako |  | Marlin |
Indo-Pacific sailfish,
Black Marlin |  | Horseshoe
crab |
Japanese horseshoe crab |  | Coral |
Table coral',
Brain corals' |  | Mangrove |
White mangrove',
Red mangrove',
Black mangrove' |
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Vietnam
small extant
species |
| Turtle (CR) |
Indochinese box turtle,
Three-banded box turtle,
Vietnamese Pond,Annam Leaf Turtle | | Turtle (EN) |
Big-headed Turtle,
Black-breasted Hill Turtle,
Yellow headed temple turtle,
Asian Yellow Pond Turtle,
Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle,
Keeled box turtle,
Four-eyed Turtle,
Elongated Tortoise,
Asian Forest Tortoise,
Wattle-necked Soft-shelled Turtle,
Cantor's Giant Soft Shelled Turtle |  | Frog (EN) |
(Vibrissaphora echinata),
(Paa yunnanensis),
(Theloderma bicolor) |  | Swallowtail
butterfly |
Bhuttan Glory ,
Lesser Batwing ,
Rose Windmill ,
Common Batwing ,
Common Rose ,
Common Clubtail ,
Common Windmill ,
Common Jay ,
Spot Swordtail ,
Great Mormon … total 16 species |
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