Thailand Mammal Checklist

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Mammals of Thailand

The mammals of Thailand are contained in 14 orders, divided into 43 families. The larger families of bats and rodents are further divided into subfamilies. A total of 339 species is recorded from Thailand. Taxonomy and nomenclature largely follows the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species with additional species and updated taxonomy as described in recent publications.

The complete checklist can be downloaded in Excel format: Thailand Mammal Checklist.

  Order: Pholidota (Pangolins). Family: Manidae (Pangolins).
    Sunda Pangolin Manis javanica
    Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla
       
  Order: Eulipotyphla (Shrews, moles and relatives). Family: Erinaceieidae (Gymnures)
    Moonrat Echinosorex gymnura
    Short-tailed Gymnure Hylomys suillus
       
  Family: Talpidae (Moles).
    Kloss's Mole Euroscaptor klossi
       
  Family: Soricidea (Shrews).
    Lowe's Brown-toothed Shrew Chodsigoa parca
    Chinese Mole Shrew Anourosorex squamipes
    House Shrew Suncus murinus
    Pygmy White-toothed Shrew Suncus etruscus
    South-east Asian Shrew Crocidura fuliginosa
    Malayan Shrew Crocidura malayana
    Peninsula Shrew Crocidura negligens
    Sunda Shrew Crocidura monticola
    Grey Shrew Crocidura attenuata
    Indochinese Shrew Crocidura indochinensis
    Hill's Shrew Crocidura hilliana
    Voracious Shrew Crocidura vorax
       
  Order: Scandentia (Treeshrews). Family: Ptilocercidea (Feather-tailed treeshrews).
    Feather-tailed Treeshrew Ptilocercus lowii
       
  Family: Tupaiidea (Typical treeshrews).
    Common Treeshrew Tupaia glis
    Northern Treeshrew Tupaia belangeri
    Lesser Treeshrew Tupaia minor
    Northern Slender-tailed Treeshrew Dendrogale murina
       
  Order: Dermoptera (Colugos). Family: Cynocephalidae (Colugos).
    Sunda Colugo Galeopterus variegatus
       
  Order: Chiroptera (Bats). Family: Pteropodidae (Old World fruit bats).
    Geoffroy's Rousette Rousettus amplexicaudatus
    Leschenault's Rousette Rousettus leschenaultii
    Large Flying-fox Pteropus vampyrus
    Lyle's Flying-fox Pteropus lylei
    Island Flying-fox Pteropus hypomelanus
    Forest Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus minutus
    Sunda Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus brachyotis
    Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus sphinx
    Horsfield's Fruit Bat Cynopterus hosfieldi
    Dusky Fruit Bat Penthetor lucasi
    Sunda Tailless Fruit Bat Megaerops ecaudatus
    Northern Tailless Fruit Bat Megaerops niphanae
    Dayak Fruit Bat Dyacopterus spadiceus
    Black-capped Fruit Bat Chironax melanocephalus
    Spot-winged Fruit Bat Balionycteris maculata
    Hill Fruit Bat Sphaerias blanfordi
    Cave Nectar Bat Eonycteris spelaea
    Lesser Long-tongued Nectar Bat Macroglossus minimus
    Greater Long-tongued Nectar Bat Macroglossus sobrinus
       
  Family: Rhinopomatidea (Mouse-tailed bats).
    Mouse-tailed Bat sp. Rhinopoma sp.
       
  Family: Emballonuridae (Sheath-tailed and tomb bats).
    Lesser Sheath-tailed Bat Emballonura monticola
    Theobald's Tomb Bat Taphozous theobaldi
    Black-bearded Tomb Bat Taphozous melanopogon
    Long-winged Tomb Bat Taphozous longimanus
    Pouched Tomb Bat Saccolaimus saccolaimus
       
  Family: Craseonycteridae (Hog-nosed bats).
    Kitti's Hog-nosed Bat Craseonycteris thonglongyai
       
  Family: Nycteridae (Hollow-faced bats).
    Malayan Slit-faced Bat Nycteris tragata
       
  Family: Megadermatidae (False vampire bats).
    Greater False Vampire Bat Lyroderma lyra
    Thongaree's Disc-nosed Bat Eudiscoderma thongareeae
    Lesser False Vampire Bat Megaderma spasma
       
  Family: Rhinolophidae (Horseshoe bats).
    Trefoil Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus trifoliatus
    Great Woolly Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus luctus
    No Common Name Rhinolophus morio
    Mountain Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus monticolus
    Big-eared Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus macrotis
    Siamese Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus siamensis
    Bourret's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus paradoxolophus
    Marshall's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus marshalli
    Croslet Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus coelophyllus
    Shamel's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus shameli
    Acuminate Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus acuminatus
    Least Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus pusillus
    Glossy Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus refulgens
    Blyth's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus lepidus
    Intermediate Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus affinis
    Lesser Brown Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus stheno
    Malayan Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus malayanus
    Thomas's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus thomasi
    Peninsula Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus robinsoni
    Pearson's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus pearsonii
    Thai Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus thailandensis
       
  Family: Hipposideridae (Roundleaf bats).
    Bicoloured Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros bicolor
    Large-eared Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros pomona
    Ashy Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros cineraceus
    Thai Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros halophyllus
    Dayak Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros dyacorum
    Ridley's Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros ridleyi
    Cantor's Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros galeritus
    Intermediate Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros larvatus
    Grand Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros grandis
    Diadem Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros diadema
    Boonsong's Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros lekaguli
    Great Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros armiger
    Dusky Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros ater
    Shield-nosed Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros scutinares
    Pendlebury's Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros turpis
    Shield-faced Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros lylei
    Malaysian Tailless Roundleaf Bat Coelops robinsoni
    Asian Tailless Roundleaf Bat Coelops frithii
    Trident Roundleaf Bat Aselliscus stoliczkanus
       
  Family: Vespertilonidea (Common bats). Subfamily: Vespertiloninae (Vesper bats).
    Chinese Myotis Myotis chinensis
    Szechuan Myotis Myotis altarium
    Herman's Myotis Myotis hermani
    Large Brown Myotis Myotis montivagus
    Malayan Whiskered Myotis Myotis federatus
    Asian Whiskered Myotis Myotis muricola
    Peters's Whiskered Myotis Myotis ater
    Hairy-faced Myotis Myotis annectans
    Thick-thumbed Myotis Myotis rosseti
    Ridley's Myotis Myotis ridleyi
    Horsfield's Myotis Myotis horsfieldii
    Hasselt's Myotis Myotis hasseltii
    Small-toothed Myotis Myotis siligorensis
    Disc-footed Bat Eudiscopus denticulus
    Javan Pipistrelle Pipistrellus javanicus
    Coromandel Pipistrelle Pipistrellus coromandra
    Least Pipistrelle Pipistrellus tenuis
    Narrow-winged Pipistrelle Pipistrellus stenopterus
    Common Thick-thumbed Bat Glischropus tylopus
    Indochinese Thick-thumbed Bat Glischropus bucephalus
    Chinese Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pulveratus
    Cadorna's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus cadornae
    Black-gilded Pipistrelle Arielulus circumdatus
    Collared Pipistrelle Arielulus aureocollaris
    Eurasian Serotine Eptesicus serotinus
    Thick-eared Serotine Eptesicus pachyotis
    Surat Serotine Cassistrellus dimissus
    Great Evening Bat Ia io
    Least False Serotine Hesperoptenus blanfordi
    Tomes's False Serotine Hesperoptenus tomesi
    Tickell's False Serotine Hesperoptenus tickelli
    Harlequin Bat Scotomanes ornatus
    Lesser Asian House Bat Scotophilus kuhlii
    Greater Asian House Bat Scotophilus heathii
    Greater Bamboo Bat Tylonycteris malayana
    Indomalayan Lesser Bamboo Bat Tylonycteris fuldiva
       
  Family: Vespertilonidea (Common bats). Subfamily: Murininae (Hairy-winged and tube-nosed bats).
    Round-eared Tube-nosed Bat Murina cyclotis
    Hutton's Tube-nosed Bat Murina huttoni
    Bronzed Tube-nosed Bat Murina aenea
    Lesser Tube-nosed Bat Murina suilla
    Scully's Tube-nosed Bat Murina tubinaris
    Golden Tube-nosed Bat Murina aurata
    Annam Tube-nosed Bat Murina annamitica
    Bala Tube-nosed Bat Murina balaensis
    Hairy-winged Bat Harpiocephalus harpia
       
  Family: Vespertilonidea (Common bats). Subfamily: Kerivoulinae.
    Papillose Woolly Bat Kerivoula papillosa
    Kachin Woolly Bat Kerivoula kachinensis
    Hardwicke's Woolly Bat Kerivoula hardwickii
    Titania's Woolly Bat Kerivoula titania
    Painted Woolly Bat Kerivoula picta
    Clear-winged Woolly Bat Kerivoula pellucida
    Least Woolly Bat Kerivoula minuta
    Whitehead's Woolly Bat Kerivoula whiteheadi
    Greater Groove-toothed Bat Phoniscus jagorii
    Lesser Groove-toothed Bat Phoniscus atrox
       
  Family: Vespertilonidea (Common bats). Subfamily: Miniopterinae (Bent-winged bats).
    Large Bent-winged Bat Miniopterus magnater
    Common Bent-winged Bat Miniopterus fuliginosus
    Medium Bent-winged Bat Miniopterus medius
    Small Bent-winged Bat Miniopterus pusillus
       
  Family: Molossidae (Free-tailed bats).
    La Touche's Free-tailed Bat Tadarida latouchei
    Asian Wrinkle-lipped Bat Chaerephon plicatus
    Sunda Free-tailed Bat Mops mops
    Naked Bat Cheiromeles torquatus
       
  Order: Primates (Primates). Family: Lorisidae (Lorisids).
    Sunda Slow Loris Nycticebus coucang
    Asian Slow Loris Nycticebus bengalensis
       
  Family: Cercopithecidae (Monkeys).
    Robinson's Banded Langur Presbytis robinsoni
    Indochinese Silvered Langur Trachypithecus germaini
    Dusky Langur Trachypithecus obscurus
    Tenasserim Langur Trachypithecus barbei
    Phayre's Langur Trachypithecus phayrei
    Indochinese Grey Langur Trachypithecus crepusculus
    White-thighed Langur Presbytis siamensis
    Southern Pig-tailed Macaque Macaca nemestrina
    Northern Pig-tailed Macaque Macaca leonina
    Stump-tailed Macaque Macaca arctoides
    Assamese Macaque Macaca assamensis
    Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis
    Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta
       
  Family: Hylobatidae (Gibbons).
    Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus
    White-handed Gibbon Hylobates lar
    Agile Gibbon Hylobates agilis
    Pileated Gibbon Hylobates pileatus
       
  Order: Carnivora (Carnivores). Family: Canidae (Dogs).
    Golden Jackal Canis aureus
    Dingo Canis lupus dingo
    Domestic Dog Canis lupus familaris
    Dhole Cuon alpinus
       
  Family: Ursidae (Bears).
    Sun Bear Helarctos malayanus
    Asian Black Bear Ursus thibetanus
       
  Family: Mustelidae (Mustelids).
    Yellow-throated Marten Martes flavigula
    Malayan Weasel Mustela nudipes
    Siberian Weasel Mustela sibirica
    Stripe-backed Weasel Mustela strigidorsa
    Yellow-bellied Weasel Mustela kathiah
    Large-toothed Ferret-Badger Melogale personata
    Greater Hog Badger Arctonyx collaris
    Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra
    Hairy-nosed Otter Lutra sumatrana
    Smooth Otter Lutrogale perspicillata
    Oriental Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinereus
       
  Family: Viverridae (Civets).
    Large Indian Civet Viverra zibetha
    Large-spotted Civet Viverra megaspila
    Small Indian Civet Viverricula indica
    Banded Linsang Prionodon linsang
    Spotted Linsang Prionodon pardicolor
    Common Palm Civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
    Masked Palm Civet Paguma larvata
    Binturong Arctictus binturong
    Small-toothed Palm Civet Arctogalidia trivirgata
    Banded Civet Hemigalus derbyanus
    Otter Civet Cynogale bennettii
       
  Family: Herpestidae (Mongooses).
    Small Asian Mongoose Urva javanicus
    Crab-eating Mongoose Urva urva
       
  Family: Felidae (Cats).
    Tiger Panthera tigris
    Leopard Panthera pardus
    Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa
    Marbled Cat Pardofelis marmorata
    Asian Golden Cat Catopuma temminckii
    Flat-headed Cat Prionailurus planiceps
    Mainland Leopard Cat Prionailurus bengalensis
    Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus
    Jungle Cat Felis chaus
    Domestic Cat Felis catus
       
  Order: Artiodactyla (Even-toed ungulates). Family: Delphinidae (Oceanic dolphins).
    Melon-headed Whale Peponocephala electra
    Pygmy Killer Whale Feresa attenuata
    False Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens
    Killer Whale Orcinus orca
    Short-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
    Long-beaked Common Dolphin Delphinus capensis
    Fraser's Dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei
    Pantropical Spotted Dolphin Stenella attenuata
    Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
    Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris
    Rough-toothed Dolphin Steno bredanensis
    Indo-Pacific Humpbacked Dolphin Sousa chinensis
    Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops aduncus
    Common Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus
    Irrawaddy Dolphin Orcaella brevirostris
    Risso's Dolphin Grampus griseus
       
  Family: Phocoenidae (Porpoises).
    Finless Porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides
       
  Family: Ziphiidae (Beaked whales).
    Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris
    Blainville's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon densirostris
       
  Family: Balaenopteridae (Baleen whales).
    Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis
    Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata
    Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus
    Bryde's Whale Balaenoptera edeni
    Omura's Whale Balaenoptera omurai
    Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae
       
  Family: Physeteridae (Toothed whales).
    Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus
    Pygmy Sperm Whale Kogia breviceps
    Dwarf Sperm Whale Kogia sima
       
  Family: Suidae (Pigs).
    Eurasian Wild Pig Sus scrofa
       
  Family: Tragulidae (Mousedeer).
    Lesser Mousedeer Tragulus kanchil
    Greater Mousedeer Tragulus napu
       
  Family: Cervidae (Deer).
    Sambar Deer Rusa unicolor
    Eld's Deer Rucervus eldii
    Schomburgk's Deer Rucervus schomburgki
    Hog Deer Axis porcinus
    Southern Red Muntjak Muntiacus muntjak
    Northern Red Muntjak Muntiacus vaginalis 
    Fea's Muntjak Muntiacus feae
       
  Family: Bovidae (Bovids).
    Banteng Bos javanicus
    Gaur Bos gaurus
    Kouprey Bos sauveli
    Wild Water Buffalo Bubalus arnee
    Southern Serow Capricornis sumatraensis
    Chinese Serow Capricornis milneedwardsii
    Chinese Goral Naemorhedus griseus
       
  Order: Sirenia (Sea cows). Family: Dugongidae (Dudong).
    Dugong Dugong dugon
       
  Order: Proboscidae (Trunked mammals). Family: Elephantidae (Elephants).
    Asian Elephant Elephas maximus
       
  Order: Perissodactyla (Odd-toed ungulates). Family: Tapiridae (Tapirs).
    Asian Tapir Tapirus indicus
       
  Order: Rodentia (Rodents).
Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels). Subfamily: Ratufinae (Oriental giant squirrels).
    Black Giant Squirrel Ratufa bicolor
    Cream-coloured Giant Squirrel Ratufa affinis
       
  Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels). Subfamily: Callosciurinae (Asian ornate squirrels).
    Prevost's Squirrel Callosciurus prevostii
    Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus
    Sunda Black-banded Squirrel Callosciurus nigrovittatus
    Pallas's Squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus
    Variable Squirrel Callosciurus finlaysonii
    Grey-bellied Squirrel Callosciurus caniceps
    Western Striped Squirrel Tamiops macclellandii
    Cambodian Striped Squirrel Tamiops rodolphii
    Horse-tailed Squirrel Sundasciurus hippurus
    Low's Squirrel Sundasciurus lowii
    Slender Squirrel Sundasciurus tenuis
    Red-cheeked Squirrel Dremomys rufigenis
    Three-striped Ground Squirrel Lariscus insignis
    Indochinese Ground Squirrel Menetes berdmorei
    Shrew-faced Ground Squirrel Rhinosciurus laticaudatus
       
  Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels). Subfamily: Sciurinae (Flying squirrels and tree squirrels).
    Red Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista petaurista
    Indian Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista philippensis
    Lesser Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista elegans
    Black Flying Squirrel Aeromys tephromelas
    Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel Belomys pearsonii
    Temminck's Flying Squirrel Petinomys setosus
    Vordermann's Flying Squirrel Petinomys vordermanni
    Smoky Flying Squirrel Pteromyscus pulverulentus
    Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel Hylopetes spadiceus
    Grey-cheeked Flying Squirrel Hylopetes lepidus
    Particoloured Flying Squirrel Hylopetes alboniger
    Phayre's Flying Squirrel Hylopetes phayrei
       
  Family: Muridae (Rats and relatives). Subfamily: Murinae (Old World rats and mice).
    Black Rat Rattus rattus
    Tanezumi Rat Rattus tanezumi
    Malayan Field Rat Rattus tiomanicus
    Ricefield Rat Rattus argentiventer
    Pacific Rat Rattus exulens
    Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
    Indochinese Forest Rat Rattus andamanensis
    White-footed Indochinese Rat Rattus nitidus
    Lesser Ricefield Rat Rattus losea
    Greater Bandicoot Rat Bandicota indica
    Savile's Bandicoot Rat Bandicota savilei
    Lesser Bandicoot Rat Bandicota bengalensis
    Berdmore's Rat Berylmys berdmorei
    Bower's Rat Berylmys bowersi
    Mueller's Rat Sundamys muelleri
    Dark-tailed Niviventer Niviventer cremoriventer
    Indochinese Arboreal Niviventer Niviventer langbianis
    Confucian Niviventer Niviventer confucianus
    Indomalayan Niviventer Niviventer fulvescens
    Indochinese Mountain Niviventer Niviventer tenaster
    Limestone Niviventer Niviventer hinpoon
    Fea's Tree Rat Chiromyscus chiropus
    Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat Leopoldamys sabanus
    Edward's Giant Rat Leopoldamys edwardsi
    Millet's Giant Rat Leopoldamys milleti
    Neill's Rat Leopoldamys neilli
    Rajah Maxomys Maxomys rajah
    Red Spiny Maxomys Maxomys surifer
    Whitehead's Maxomys Maxomys whiteheadi
    Greater Marmoset Rat Hapalomys longicaudatus
    Lesser Marmoset Rat Hapalomys delacouri
    Asian House Mouse Mus musculus
    Ricefield Mouse Mus caroli
    Fawn-coloured Mouse Mus cervicolor
    Fragile-tailed Mouse Mus fragilicauda
    Cook's Mouse Mus cookii
    Indochinese Shrewlike Mouse Mus pahari
    Shortridge's Mouse Mus shortridgei
    Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse Chiropodomys gliroides
    Long-tailed Climbing Mouse Vandeleuria oleracea
       
  Family: Cricetidae (Hampsters, voles and relatives). Subfamily: Arvicolinae (Voles).
    Pere David's Vole Eothenomys melanogaster
       
  Family: Spalacidae (Mole-rats and relatives). Subfamily: Rhizomyinae (Bamboo rats).
    Lesser Bamboo Rat Cannomys badius
    Hoary Bamboo Rat Rhizomys pruinosus
    Indomalayan Bamboo Rat Rhizomys sumatrensis
       
  Family: Hystricidae (Porcupines).
    Malayan Porcupine Hystrix brachyura
    Brush-tailed Porcupine Atherurus macrourus
       
  Order: Lagomorpha (Lagomorphs). Family: Leporidae (Hares and rabbits).
    Burmese Hare Lepus peguensis