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Animals in Malaysia

17 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Malaysia, 7 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 17
Threatened: 7
Groups represented: 6
Sighting records: 5,908

None on record
1–7
8–12
13–17
18+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Malaysia?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Malaysia?

Mammals
grey wolf, tiger, leopard, chimpanzee
4 species
Birds
mallard, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher, western barn owl …
5 species
Reptiles
green turtle, king cobra
2 species
Fish
ocean sunfish, whale shark, common clownfish
3 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly
2 species
Crustaceans
coconut crab
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Malaysia?

Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Malaysia.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	39
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	25
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	2
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	2
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	2
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	39
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	2

All animals recorded in Malaysia

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	25
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	31
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	2,132
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	3,230
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	39
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	25
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	1
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	25
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	285
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	3
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	2
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	2
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	2
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	2
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	39
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	2
Common clownfish	Amphiprion ocellaris	Pomacentridae	Least Concern	63

Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Malaysia. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.