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Animals in Myanmar (Burma)

13 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Myanmar (Burma), 5 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 13
Threatened: 5
Groups represented: 5
Sighting records: 1,668

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 Myanmar (Burma)?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Myanmar (Burma)?

Mammals
grey wolf, tiger, leopard, blue whale
4 species
Birds
mallard, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher, western barn owl
4 species
Reptiles
green turtle, king cobra
2 species
Fish
giant oceanic manta ray, common clownfish
2 species
Insects
honey bee
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Myanmar (Burma)?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	14
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	8
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	1
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	17
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	3

All animals recorded in Myanmar (Burma)

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	80
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	1
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	302
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	1,185
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	14
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	8
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	1
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	38
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	1
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	2
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	17
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	3
Common clownfish	Amphiprion ocellaris	Pomacentridae	Least Concern	16

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