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Animals in Thailand

22 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Thailand, 6 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 22
Threatened: 6
Groups represented: 6
Sighting records: 26,456

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 Thailand?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Thailand?

Mammals
grey wolf, lion, tiger, leopard …
5 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
6 species
Reptiles
green turtle, king cobra
2 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, whale shark, giant oceanic manta ray, common clownfish
4 species
Insects
honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly, stag beetle
4 species
Other invertebrates
common starfish
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Thailand?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	2
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	24
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	48
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	4
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	88
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	4

All animals recorded in Thailand

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	232
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	1
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	276
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	3,897
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	2
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	21,520
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	24
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	48
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	11
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	18
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	220
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	33
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	2
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	4
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	4
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	1
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	1
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	3
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	88
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	1
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	4
Common clownfish	Amphiprion ocellaris	Pomacentridae	Least Concern	66

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