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Animals in Vietnam

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

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Species recorded
19
Threatened
6
Groups represented
7
Sighting records
6,039
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Vietnam?

The most looked-up species with records here.

LC, Least Concern
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

LC, Least Concern
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Red fox

Vulpes vulpes

Canidae

EN, Endangered
Tiger (Panthera tigris)

Tiger

Panthera tigris

Felidae

VU, Vulnerable
Leopard (Panthera pardus)

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Felidae

DD, Data Deficient
Honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Apidae

What kinds of animals are recorded in Vietnam?

  1. Mammals

    red fox, grey wolf, tiger, leopard …

    6 species

  2. Birds

    mallard, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher, scarlet macaw

    4 species

  3. Reptiles

    green turtle, king cobra

    2 species

  4. Amphibians

    common frog

    1 species

  5. Fish

    ocean sunfish, whale shark, common clownfish

    3 species

  6. Insects

    honey bee, monarch butterfly

    2 species

  7. Other invertebrates

    common starfish

    1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Vietnam?

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

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
TigerPanthera tigrisFelidaeEndangered21
LeopardPanthera pardusFelidaeVulnerable15
Blue whaleBalaenoptera musculusBalaenopteridaeEndangered1
Ocean sunfishMola molaMolidaeVulnerable1
Whale sharkRhincodon typusRhincodontidaeEndangered4
King cobraOphiophagus hannahElapidaeVulnerable29

All animals recorded in Vietnam

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
MallardAnas platyrhynchosAnatidaeLeast Concern115
Red foxVulpes vulpesCanidaeLeast Concern1
Grey wolfCanis lupusCanidaeLeast Concern116
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern415
Common kingfisherAlcedo atthisAlcedinidaeLeast Concern5,198
TigerPanthera tigrisFelidaeEndangered21
LeopardPanthera pardusFelidaeVulnerable15
Honey beeApis melliferaApidaeData Deficient17
Blue whaleBalaenoptera musculusBalaenopteridaeEndangered1
Green turtleChelonia mydasCheloniidaeLeast Concern79
Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippusNymphalidaeLeast Concern1
Common frogRana temporariaRanidaeLeast Concern1
Common bottlenose dolphinTursiops truncatusDelphinidaeLeast Concern11
Ocean sunfishMola molaMolidaeVulnerable1
Whale sharkRhincodon typusRhincodontidaeEndangered4
Scarlet macawAra macaoPsittacidaeLeast Concern2
King cobraOphiophagus hannahElapidaeVulnerable29
Common starfishAsterias rubensAsteriidaeNot recorded9
Common clownfishAmphiprion ocellarisPomacentridaeLeast Concern3

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