Collection

Animals of Asia

From steppes to jungles: our Asian species.

316

Species profiles

0

Videos

0

Facts

313

Photographs

What this collection brings together

From steppes to jungles: our Asian species.

This collection gathers the species profiles, videos and facts published on Animalia about them. Conservation statuses come from the IUCN Red List.

Species profiles

View the 316 profiles

Dromedary camel

Camelus dromedarius

Not evaluated Desert

Golden hamster

Mesocricetus auratus

Endangered Urban environment

Goldfish

Carassius auratus

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Data deficient Forest

Red fox

Vulpes vulpes

Least concern Forest

Golden jackal

Canis aureus

Least concern Forest

Striped hyena

Hyaena hyaena

Near threatened Desert

Wild boar

Sus scrofa

Least concern Forest

Dorcas gazelle

Gazella dorcas

Vulnerable Desert

Cape hare

Lepus capensis

Least concern Desert

Greater horseshoe bat

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Least concern Forest

Greater flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Least concern Wetlands

Houbara bustard

Chlamydotis undulata

Vulnerable Desert

Golden eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

Least concern Mountain

Peregrine falcon

Falco peregrinus

Least concern Mountain

White stork

Ciconia ciconia

Least concern Wetlands

Greek tortoise

Testudo graeca

Vulnerable Forest

Mediterranean chameleon

Chamaeleo chamaeleon

Least concern Forest

Desert monitor

Varanus griseus

Least concern Desert

Desert horned viper

Cerastes cerastes

Least concern Desert

Loggerhead sea turtle

Caretta caretta

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Common bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Deathstalker scorpion

Androctonus australis

Not evaluated Desert

Desert locust

Schistocerca gregaria

Not evaluated Desert

Lion

Panthera leo

Vulnerable Savanna

Tiger

Panthera tigris

Endangered Forest

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Vulnerable Savanna

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

Vulnerable Savanna

Gray wolf

Canis lupus

Least concern Forest

Brown bear

Ursus arctos

Least concern Forest

Polar bear

Ursus maritimus

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Giant panda

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Vulnerable Forest

Asian elephant

Elephas maximus

Endangered Tropical forest

Bornean orangutan

Pongo pygmaeus

Critically endangered Tropical forest

Orca

Orcinus orca

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Blue whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Endangered Ocean & sea

Great white shark

Carcharodon carcharias

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Whale shark

Rhincodon typus

Endangered Ocean & sea

Clownfish

Amphiprion ocellaris

Least concern Ocean & sea

Barn owl

Tyto alba

Least concern Forest

Eurasian eagle-owl

Bubo bubo

Least concern Forest

King cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

Vulnerable Tropical forest

Praying mantis

Mantis religiosa

Least concern Steppe

Seven-spot ladybird

Coccinella septempunctata

Least concern Forest

Water buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

Not evaluated Rivers & lakes

Mongolian gerbil

Meriones unguiculatus

Least concern Desert

Siamese fighting fish

Betta splendens

Vulnerable Rivers & lakes

Leopard gecko

Eublepharis macularius

Least concern Desert

Long-legged buzzard

Buteo rufinus

Least concern Desert

Greek tortoise

Testudo graeca

Vulnerable Desert

Japanese quail

Coturnix japonica

Least concern Steppe

Rock dove

Columba livia

Least concern Mountain

Caracal

Caracal caracal

Least concern Desert

Red panda

Ailurus fulgens

Endangered Forest

Snowy owl

Bubo scandiacus

Vulnerable Steppe

Narwhal

Monodon monoceros

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Beluga whale

Delphinapterus leucas

Least concern Ocean & sea

Giant manta ray

Mobula birostris

Endangered Ocean & sea

Komodo dragon

Varanus komodoensis

Endangered Savanna

Tibetan fox

Vulpes ferrilata

Least concern Mountain

White-lipped pit viper

Trimeresurus albolabris

Least concern Tropical forest

bardot

Least concern Mountain

Yak

Bos grunniens

Vulnerable Mountain

Zebu

Least concern Savanna

Ibex

Capra ibex

Least concern Mountain

Camel

Camelus dromedarius

Least concern Desert

Suede

Dama dama

Least concern Forest

Momentum

Least concern Forest

Reindeer

Rangifer tarandus

Vulnerable Forest

Roe deer

Capreolus capreolus

Least concern Forest

Caribou

Rangifer tarandus

Vulnerable Forest

Antelope

Least concern Desert

Oryx

Extinct in the wild Desert

Pika

Ochotona spp.

Least concern Mountain

Flying Squirrel

Pteromyini (Glaucomys, Pteromys, Petaurista, spp.)

Least concern Forest

Beaver

Castor fiber / Castor canadensis

Least concern Forest

Vole

Microtus spp.

Least concern Mountain

Lemming

Least concern Mountain

Field mouse

Apodemus sylvaticus

Least concern Forest

dormouse

Glis glis

Least concern Forest

Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

Least concern Forest

Shrew

Least concern Forest

Weasel

Mustela nivalis

Least concern Forest

Ermine

Mustela erminea

Least concern Forest

Otter

Lutra lutra

Near threatened Rivers & lakes

Badger

Meles meles

Least concern Forest

Marten

Martes martes

Least concern Forest

Weasel

Martes foina

Least concern Forest

Sable

Martes zibellina

Least concern Forest

Pangolin

Manis sp.

Endangered Savanna

Dingo

Canis lupus dingo

Vulnerable Desert

Sun bear

Vulnerable Tropical forest

sloth bear

Melursus ursinus

Vulnerable Savanna

Boreal Lynx

Lynx lynx

Least concern Forest

Wild cat

Felis silvestris

Least concern Forest

Gibbon

Endangered Tropical forest

Baboon

Least concern Savanna

Loris

Nycticebus spp. / Loris spp.

Vulnerable Forest

Tarsier

Vulnerable Tropical forest

Hamadryas

Papio hamadryas

Least concern Desert

Seal

Least concern Ocean & sea

Walrus

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Dugong

Dugong dugon

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Humpback whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Least concern Ocean & sea

Gray whale

Least concern Ocean & sea

Basking shark

Cetorhinus maximus

Endangered Ocean & sea

Trout

Salmo trutta

Least concern Mountain

Pike

Esox lucius

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Zander

Sander lucioperca

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Vulnerable Rivers & lakes

Crucian carp

Carassius carassius

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Tench

Tinca tinca

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Catfish

Silurus glanis

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Catfish

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Stonefish

Least concern Ocean & sea

Goby

Least concern Ocean & sea

Toad

Bufonidae (famille) ; ex. Bufo bufo

Least concern Forest

Tree frog

Least concern Forest

Triton

Least concern Forest

Cecilie

Gymnophiona

Data deficient Tropical forest

Sea turtle

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Gharial

Gavialis gangeticus

Critically endangered Rivers & lakes

Agame

Least concern Desert

Skink

Scincidae (famille) ; Scincus scincus (scinque des sables)

Least concern Desert

Frilled Lizard

Chlamydosaurus kingii

Least concern Savanna

Wall Lizard

Podarcis muralis

Least concern Mountain

Python

Python sp. (famille Pythonidae)

Least concern Savanna

Taipan

Oxyuranus scutellatus

Least concern Savanna

Krait

Least concern Savanna

Naja

Naja

Least concern Savanna

Blind

Anguis fragilis

Least concern Forest

Imperial Eagle

Vulnerable Mountain

Sea eagle

Least concern Ocean & sea

Common Kestrel

Least concern Mountain

Around

Accipiter gentilis

Least concern Forest

Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Least concern Forest

Buzzard

Pernis apivorus

Least concern Forest

Milan

Milvus milvus / Milvus migrans

Least concern Steppe

Vulture

Gyps fulvus

Endangered Desert

bearded vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

Near threatened Mountain

Osprey

Least concern Ocean & sea

little owl

Athene noctua

Least concern Steppe

Crow

Corvus corax

Least concern Desert

Crow

Corvus corone / Corvus cornix

Least concern Savanna

Jackdaw

Corvus monedula

Least concern Mountain

Magpie

Pica pica

Least concern Forest

Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Least concern Forest

Spotted Nutcracker

Nucifraga caryocatactes

Least concern Forest

Cockatoo

Cacatuidae (ex. Cacatua sp.)

Least concern Savanna

Hill Myna

Gracula religiosa

Least concern Forest

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Least concern Steppe

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Least concern Forest

Thrush

Turdus philomelos

Least concern Forest

Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

Least concern Forest

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Least concern Forest

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Least concern Forest

Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Least concern Steppe

European Greenfinch

Chloris chloris

Least concern Forest

Bullfinch

Least concern Forest

Tit

Parus major (et genres apparentés)

Least concern Forest

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Swift

Apus apus

Least concern Wetlands

Skylark

Alauda arvensis

Least concern Steppe

Wagtail

Motacilla spp.

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Warbler

Sylvia atricapilla

Least concern Forest

Goldcrest

Regulus regulus / Regulus ignicapilla

Least concern Forest

Nuthatch

Sitta europaea

Least concern Forest

Picture

Least concern Forest

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Least concern Savanna

Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Least concern Steppe

Roller

Coracias garrulus

Near threatened Savanna

Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Least concern Forest

Nightjar

Least concern Forest

Dove

Streptopelia turtur / Streptopelia decaocto

Least concern Forest

Dove

Columba livia domestica / Streptopelia spp.

Least concern Forest

Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Least concern Forest

Swan

Cygnus olor

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Least concern Ocean & sea

Gull

Larus michahellis

Least concern Ocean & sea

Gull

Larus spp. / Chroicocephalus spp.

Least concern Ocean & sea

Tern

Least concern Ocean & sea

Frigatebird

Least concern Ocean & sea

Cassowary

Casuarius casuarius

Least concern Tropical forest

Crane

Grus grus

Least concern Steppe

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Common Snipe

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Curlew

Numenius arquata

Near threatened Steppe

Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Near threatened Wetlands

Plover

Least concern Steppe

Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea / Puffinus yelkouan

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Petrel

Least concern Ocean & sea

Crab Plover

Dromas ardeola

Least concern Wetlands

Old World Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

Least concern Mountain

Peacock butterfly

Aglais io

Least concern Forest

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Least concern Forest

Ant

Formicidae

Least concern Desert

Spider

Araneae

Least concern Desert

Brimstone

Gonepteryx rhamni

Least concern Forest

Cabbage White

Pieris sp.

Least concern Steppe

Common Blue

Polyommatus spp. / Lycaenidae

Least concern Mountain

Copper

Lycaena tityrus / Lycaena phlaeas (groupe des Cuivrés)

Least concern Steppe

Silk Moth

Bombyx mori

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Marsh Warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Dragonfly

Ordre Odonata

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Stick Insect

Phasmatodea (ordre)

Data deficient

Cricket

Gryllidae (famille), ex. Acheta domesticus

Least concern Steppe

Grasshopper

Tettigoniidae

Least concern Savanna

Mole Cricket

Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Cockroach

Blattodea (ordre)

Least concern Tropical forest

Cockroach

Least concern Tropical forest

Termite

Isoptera (infra-ordre)

Least concern Desert

Bumblebee

Bombus sp.

Least concern Forest

Wasp

Vespula vulgaris / Vespula germanica (guêpe commune)

Least concern Forest

Hornet

Vespa crabro

Least concern Forest

Mosquito

Culicidae (ex. Culex pipiens, Aedes albopictus)

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Fly

Musca domestica

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Horsefly

Tabanus spp. (famille Tabanidae)

Least concern Forest

Fruit Fly

Drosophila melanogaster

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Aphid

Aphidoidea (superfamille)

Least concern Forest

Cicada

Cicadidae (famille), ex. Lyristes plebejus

Least concern Forest

Leafhopper

Cicadellidae (famille), ex. Cicadella viridis

Least concern Savanna

Bug

Heteroptera (ordre partiel des Hémiptères)

Least concern Forest

Red and Black Flea Beetle

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Least concern Forest

Scale Insect

Coccoidea (superfamille), ex. Dactylopius coccus, Icerya purchasi

Least concern Desert

Whitefly

Aleyrodidae (ex. Bemisia tabaci, Trialeurodes vaporariorum)

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Thrips

Least concern Forest

Beetle

Least concern Desert

Dung Beetle

Scarabaeinae (ex. Scarabaeus sacer)

Least concern Desert

Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

Near threatened Forest

Weevil

Curculionidae

Least concern Forest

Longhorn Beetle

Cerambycidae (ex. Cerambyx cerdo)

Least concern Forest

Longhorn Beetle

Cerambycidae

Data deficient Forest

Colorado Potato Beetle

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Leaf Beetle

Chrysomelidae (ex. Chrysolina, Leptinotarsa)

Least concern Forest

Ground beetle

Carabus spp.

Least concern Forest

Rove Beetle

Staphylinidae (ex. Ocypus olens)

Least concern Forest

Firefly

Lampyris noctiluca

Least concern Forest

Glowworm

Lampyris noctiluca

Data deficient Forest

Earwig

Forficula auricularia

Least concern Wetlands

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Least concern Urban environment

Tarantula

Data deficient Desert

Black Widow

Latrodectus mactans (et espèces apparentées du genre Latrodectus)

Least concern Desert

Wolf Spider

Lycosa tarantula (Lycosidae)

Least concern Desert

Crab Spider

Thomisidae (ex. Misumena vatia)

Least concern Forest

Harvestman

Opiliones (ordre)

Least concern Forest

Pseudoscorpion

Least concern Forest

Mite

Acari

Least concern Desert

Tick

Ixodida (ordre), ex. Ixodes ricinus

Least concern Forest

Crab

Brachyura

Least concern Ocean & sea

King crab

Paralithodes camtschaticus

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Fiddler Crab

Uca spp.

Least concern Ocean & sea

Crayfish

Astacus astacus / Procambarus clarkii (selon espèce)

Data deficient Rivers & lakes

Shrimp

Caridea / Dendrobranchiata (ordre Decapoda)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Krill

Least concern Ocean & sea

Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare (et autres espèces d'Isopodes terrestres)

Least concern Forest

Isopod

Isopoda (ordre)

Least concern Forest

Amphipod

Amphipoda

Least concern Ocean & sea

Barnacle

Balanus sp. (Balanomorpha)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Nautilus

Nautilus pompilius

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Land Snail

Least concern Forest

Slug

Arion vulgaris (et autres espèces apparentées)

Least concern Forest

Oyster

Ostrea edulis / Crassostrea gigas

Least concern Ocean & sea

Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

Least concern Forest

Leech

Hirudo medicinalis

Near threatened Rivers & lakes

Planarian

Planaria spp. (ordre Tricladida)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Marine worm

Nereis diversicolor / Polychaeta (ordre varié)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Tube Worm

Serpulidae / Sabellidae (plusieurs genres, ex. Sabella, Serpula, Spirobranchus)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Silkworm

Bombyx mori

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Tardigrade

Tardigrada (embranchement)

Data deficient Forest

Rotifer

Rotifera (phylum)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Sea sponge

Porifera (phylum)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Jellyfish

Medusozoa (divers genres et espèces)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Sea anemone

Actiniaria (ordre)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Coral

Anthozoa (classe) ; Corallium rubrum pour le corail rouge

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Hydra

Hydra sp.

Data deficient Rivers & lakes

Siphonophore

Siphonophorae

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Sea urchin

Echinoidea (classe) ; ex. Paracentrotus lividus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Sea Cucumber

Holothuroidea (classe)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Binturong

Arctictis binturong

Vulnerable Tropical forest

Siamang

Endangered Tropical forest

Takin

Budorcas taxicolor

Vulnerable Forest

Himalayan Tahr

Hemitragus jemlahicus

Near threatened Mountain

Onager

Equus hemionus

Near threatened Desert

Giant Kingfisher

Pelargopsis capensis

Least concern Tropical forest

Kouprey

Bos sauveli

Critically endangered Savanna

Babiroussa

Babyrousa babyrussa

Vulnerable Tropical forest

Jerboa

Jaculus sp.

Least concern Desert

Honey badger

Mellivora capensis

Least concern Desert

Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris

Endangered Ocean & sea

Clouded Leopard

Neofelis nebulosa

Vulnerable Tropical forest

Sand Cat

Felis margarita

Least concern Desert

Bengal Fox

Vulpes bengalensis

Least concern Savanna

Wolverine

Gulo gulo

Least concern Forest

Elk

Cervus canadensis

Least concern Forest

Musk Deer

Moschus moschiferus

Vulnerable Forest

Axis deer

Axis axis

Least concern Savanna

Saiga

Saiga tatarica

Critically endangered Desert

Markhor

Capra falconeri

Near threatened Forest

Coconut Crab

Birgus latro

Vulnerable Tropical forest

Japanese spider crab

Macrocheira kaempferi

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Vampire Squid

Vampyroteuthis infernalis

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Goblin shark

Mitsukurina owstoni

Least concern Ocean & sea

Mudskipper

Periophthalmus spp.

Least concern Ocean & sea

Japanese Giant Salamander

Andrias japonicus

Near threatened Forest

Hammerhead Flatworm

Bipalium kewense

Data deficient Tropical forest

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Least concern Ocean & sea
Top
News
Follow TunisieVet on Facebook
Tips, adoptions and veterinary news
Follow