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The tiger is the largest carnivorous mammal in Asia. [1] [2]The animals living in Asia and its surrounding seas and islands are considered the fauna of Asia.Since there is no natural biogeographic boundary in the west between Europe and Asia, the term "fauna of Asia" is somewhat elusive but it is a geographical name given.
Pages in category "Lists of animals of Asia" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Map of Asia. This is a list of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years before present (about 9700 BCE) [a] and continues to the present day. [1] This list includes the Asian continent and its surrounding islands, including Cyprus.
Lists of animals of Asia (7 C, 5 P) A. Animal breeds originating in Asia (37 C) ... Pages in category "Fauna of Asia" The following 9 pages are in this category, out ...
The Asian elephant is the largest living land animal in Asia. Since 1986, the Asian elephant has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List , as the population has declined by at least 50 per cent over the last three elephant generations, which is about 60–75 years.
An Asiatic lion cub in Gir Forest National Park, India. The wildlife of South Asia encompasses that of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and the Maldives.
The mammals include the largest animals on the planet, the rorquals and some other whales, as well as some of the most intelligent, such as elephants, some primates and some cetaceans. The basic body type is a four-legged land-borne animal, but some mammals are adapted for life at sea , in the air, in the trees, or on two legs.
Many species of animals are endemic to China, including the country's most famous wildlife species, the giant panda. In all, about one-sixth of mammal species and two-thirds of amphibian species in China are endemic to the country. [3] [6] Wildlife in China share habitat with and bear acute pressure from the world's largest population of humans.