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Faunal species noted are accounted as 11,217 species of animals, in Vietnam's hot and humid climate. These are broadly: Indian elephants , bears ( black bear and honey bear ), Indochinese tigers and Indochinese leopards as well as smaller animals like pygmy lorises, [ 21 ] monkeys (such as snub-nosed monkey), bats, flying squirrels , turtles ...
The treeshrews are small mammals native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Although called treeshrews, they are not true shrews and are not all arboreal. Family: Tupaiidae (tree shrews) Genus: Dendrogale. Northern smooth-tailed treeshrew, D. murina LC; Genus: Tupaia. Northern treeshrew, T. belangeri LC [4]
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Vietnam.The avifauna of Vietnam include a total of 963 species, of which 18 are endemic, and 5 have been introduced.. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.
Extinct animals of Vietnam (3 P) F. Fish of Vietnam (1 C, 198 P) I. ... Pages in category "Fauna of Vietnam" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of ...
Front profile of a Lài dog Long-haired Lài Dog. The Lài dog's body is long and wide. [5] The face is long and triangular, with slanted red or amber eyes with dark rims. [2] The ears of the Lài dog are lanceolate-shaped on both sides of the skull, whereas the Indochinese dingo's ears are fixed on the top of the skull. [2]
The specific name nghetinhensis refers to the two Vietnamese provinces of Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh, while Pseudoryx acknowledges the animal's similarities with the Arabian or African oryx. The Hmong people in Laos refer to the animal as saht-supahp , a term derived from Lao ( ສັດສຸພາບ /sàt supʰáːp/) meaning "the polite animal ...
The meaning of the word Lạc itself is debatable. A theory suggests that it might come from the term " lạc điền ", meaning waterfield, and so Lạc bird would mean waterfield bird. [ 6 ] The word is also translated as "lost" in modern Vietnamese language , which could be a metaphor to the Vietnamese history .
The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden is divided into an animal conservation area, a plant conservation area, an orchid garden and an amusement park. The botanical garden contains many species of rare and valuable plants, some of which are not native to Vietnam. There are species of cacti, ferns and plants that have been imported from Africa and ...