List of endangered animals in Thailand, Myanmar and List of endangered animals in Thailand, Myanmar and MalaysiaMalaysia

Country Animal Local name Scientific name Description

Thailand Asian elephant Not available Elephas maximus The largest terrestrial mammals in Asia. Male elephant can weigh up to 5000 kg. The skin colour is dark grey to brown.

Myanmar 1. Pink-headed

duck

2. Red-headed

crane

3. Swe bird

4. Deer

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Thamin

Netta caryophyllacea

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Not available A small dear

Country Animal Local name

Scientific name Description

Malaysia a) Sea turtles:

1. Leatherback

turtle

2. Hawksbill

turtle

Penyu:

Penyu belimbing

Penyu sisik,

Penyu karah

Dermochelys coriacea

Eretmochelys imbricata

The largest turtle in the world. It can reach two meters in carapace length and weigh up to 900 kilograms. It has a leathery carapace with seven long ridges. It is black in color with white, gray or pink patches. Leatherbacks have deeply notched upper jaws to help them capture jellyfish, their favorite food.

The only turtle with a beak like a hawk. It has a hard shell made of beautiful dark brown or yellow and brown scales which overlap each other. The head flippers are gold with brown patches. Adult hawksbills measure 79-90 cm in carapace length, and weigh 35-60 kg. They live on coral reefs and eat sponge.

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Country Animal Local name Scientific name Description

Malaysia 3. Olive ridley

4. Green turtle

Penyu lipas

Penyu agar,

Penyu pulau

Lepidochelys olivacae

Chelonia mydas

The smallest of the turtles found in Malaysia. Adults are about 60-65 cm, long and usually weigh 35-40 kilograms. The top shell is olive green or gray, while the bottom shell is white. This turtle feeds primarily on shrimps, jellyfish, crabs and snails.

Usually olive brown in color, is actually named for the color of its fat. Green turtles may grow over one meter in carapace length and weigh more than 140 kilograms. They are almost exclusively vegetarian and feed on sea grasses, algae and occasionally on sponge.

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Country Animal Local name

Scientific name

Description

Malaysia b) Sumatran

rhinoceros

c) Indochinese

tiger

Badak sumbu

Harimau

Dicerorhinus

Sumatrensis

Panthera tigris

Three-toed, hairy and is the smallest

rhinoceros species in the world. Feed on leafy branches, likes to cool off in mud wallows or in the shade.

The upper part of the animal ranges from reddish orange to ochre, and the under parts are whitish. The body has a series of black striations of black to dark grey colour. It is a carnivorous animal.

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Country Animal Local name

Scientific name

Description

Malaysia d) Orang Utan Orang Utan Pongo pygmaeus The only great ape in all of Asia. They spend much of their time searching for fruit, using their long arms and legs to move from tree to tree. The orangutan's dependence on trees for food and shelter.

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SummarySummary

The extinction of animals are mainly causedby the habitat loss due to human beingsactivities. Forest loss and degradation is due to theexpansion of agricultural land, intensive harvestingof timber, wood for fuel and other forest products,as well as overgrazing. It is therefore our responsibility to preserve andconserve these animals for the good of all.