166 species
Mammals in Asia
Here are 166 species of mammals that live in Asia. Every species has its own page with measurements, habitat, behaviour, IUCN conservation status and sources.
Bats2
Carnivores9
Critically Endangered
🦬 Carnivores
Amur Leopard
Panthera pardus orientalis
25–75 kg
10–21 yrs
ForestTaigaMountain+1
Vulnerable
🦬 Carnivores
Asian Black Bear
Ursus thibetanus
40–200 kg
25–35 yrs
ForestMountainbamboo_forest+1
Vulnerable
🦬 Carnivores
Clouded Leopard
Neofelis nebulosa
11–23 kg
11–17 yrs
ForestRainforestMountain+1
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
30–80 kg
6–13 yrs
ForestMountainTundra+1
Endangered
🦬 Carnivores
Red Panda
Ailurus fulgens
3.7–6.2 kg
8–15 yrs
ForestMountain
Vulnerable
🦬 Carnivores
Snow Leopard
Panthera uncia
22–55 kg
10–21 yrs
MountainRocky CliffsGrassland
Vulnerable
🦬 Carnivores
Sun Bear
Helarctos malayanus
27–80 kg
20–30 yrs
RainforestForestMangrove
Endangered
🦬 Carnivores
Tiger
Panthera tigris
100–300 kg
10–26 yrs
ForestRainforestGrassland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
Wolverine
Gulo gulo
9–30 kg
7–13 yrs
ForestMountainTundra+1
Primates2
Rodents1
Ungulates6
Endangered
🦬 Ungulates
Asian Elephant
Elephas maximus
2700–5000 kg
48–70 yrs
ForestGrasslandRainforest+1
Endangered
🦬 Ungulates
Asian Elephant
Elephas maximus indicus
2000–5000 kg
48–70 yrs
ForestGrasslandWoodland
Endangered
🦬 Ungulates
Borneo Elephant
Elephas maximus borneensis
2000–3000 kg
55–70 yrs
ForestWetlandGrassland
Vulnerable
🦬 Ungulates
Indian Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros unicornis
1800–2700 kg
35–45 yrs
GrasslandWetlandForest
Endangered
🦬 Ungulates
Malayan Tapir
Tapirus indicus
250–540 kg
25–35 yrs
RainforestForestWetland+1
Endangered
🦬 Ungulates
Wild Water Buffalo
Bubalus arnee
700–1200 kg
20–25 yrs
GrasslandWetlandForest+1
Other146
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
45 Khz Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
3.5–8 g
4–16 yrs
ForestWetlandWoodland+7
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
American Mink
Mustela vison
0.5–1.6 kg
3–10 yrs
WetlandCoastRiver+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Arctic Lemming
Dicrostonyx torquatus
30–112 g
1–2 yrs
TundraMountainGrassland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Argali
Ovis ammon
65–185 kg
10–13 yrs
MountainGrasslandRocky Cliffs+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Asian Golden Cat
Catopuma temminckii
9–16 kg
12–18 yrs
RainforestForestMountain+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Asian Palm Civet
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
2–5 kg
15–22 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Asiatic Ibex
Capra sibirica
35–130 kg
10–17 yrs
MountainRocky CliffsGrassland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Axis Deer
Axis axis
30–110 kg
8–20 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Babirusa
Babyrousa babyrussa
43–100 kg
10–24 yrs
RainforestForestWetland+1
Critically Endangered
🦬 Mammals
Bactrian Camel
Camelus bactrianus
300–1000 kg
20–40 yrs
DesertGrasslandscrubland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Baiji
Lipotes vexillifer
100–230 kg
20–24 yrs
River
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Baikal Seal (Nerpa)
Pusa sibirica
50–130 kg
40–56 yrs
LakeCoastTundra
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Baird's Beaked Whale
Berardius bairdii
9000–15000 kg
50–84 yrs
Ocean
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Bank Vole
Myodes glareolus
15–40 g
0.5–2 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Bearcat
Arctictis binturong
9–14 kg
18–25 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Bearded Seal
Erignathus barbatus
200–430 kg
20–31 yrs
OceanCoastarctic+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Bechstein's Bat
Myotis bechsteinii
7–14 g
10–21 yrs
ForestWoodlandFarmland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Beech Marten
Martes foina
1.1–2.3 kg
3–10 yrs
ForestWoodlandRocky Cliffs+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
75–230 g
1–3 yrs
UrbanGardenFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Blainville's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon densirostris
800–1200 kg
27–45 yrs
Ocean
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Bowhead Whale
Balaena mysticetus
75000–100000 kg
100–200 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Brandt's Bat
Myotis brandtii
4–9 g
10–41 yrs
ForestWoodlandWetland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Brown Lemming
Lemmus trimucronatus
40–112 g
0.5–2 yrs
TundraGrasslandWetland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
0.14–0.5 kg
1–3 yrs
UrbanFarmlandGarden+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Bryde's Whale
Balaenoptera edeni
12000–25000 kg
40–70 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cape Hare
Lepus capensis
1.5–3 kg
3–8 yrs
GrasslandSavannaDesert+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Caracal
Caracal caracal
8–20 kg
12–17 yrs
SavannaGrasslandDesert+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cat
Felis catus
3.6–4.5 kg
12–18 yrs
UrbanGardenFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Caucasian Tur
Capra caucasica
50–100 kg
10–15 yrs
MountainRocky CliffsGrassland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cave Bear
Ursus spelaeus
400–600 kg
20–30 yrs
MountainForestWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cave Lion
Panthera spelaea
170–400 kg
15–25 yrs
TundraTaigaGrassland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Celebes Crested Macaque
Macaca nigra
4.5–10 kg
15–20 yrs
RainforestForestMountain
Vulnerable
🦬 Mammals
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
21–72 kg
10–12 yrs
SavannaGrasslandscrubland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Chinese Muntjac
Muntiacus reevesi
10–18 kg
10–16 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Chinese Water Deer
Hydropotes inermis
9–14 kg
10–12 yrs
WetlandGrasslandForest+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Clarke's Vole
Microtus clarkei
25–45 g
1–2 yrs
MountainGrasslandTundra
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
70–110 kg
20–25 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Common Genet
Genetta genetta
1–2.5 kg
8–13 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Common Langur
Semnopithecus entellus
9–21 kg
15–25 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Common Noctule
Nyctalus noctula
18–40 g
4–12 yrs
ForestWoodlandUrban+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Common Shrew
Sorex araneus
5–14 g
1–1.5 yrs
ForestWetlandGrassland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Common Treeshrew
Tupaia glis
0.12–0.185 kg
2–12 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Common Vole
Microtus arvalis
14–50 g
0.3–1.5 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandGarden+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Corsac Fox
Vulpes corsac
1.6–3.2 kg
6–9 yrs
GrasslandDesertMountain
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cow
Bos taurus
400–1000 kg
15–22 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
5–9 kg
6–10 yrs
WetlandRiverLake+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Ziphius cavirostris
2000–3500 kg
40–60 yrs
Ocean
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cynomolgus Macaque
Macaca fascicularis
3–8.3 kg
15–37 yrs
RainforestForestMangrove+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Daubenton's Bat
Myotis daubentonii
7–15 g
4–22 yrs
WetlandForestWoodland+4
Vulnerable
🦬 Mammals
Dingo
Canis lupus dingo
13–24 kg
5–10 yrs
GrasslandWoodlandDesert+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Donkey
Equus asinus
180–480 kg
25–50 yrs
DesertSavannaGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Dorcas Gazelle
Gazella dorcas
15–25 kg
8–12 yrs
DesertGrasslandSavanna
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Dromedary
Camelus dromedarius
400–690 kg
40–50 yrs
DesertGrasslandSavanna
Vulnerable
🦬 Mammals
Dugong
Dugong dugon
230–500 kg
50–70 yrs
OceanCoastMangrove+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
East European Vole
Microtus levis
15–35 g
0.5–1.5 yrs
GrasslandWetlandFarmland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Egyptian Rousette
Rousettus aegyptiacus
80–170 g
20–30 yrs
caveForestWoodland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Eurasian Particolored Bat
Vespertilio murinus
6–20 g
4–12 yrs
UrbanForestWoodland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Eurasian Water Shrew
Neomys fodiens
12–18 g
1–1.5 yrs
WetlandRiverLake+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Eurasian Water Vole
Arvicola amphibius
0.12–0.35 kg
0.5–2 yrs
WetlandRiverLake+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
European Free-Tailed Bat
Tadarida teniotis
20–35 g
8–12 yrs
MountainRocky CliffsCoast+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
European Polecat
Mustela putorius
0.6–1.7 kg
4–14 yrs
ForestWetlandWoodland+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
False Killer Whale
Pseudorca crassidens
1100–2200 kg
50–63 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Geoffroy's Bat
Myotis emarginatus
7–15 g
4–18 yrs
WoodlandForestFarmland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Giant Noctule
Nyctalus lasiopterus
41–76 g
8–12 yrs
ForestWoodlandWetland+4
Vulnerable
🦬 Mammals
Giant Panda
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
70–125 kg
15–30 yrs
Forestbamboo_forestMountain
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Goat
Capra hircus
20–140 kg
10–18 yrs
MountainGrasslandFarmland+6
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Golden Hamster
Mesocricetus auratus
0.1–0.2 kg
2–4 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandDesert+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Golden Jackal
Canis aureus
6–15 kg
8–14 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandWoodland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Gray Big-eared Bat
Plecotus austriacus
5–13 g
4–12 yrs
WoodlandForestFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Gray Red-backed Vole
Myodes rufocanus
18–50 g
0.5–1.5 yrs
TaigaForestTundra+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Gray Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
15000–35000 kg
50–80 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Gray-headed Flying Fox
Pteropus poliocephalus
0.6–1 kg
15–23 yrs
ForestWoodlandRainforest+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Greater Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
17–34 g
10–30 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Greater Mouse-eared Bat
Myotis myotis
28–45 g
4–22 yrs
ForestWoodlandFarmland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Guinea pig
Cavia porcellus
0.7–1.2 kg
4–8 yrs
GrasslandGardenUrban+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Hamadryas Baboon
Papio hamadryas
10–30 kg
20–30 yrs
Rocky CliffsSavannaDesert+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Harvest Mouse
Micromys minutus
4–11 g
0.5–2 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandWetland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Himalayan Tahr
Hemitragus jemlahicus
36–100 kg
10–15 yrs
MountainRocky CliffsGrassland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Horse
Equus caballus
380–1000 kg
25–30 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandForest+6
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
House Mouse
Mus musculus
12–30 g
0.5–3 yrs
UrbanFarmlandGarden+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
human
Homo sapiens
45–90 kg
60–120 yrs
ForestWetlandMountain+18
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Indian Gray Mongoose
Herpestes edwardsi
0.9–1.7 kg
7–12 yrs
GrasslandscrublandForest+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Irish Elk
Megaloceros giganteus
400–700 kg
10–15 yrs
GrasslandWoodlandTundra+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Javan Mongoose
Herpestes javanicus
0.4–0.9 kg
4–10 yrs
ForestGrasslandFarmland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Kuhl's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus kuhlii
5–10 g
4–10 yrs
UrbanFarmlandWoodland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Larga Seal
Phoca largha
65–140 kg
25–35 yrs
OceanCoastTundra+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Laxmann's Shrew
Sorex caecutiens
3–8 g
0.8–1.5 yrs
ForestTaigaWetland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Least Weasel
Mustela nivalis
25–250 g
1–3 yrs
ForestGrasslandFarmland+6
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Leisler's Bat
Nyctalus leisleri
11–20 g
3–9 yrs
ForestWoodlandWetland+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus hipposideros
4–7 g
4–21 yrs
ForestWoodlandFarmland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Lesser Mouse-deer
Tragulus javanicus
1.5–2.5 kg
10–14 yrs
RainforestForestMangrove+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Lowland Anoa
Bubalus depressicornis
150–300 kg
15–25 yrs
RainforestForestMountain+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Markhor
Capra falconeri
32–110 kg
10–13 yrs
MountainRocky CliffsGrassland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Minke Whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
5400–10000 kg
30–50 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Moor Macaque
Macaca maura
5.5–10 kg
18–30 yrs
RainforestForestMountain
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
mouflon
Ovis gmelini
25–55 kg
8–15 yrs
MountainGrasslandWoodland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Mound-building Mouse
Mus spicilegus
12–25 g
0.5–2 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Mountain Gazelle
Gazella gazella
16–35 kg
8–12 yrs
DesertMountainGrassland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
0.6–2 kg
1–4 yrs
WetlandRiverLake+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Narrow-Headed Vole
Microtus gregalis
20–50 g
0.5–2 yrs
TundraGrasslandTaiga+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Nathusius's Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus nathusii
6–15 g
3–12 yrs
ForestWetlandWoodland+6
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Natterer's Bat
Myotis nattereri
6–12 g
4–20 yrs
ForestWoodlandWetland+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Neanderthal
Homo neanderthalensis
64–82 kg
30–40 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Northern Birch Mouse
Sicista betulina
6–13 g
1–2 yrs
ForestWetlandGrassland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Oriental Small-clawed Otter
Amblonyx cinereus
2.7–5.4 kg
10–16 yrs
WetlandRiverMangrove+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Pallas' squirrel
Callosciurus erythraeus
0.31–0.42 kg
6–10 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Pallas's cat
Felis manul
2.5–4.5 kg
10–12 yrs
GrasslandMountainDesert+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Philippine Tarsier
Carlito syrichta
0.11–0.16 kg
12–16 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Pigtail Macaque
Macaca nemestrina
4.7–14.5 kg
20–26 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland+1
Vulnerable
🦬 Mammals
Polar Bear
Ursus maritimus
150–700 kg
15–30 yrs
arcticTundraCoast+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Pond Bat
Myotis dasycneme
11–20 g
8–19 yrs
WetlandLakeRiver+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Pony
Equus ferus
90–450 kg
20–35 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandHeathland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Raccoon Dog
Nyctereutes procyonoides
4–10 kg
4–11 yrs
ForestWoodlandWetland+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Red Slender Loris
Loris tardigradus
85–350 g
12–18 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Rhesus Macaque
Macaca mulatta
5.5–12 kg
15–30 yrs
ForestMountainGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Risso's Dolphin
Grampus griseus
300–600 kg
35–46 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Root Vole
Microtus oeconomus
20–50 g
0.5–1.5 yrs
WetlandTundraTaiga+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Russet Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus major
0.3–0.6 kg
3–6 yrs
GrasslandsteppeDesert
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Russian Desman
Desmana moschata
0.4–0.52 kg
3–4 yrs
RiverLakeWetland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Sable
Martes zibellina
0.7–1.8 kg
8–18 yrs
TaigaForestMountain+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Sambar
Rusa unicolor
100–315 kg
16–26 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Savi's Pipistrelle
Hypsugo savii
5–10 g
5–16 yrs
MountainRocky CliffsUrban+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Schreibers' bat
Miniopterus schreibersii
9–16 g
12–19 yrs
caveMountainForest+4
Endangered
🦬 Mammals
Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
14–45 kg
10–23 yrs
CoastOcean
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Sei Whale
Balaenoptera borealis
15000–30000 kg
50–70 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Serotine Bat
Eptesicus serotinus
15–35 g
4–9 yrs
ForestWoodlandFarmland+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Siberian Chipmunk
Tamias sibiricus
50–120 g
2–10 yrs
ForestTaigaWoodland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Siberian Flying Squirrel
Pteromys volans
90–170 g
3–5 yrs
ForestTaigaWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Siberian Hamster
Phodopus sungorus
19–45 g
1.5–2 yrs
GrasslandDesertTundra
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Sika Deer
Cervus nippon
30–110 kg
8–18 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Sloth Bear
Melursus ursinus
55–192 kg
20–30 yrs
ForestGrasslandWoodland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Slow Loris
Nycticebus coucang
0.3–0.68 kg
12–25 yrs
RainforestForestWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Soprano Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pygmaeus
4–8 g
4–16 yrs
WetlandForestWoodland+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Steppe Bison
Bos priscus
400–900 kg
20–25 yrs
GrasslandTundraTaiga
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Striped Dolphin
Stenella coeruleoalba
90–156 kg
45–58 yrs
Ocean
Near Threatened
🦬 Mammals
Striped Hyena
Hyaena hyaena
22–55 kg
10–25 yrs
scrublandGrasslandDesert+2
Critically Endangered
🦬 Mammals
Sunda Pangolin
Manis javanica
1.8–10 kg
10–20 yrs
ForestRainforestWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Taiga Shrew
Sorex isodon
6–14 g
0.75–1.5 yrs
TaigaForestWetland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Takhi
Equus przewalskii
200–350 kg
20–36 yrs
GrasslandDesertMountain
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Water Buffalo
Bubalus bubalis
300–1200 kg
15–25 yrs
WetlandGrasslandRiver+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Whiskered Bat
Myotis mystacinus
4–8 g
4–23 yrs
ForestWoodlandWetland+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
White-tailed Porcupine
Hystrix indica
11–18 kg
12–20 yrs
ForestMountainGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Wood Lemming
Myopus schisticolor
20–45 g
1–2 yrs
TaigaForestWetland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Wood Mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
13–27 g
0.5–2 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Woolly Mammoth
Mammuthus primigenius
4000–8000 kg
50–60 yrs
TundraGrasslandTaiga
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Yellow-necked Mouse
Apodemus flavicollis
20–45 g
1–3 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+2