Mammals of Bhutan

Every mammals in the Wildlife of Bhutan guide: 64 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

Elephants & Rhinos

• Asian Elephant Elephas maximus
• Greater One-horned Rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis

Cats

• Snow Leopard Panthera uncia
• Leopard Panthera pardus
• Mainland Leopard Cat Prionailurus bengalensis
• Marbled Cat Pardofelis marmorata
• Asian Golden Cat Catopuma temminckii
• Mainland Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa
• Tiger Panthera tigris
• Pallas's Cat Otocolobus manul

Bears, Dogs & Otters

• Yellow-throated Marten Martes flavigula
• Asian Black Bear Ursus thibetanus
• Western Red Panda Ailurus fulgens
• Dhole Cuon alpinus
• Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra
• Smooth-coated Otter Lutra perspicillata
• Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
• Siberian Weasel Mustela horsfieldii

Civets, Linsangs & Mongooses

• Northern Palm Civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
• Large Indian Civet Viverra zibetha
• Masked Palm Civet Paguma larvata
• Spotted Linsang Prionodon pardicolor

Monkeys, Gibbons, Lorises & Colugo

• Assamese Macaque Macaca assamensis
• Golden Langur Trachypithecus geei
• Capped Langur Trachypithecus pileatus
• Nepal Sacred Langur Semnopithecus schistaceus
• Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta
• Bengal Sacred Langur Semnopithecus entellus

Deer & Chevrotains

• Northern Red Muntjac Muntiacus vaginalis
• Southern Red Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak
• Sambar Rusa unicolor
• Hog Deer Axis porcinus
• Himalayan Musk-deer Moschus leucogaster
• Chital Axis axis

Wild Cattle & Serow

• Himalayan Goral Naemorhedus goral
• Blue Sheep Pseudois nayaur
• Maned Serow Capricornis sumatraensis
• Asian Wild Buffalo Bubalus arnee
• Gaur Bos gaurus
• Domestic Yak Bos grunniens
• Himalayan Takin Budorcas taxicolor
• Gayal Bos frontalis
• Himalayan Serow Capricornis thar
• Zebu Bos indicus

Wild Pigs

• Eurasian Wild Pig Sus scrofa

Squirrels & Flying Squirrels

• Southern Black Giant Squirrel Ratufa bicolor
• Himalayan Striped Squirrel Tamiops mcclellandii
• Irrawaddy Squirrel Callosciurus pygerythrus
• Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel Dremomys lokriah
• Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista nobilis
• Himalayan Marmot Marmota himalayana
• Particolored Flying Squirrel Hylopetes alboniger

Rats, Mice, Voles & Porcupines

• Indochinese White-bellied Rat Niviventer fulvescens
• House Mouse Mus musculus
• Lesser Bandicoot Rat Bandicota bengalensis
• White-footed Indochinese Rat Rattus nitidus
• Sikkim Mountain Vole Neodon sikimensis

Pangolins, Treeshrews, Shrews & Gymnures

• Large-eared Pika Ochotona macrotis
• Royle's Pika Ochotona roylii
• Sijin Pika Ochotona sikimaria
• Asian House Shrew Suncus murinus
• Indian Hare Lepus nigricollis
• Himalayan Large-clawed Shrew Soriculus nigrescens

Bats

• Lesser Asian Yellow Bat Scotophilus kuhlii

Frequently asked questions

How many mammals are in the Wildlife of Bhutan guide?

The guide lists 64 mammals of Bhutan, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of mammals are covered?

Elephants & Rhinos (2), Cats (8), Bears, Dogs & Otters (8), Civets, Linsangs & Mongooses (4), Monkeys, Gibbons, Lorises & Colugo (6), Deer & Chevrotains (6), Wild Cattle & Serow (10), Wild Pigs (1), Squirrels & Flying Squirrels (7), Rats, Mice, Voles & Porcupines (5), Pangolins, Treeshrews, Shrews & Gymnures (6), Bats (1).