Asian Animals Malaysia and Maldives

Malaysia is a southeastern Asian island. The country has both land and maritime borders with Brunei, Indonesia, and Thailand. It shares maritime borders with the Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam.

Official National Animal

Malaysian tiger

Native Animals

Malayan tigers are a subspecies of tigers. They’re endemic to the Malay Peninsula and unfortunately, since 2014 have been critically endangered due to habitat loss and poaching.

Sun bears are an interesting species of bears. They’re the smallest of bears.

Indochinese leopards are a subspecies of leopards native to southern China and southeastern Asia. They’re threatened due to habitat loss and poaching.

Clouded leopards are a large species of felid and the third and last big cats found in Malaysia. They inhabit dense forests.

Sumatran rhinoceroses are one of five species of rhinos that are native to southeastern Asia.

Borneo bearded pigs are peculiar creatures, They live in southeastern Asia and have prominent beards.

Wild boars are among the most widespread animals on the planet. They originate from Eurasia.

Indian muntjacs known as barking deer are a small species of deer native to southern and southeastern Asia.

Malayan tapirs are the only species of tapirs native to southeastern Asia.

Siamang gibbons are a species of gibbons native to Malaysia.

Borneo orangutans are among the most iconic Asian animals. They’re an important symbol for the protection of wildlife and endemic to the island of Borneo.

Birds

Crested serpent eagles are a medium-sized species of birds of prey native to tropical Asia.

Oriental pied hornbills are among the nine species of hornbills found in Malaysia.

Marine Animals

Saltwater crocodiles are the largest crocodiles on the planet. They’re incredibly strong and aggressive.

Otter civets are a species of semi-aquatic viverrids native to Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Brunei.

Asian water monitors are a large species of varanids native to south and southeastern Asia.

False gharials are a species of crocodilians native to the Malaysian Peninsula. They’re freshwater crocodiles.

Dugongs are a species of marine mammals related to manatees. They can be found around the coasts of the Indo-West Pacific, in about 40 countries and territories.

Whale sharks are the largest species of sharks and the largest of all fish. They’re found in tropical oceans.

Giant oceanic manta rays are the largest species of rays in the world, Found off the coast of Malaysia.

Leatherback sea turtles are the largest turtles in the world.

Wildlife of the Maldives

The Maldives is an archipelagic Asian country located in the southern part of the continent, off the coast of India. It is the smallest Asian country surrounded by the Indian Ocean.

Native Animals

Indian flying foxes are referred to as the greater Indian fruit bats. These are large species of flying foxes that are native to the Indian subcontinent, as well as the Maldives and Nepal.

Oriental garden lizards are a species of lizards widely distributed throughout southern and southeastern Asia.

Asian black-spine toads are a species of toads throughout southern and southeastern Asia.

Birds

Grey herons are among the species of migratory birds found in the Maldives. They’re long-legged wading birds.

Lesser frigate birds are migratory birds that seasonally fly to the Maldives. These are the smallest species of the frigate bird family.

White terns inhabit some of the southern islands of the Maldives.

Marine Animals

The Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips are a species of ray-finned fish. These fish are native to the Indian Ocean and the western parts of the Pacific Ocean.

Black-tipped reef sharks can be seen off the coast of the Maldives. They’re one of the most abundant and widespread species of sharks that live in the coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Leatherback sea turtles like the Maldivian beaches to lay their eggs. They’re the largest of all turtles and the heaviest non-crocodilian reptiles.

Saltwater crocodiles are the largest of all crocodiles and enjoy the waters around the Maldives.

Giant morays are the largest species of moray eels. They love the tropical water of the world and can be found in the coral reefs or lagoons off the coast of the Maldives.

Giant spider crabs are a large species of spiders native to tropical waters.

Giant clams are the largest bivalve mollusks in the world. They’re found off the coast of the Maldives.