Asian Animals Pakistan and The Philippines

Wildlife of Pakistan

Pakistan is located on the Indian subcontinent and a Muslim-majority state. It shares land borders with Afghanistan, Iran, China, and India. The mountains of the Himalayas, the Karakoram, and the Hindu Kush dominate the north and west of the country, the southwest has the Balochistan Plateau, and the southeast has the Indus River Plain. The coastline of the Arabian Sea borders Pakistan to the south.

Official National Animal

The Markhor is a large species of wild goat with screw-shaped horns.

The Margalla Hills National Park lies at the foothills of the Himalayas.

It is enjoyed by bird lovers being home to hawks, eagles, falcons, vultures, larks, doves, and other species of birds. Other wildlife here include leopards, barking deer, and red foxes.

The Hingol National Park stretches across the southwestern province of Baluchistan. It is among the largest protected areas in the country.

The park is home to wild cats, pangolins, wolves, jackals, hyenas, vultures, pelicans, eagles, and crocodiles.

The Chitral National Park encompasses acres of pristine mountain valleys in the northern Hindu Kush. Among the wildlife here are leopards, lynxes, ibexes, and markhors.

Rarest Animals

Himalayan tahrs are mountain goats mainly making their homes in the Abbottabad District.

Snow leopards found in northern Pakistan, like Kashmir and Swat Valley, live in rocky mountains.

Asian black bears living in dense forests across Pakistan

Native Animals

Macaques Old World Monkeys make their homes in the northern areas of Pakistan

Birds

Himalayan snowcocks are a species of pheasants native to the Himalayas.

Alexandrine parakeets are a medium-species of parrots seen in the Punjab and Sindh Provinces of the country.

Marine Animals

Dalmatian pelicans are the largest species of pelicans in the world. They are freshwater birds and live in lakes, deltas, estuaries, and rivers. They’re migratory birds and in the winter fly to Pakistan.

Gharials are a species of crocodilian native to the Indian subcontinent. They’re fish-eating crocodiles thriving in the Indus River.

Mugger crocodiles are a medium-sized species of crocodiles native to the Indian Subcontinent living in and around the Dasht River.

Olive Ridley sea turtles are the second-smallest species of sea turtles in the world. They can be found on the beaches of the Sindh Province.

Wildlife of the Philippines

The Philippines has over 7,600 islands that make up the country. It is home to 52,177 different types of animals. The country has one of the highest rates of the discovery of new animal species in the world.

Official National Animal

The Philippine Eagle

Birds

Philippine eagles can be seen on Mount Kitanglad and the islands of Mindanao, Luzon, Leyte, and Samar.

Brahmy kites large birds of prey can be found in Bohol, Mindoro, Palawan, Cebu, Marinduque, Guimaras, Leyte, Lubang, Sarangani, Masbate, and Tawi-Tawi.

On Luzon Island, you’ll find the birds Luzon Bleeding Heart and Luzon Hornbill. There are many other species among them the Flame-breasted fruit dove.

The Visayas are home to Negros scops owls, Visayas tarictic hornbills, yellow-faced flamebacks, and flame-templed babblers. Among the birds found in Palawan are Palawan scops owls, Palawan hornbills, and Palawan tits.

Native Animals

The Bohol and Mindanao regions have Philippine flying lemurs.

Philippine long-tailed macaques are crab-eating macaques and live in the woodlands and forests of the Philippines.

Tamaraws are small-hooved mammals that live in Mindoro.

Marine Animals

Among the species of marine life that live in the waters surrounding the Philippines are whale sharks, pygmy seahorses, cuttlefish, and blue-ring octopuses.

Dugong sea cows live around Palawan Island.

Philippine crocodiles can be seen at the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park. They’re the rarest crocodiles in the world.

Philippine forest turtles can be found in Palawan and some surrounding islands.

Asian small-clawed otters are semi-aquatic mammals native to southern and southeastern Asia.