Mammal
Lion
The social big cat of the African savanna
Animals of Asia
Asia is the largest continent and spans habitats from frozen Siberian taiga to steaming tropical rainforest. It is home to tigers, giant pandas, king cobras, Komodo dragons, and many of the planet's most spectacular species.
Test yourself: Where in the World game203 animal profiles from Asia
Mammal
Dog
Humanity's oldest animal companion
Mammal
Tiger
The largest cat species on Earth
Mammal
Cat
The world's favorite small predator
Mammal
Honey Badger
The world's most fearless animal
Bird
Chicken
The world's most common bird
Mammal
Arctic Fox
The white fox of the frozen tundra
Mammal
Giant Panda
The bamboo-eating bear of China's mountains
Mammal
Pangolin
The world's only scaly mammal
Mammal
Asian Elephant
The smaller cousin of Africa's giant
Reptile
Leatherback Sea Turtle
The giant jellyfish specialist
Mammal
Japanese Macaque
The hot-spring snow monkey of Japan
Mammal
Gray Wolf
The ancestor of the domestic dog
Mammal
Leopard
The stealthy, tree-climbing big cat
Mammal
Brown Bear
The widespread bear of the Northern Hemisphere
Mammal
Cow
The domestic cattle that feeds the world
Mammal
Polar Bear
The largest land carnivore, ruler of the Arctic
Reptile
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
The tortoiseshell turtle
Mammal
Clouded Leopard
The tree-climbing cat of Asian rainforests
Mammal
Sperm Whale
The deep-diving giant with the largest brain
Mammal
Indian Rhinoceros
The armour-plated one-horned giant
Mammal
Red Panda
The fiery-furred resident of the Himalayas
Mammal
Philippine Tarsier
The wide-eyed nocturnal primate
Fish
Ocean Sunfish
The heaviest bony fish
Fish
Rainbow Trout
The colourful fly-fisher's favourite
Mammal
Rhinoceros
The armored giant with a horn of keratin
Mammal
Przewalski's Horse
The last truly wild horse
Mammal
Reindeer
The Arctic migrator and both-sex antlered deer
Mammal
Cheetah
The fastest land animal on Earth
Mammal
White-handed Gibbon
The singing ape of the canopy
Fish
Thresher Shark
The whip-tailed hunter
Mammal
Elk
The bugling giant of North American meadows
Mammal
Walrus
The tusked giant of the Arctic ice
Fish
Betta
Labyrinth fish famous for vivid fins
Mammal
Sumatran Rhinoceros
The smallest, hairiest — and rarest — rhino
Mammal
Proboscis Monkey
Borneo's big-nosed swimmer
Mammal
Beluga Whale
The white whale of the Arctic
Mammal
Red Deer
The roaring stag of Eurasian woodlands
Mammal
Javan Rhino
The rarest rhino on Earth
Mammal
Horse
The animal that carried human history
Bird
Flamingo
The pink filter-feeder that stands on one leg
Reptile
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
The powerful-jawed sea turtle
Mammal
Eurasian Lynx
The tufted forest hunter of Europe and Asia
Mammal
Wild Boar
The ancestor of the domestic pig
Bird
Osprey
The fish-hunting raptor of coasts and lakes
Mammal
Fin Whale
The sleek greyhound of the seas
Mammal
Malayan Tapir
The black-and-white forest gardener
Fish
Basking Shark
Second-largest fish; gentle plankton feeder
Mammal
Domestic Pig
The intelligent farm mammal
Fish
Sand Tiger Shark
The toothy aquarium shark
Mammal
Sun Bear
The smallest bear of Southeast Asia's rainforests
Bird
Rooster
The crowing guardian of the barnyard flock
Mammal
Wolverine
The fierce scavenger of the boreal north
Mammal
Hamster
The classic pocket-sized pet rodent
Reptile
Reticulated Python
World's longest snake
Mammal
Sea Otter
The tool-using keystone of the kelp forest
Mammal
Ferret
The playful domestic mustelid
Mammal
Domestic Goat
The agile browser
Mammal
Sloth Bear
India's shaggy insect-eating bear
Bird
Rhinoceros Hornbill
The thunderbird of Borneo's rainforest
Mammal
Saiga Antelope
Bulbous-nosed steppe antelope of Central Asia
Bird
Common Pheasant
The ring-necked game bird of field and forest
Fish
Great Barracuda
Torpedo-shaped reef ambush predator
Amphibian
Chinese Giant Salamander
World's largest amphibian
Mammal
Red Fox
The most widespread wild carnivore on Earth
Mammal
Snow Leopard
The elusive ghost of the mountains
Reptile
Chameleon
The color-changing lizard with 360-degree eyes
Mammal
Water Buffalo
The wallowing bovine of Asia
Bird
Sandhill Crane
North America's dancing crane
Mammal
Domestic Sheep
Humanity's oldest livestock
Mammal
Caracal
The tufted hunter of Africa and Asia
Fish
Largemouth Bass
America's favourite freshwater game fish
Bird
Peacock
The dazzling showman of the bird world
Mammal
Brown Lemming
The tundra rodent of myth
Mammal
Dugong
The gentle sea cow of the Indo-Pacific
Bird
Common Kestrel
Hovering falcon of fields and roadsides
Fish
Largetooth Sawfish
Giant ray with a toothed rostral saw
Reptile
Saltwater Crocodile
The largest living reptile and most powerful bite on Earth
Mammal
Narwhal
The tusked unicorn of the sea
Mammal
Golden Jackal
The adaptable wild dog of Europe and Asia
Bird
House Sparrow
Ubiquitous sparrow of towns and farms
Invertebrate
Tarantula
The large, hairy spider with a gentle reputation
Fish
Goblin Shark
Deep-sea shark with a protrusible jaw
Reptile
King Cobra
The world's longest venomous snake
Fish
Goldfish
The world's most popular pet fish
Bird
White Stork
Europe's chimney-nesting messenger
Mammal
Minke Whale
The smallest and most abundant rorqual
Mammal
Muskrat
North America's pond-building rodent
Reptile
Veiled Chameleon
Tall-casqued chameleon of the Arabian Peninsula
Fish
Oarfish
World's longest bony fish
Bird
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Europe's drumming carpenter
Reptile
Komodo Dragon
The largest lizard on Earth
Bird
Barn Owl
The ghostly, heart-faced night hunter
Mammal
American Mink
The semi-aquatic mustelid
Bird
Grey Heron
The patient wetland hunter
Mammal
Donkey
The hardy working companion of arid lands
Bird
Northern Goshawk
Powerful forest hawk of the north
Bird
Blue Tit
Acrobatic garden tit of Europe
Mammal
Pine Marten
The agile forest mustelid
Insect
Bed Bug
The blood-feeding pest of mattresses worldwide
Bird
Barn Swallow
Fork-tailed aerial insectivore of farms
Bird
Great Tit
Bold black-capped tit of Eurasian gardens
Mammal
Harbor Seal
The shy, spotted true seal of northern coasts
Bird
European Robin
Britain's beloved red-breasted garden bird
Mammal
Stoat
The ermine in winter white
Amphibian
Smooth Newt
Widespread European pond newt
Mammal
Striped Hyena
Nocturnal scavenger of Africa and Asia
Bird
Nightingale
Famed nocturnal songster of European spring
Mammal
Blackbuck
Spirally horned antelope of the Indian plains
Insect
Honey Bee
The pollinator that powers much of the food we eat
Fish
Betta Fish
The colorful fighter of Southeast Asian waters
Mammal
Nilgai
Largest Asian antelope, also called blue bull
Mammal
Mouse
The world's most widespread small rodent
Bird
Magpie
The bold, brilliant problem-solver of the crow family
Insect
Ladybug
The spotted beetle gardeners love
Mammal
Otter
The playful, water-loving member of the weasel family
Mammal
Bat
The only mammals capable of true flight
Mammal
Rat
The clever, adaptable rodent that lives everywhere humans do
Bird
Pigeon
The city bird with an extraordinary sense of direction
Insect
Ant
The tireless team-working insect
Invertebrate
Coconut Crab
The world's largest land arthropod and tree-climbing island giant
Insect
Indian Stick Insect
Master of twig camouflage
Mammal
Camel
The desert traveler that thrives without water
Bird
Swan
The graceful giant of lakes and rivers
Bird
Blackbird
The glossy garden thrush with a golden song
Insect
Orchid Mantis
The Southeast Asian insect that mimics a flower to lure and ambush prey
Mammal
Moose
The largest member of the deer family
Mammal
Badger
The striped night-digger of British woodlands
Fish
Koi
The ornamental carp of garden ponds
Bird
Common Murre
Pear-egg diver of northern sea cliffs
Bird
Willow Ptarmigan
Snow-white grouse of Arctic willows
Bird
Grey Partridge
Stubble-dwelling partridge of old farmlands
Bird
Common Chaffinch
Pink-breasted songbird of European woods
Bird
Common Starling
Speckled invader of global cityscapes
Bird
Common Swift
Screaming aerialist of summer rooftops
Mammal
Large Flying Fox
Endangered fruit bat of island canopies
Mammal
European Polecat
Wild ancestor of the domestic ferret
Reptile
Green Tree Python
Lime-green python of Papuan rainforests
Fish
Megamouth Shark
Deep-sea filter ghost discovered in 1976
Fish
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Critically Endangered lord of the open ocean
Fish
Cookiecutter Shark
Bioluminescent plug-biter of the deep
Fish
Viperfish
Fang-faced ambusher of the abyss
Fish
Gulper Eel
Pelican-jawed phantom of the abyss
Fish
Common Guitarfish
Critically Endangered shovel ray of sandy coasts
Invertebrate
Sea Cucumber
Soft recycler of tropical reef sediments
Invertebrate
Gumboot Chiton
Leathery giant of Pacific tidepools
Invertebrate
Moon Jellyfish
Glass-disc drifter of harbours worldwide
Invertebrate
Pistol Shrimp
Cavitation snapper of reef burrows
Invertebrate
Japanese Spider Crab
Record-span scavenger of Pacific depths
Invertebrate
Vampire Squid
Detritus-eating cape of the oxygen minimum zone
Invertebrate
Dumbo Octopus
Fin-flapping octopus of the abyssal plain
Invertebrate
Giant Pacific Octopus
Largest octopus of the North Pacific
Invertebrate
Water Bear
Near-indestructible moss dweller under the microscope
Invertebrate
Sea Angel
Shell-less winged hunter of polar seas
Invertebrate
Crown-of-thorns Starfish
Spiny coral scourge of Indo-Pacific reefs
Mammal
Orangutan
The great ape of the Southeast Asian rainforest
Bird
Snowy Owl
The white owl of the Arctic tundra
Insect
Mosquito
The tiny insect with an outsized impact
Insect
Bumblebee
The fuzzy, hard-working pollinator of meadows and gardens
Invertebrate
Sea Bunny
The tiny nudibranch that went viral for looking like a miniature rabbit
Insect
Wasp
The yellow-and-black predator and scavenger of summer
Insect
Firefly
The glowing beetle of warm summer nights
Insect
Asian Giant Hornet
The world's largest hornet
Insect
Cicada
The loud summer singer with a long underground youth
Invertebrate
Jumping Spider
The big-eyed spider that pounces on its prey
Reptile
Asian Water Monitor
One of the largest lizards in the world
Amphibian
Common Toad
The warty garden toad of Europe
Bird
Peregrine Falcon
The fastest animal on the planet
Fish
Pufferfish
The fish that inflates into a spiky ball
Insect
Praying Mantis
The patient ambush predator with folded arms
Insect
Termite
The colony-building recycler of dead wood
Insect
Stag Beetle
The large beetle with antler-like jaws
Insect
Housefly
The familiar fly found wherever people live
Invertebrate
Centipede
The fast, venomous predator with many legs
Reptile
Leopard Gecko
The spotted desert gecko and beginner-friendly pet
Reptile
Adder
Britain's only venomous snake
Bird
Golden Eagle
One of the largest and fastest birds of prey
Insect
Dung Beetle
The strong beetle that rolls balls of dung
Invertebrate
Millipede
The slow, many-legged recycler of the forest floor
Reptile
Gharial
The fish-eating crocodilian with a long, narrow snout
Mammal
Weasel
Britain's smallest carnivore, built for chasing prey into burrows
Bird
Common Kingfisher
A jewel-colored diver of rivers and streams
Insect
Dragonfly
The agile aerial hunter of ponds and streams
Insect
Flea
The wingless parasite famous for jumping
Amphibian
Oriental Fire-bellied Toad
The green toad with a warning-red belly
Bird
Common Raven
One of the world's most intelligent birds
Mammal
Hare
The long-legged sprinter of open fields
Bird
Mallard
The familiar wild duck found around the world
Insect
Grasshopper
The jumping insect of fields and meadows
Mammal
Mole
The tunnelling insectivore behind every molehill
Amphibian
Caecilian
The limbless, burrowing amphibians
Insect
Rhinoceros Beetle
One of the strongest animals for its size
Invertebrate
Garden Snail
The slow, shell-carrying garden mollusk
Mammal
Yak
The shaggy ox of the high Himalayas
Insect
Cockroach
The hardy survivor that lives almost anywhere
Insect
Cricket
The chirping insect of warm evenings
Invertebrate
Earthworm
The soil engineer that enriches the earth
Bird
Vulture
Nature's clean-up crew on broad soaring wings
Invertebrate
Giant Clam
The reef-dwelling giant of the mollusks
Insect
Yellowjacket
The bold black-and-yellow social wasp
Bird
Quail
The small, secretive ground bird of fields and grassland
Bird
Ibis
The long-billed wading bird of marsh and river
Mammal
Urial
The wild sheep of the Central Asian hills