Les Collines Khaoyai

Wildlife of Khao Yai

Field-based naturalist inventory compiled since 2005 in Khao Yai National Park (UNESCO). Asian elephants, gibbons, great hornbills, reptiles, amphibians — click on a species to open its field note.

66mammal species recorded
20 yearsof field observations
UNESCOWorld Heritage
Detailed inventory – 66 mammal species recorded in Khao Yai
  1. Asian black bear – Ursus thibetanus
  2. Sun bear – Helarctos malayanus
  3. Asiatic golden cat – Pardofelis temminckii
  4. Clouded leopard – Neofelis nebulosa
  5. Fishing cat – Prionailurus viverrinus
  6. Leopard cat – Prionailurus bengalensis
  7. Marbled cat – Pardofelis marmorata
  8. Tiger – Panthera tigris
  9. Gaur – Bos gaurus
  10. Chinese serow – Capricornis milneedwardsii
  11. Asian elephant – Elephas maximus
  12. Indian muntjac – Muntiacus muntjak
  13. Sambar deer – Rusa unicolor
  14. Lesser mouse-deer – Tragulus kanchil
  15. Wild boar – Sus scrofa
  16. White-handed gibbon – Hylobates lar
  17. Pileated gibbon – Hylobates pileatus
  18. Northern pig-tailed macaque – Macaca leonina
  19. Bengal slow loris – Nycticebus bengalensis
  20. Common treeshrew – Tupaia glis
  21. Dhole – Cuon alpinus
  22. Golden jackal – Canis aureus
  23. Burmese ferret-badger – Melogale personata
  24. Hog badger – Arctonyx collaris
  25. Asian small-clawed otter – Aonyx cinerea
  26. Smooth-coated otter – Lutrogale perspicillata
  27. Yellow-throated marten – Martes flavigula
  28. Common palm civet – Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
  29. Binturong – Arctictis binturong
  30. Large Indian civet – Viverra zibetha
  31. Large-spotted civet – Viverra megaspila
  32. Masked palm civet – Paguma larvata
  33. Small Indian civet – Viverricula indica
  34. Small-toothed palm civet – Arctogalidia trivirgata
  35. Short-tailed gymnure – Hylomys suillus
  36. Sunda pangolin – Manis javanica
  37. Brush-tailed porcupine – Atherurus macrourus
  38. Malayan porcupine – Hystrix brachyura
  39. Black giant squirrel – Ratufa bicolor
  40. Red giant flying squirrel – Petaurista petaurista
  41. Red-cheeked squirrel – Dremomys rufigenis
  42. Berdmore’s ground squirrel – Menetes berdmorei
  43. Prevost’s squirrel – Callosciurus prevostii
  44. Finlayson’s squirrel – Callosciurus finlaysonii
  45. Gray-cheeked flying squirrel – Hylopetes lepidus
  46. Himalayan striped squirrel – Tamiops mcclellandii
  47. Red-cheeked flying squirrel – Hylopetes spadiceus
  48. Temminck’s flying squirrel – Petinomys setosus
  49. Red spiny rat – Maxomys surifer
  50. Ryukyu mouse – Mus caroli
  51. Savile’s bandicoot rat – Bandicota savilei
  52. Burmese hare – Lepus peguensis
  53. Horsfield’s shrew – Crocidura horsfieldii
  54. Bicolored roundleaf bat – Hipposideros bicolor
  55. Diadem roundleaf bat – Hipposideros diadema
  56. Great roundleaf bat – Hipposideros armiger
  57. Intermediate roundleaf bat – Hipposideros larvatus
  58. Cave nectar bat – Eonycteris spelaea
  59. Short-nosed fruit bat – Cynopterus sphinx
  60. Brown horseshoe bat – Rhinolophus stheno
  61. Malayan horseshoe bat – Rhinolophus malayanus
  62. Pearson’s horseshoe bat – Rhinolophus pearsonii
  63. Thomas’s horseshoe bat – Rhinolophus thomasi
  64. Lesser false vampire bat – Megaderma spasma
  65. Theobald’s tomb bat – Taphozous theobaldi
  66. Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat – Chaerephon plicata

Wild animals you can see in Khao Yai National Park

Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005, Khao Yai National Park is one of the best preserved natural sanctuaries in Southeast Asia. It hosts outstanding wildlife: Asian elephants (around 350 individuals), white-handed gibbons, great hornbills, gaurs, Indochinese tigers, king cobras, reticulated pythons and more than 300 bird species. The cards below come from 20 years of field observations by the Les Collines Khao Yai team, an independent ecotourism operator based at the park’s edge since 2005.

Khao Yai is part of the Dong Phayayen–Khao Yai forest complex, the largest protected forest block in Thailand. This continuous habitat is essential to the survival of large mammals: the Indochinese tiger, the gaur and the Asian elephant all require vast territories that only such a complex can offer. For birders, the park ranks among the best sites for a birding safari in Thailand, with up to five hornbill species observable in a single day.

🌿 Observation ethics: all our outings strictly follow Khao Yai National Park regulations. We practise respectful long-distance watching — no feeding, no deliberate disturbance, no off-trail walking. We refuse to take part in the wildlife “chasing for photos” sometimes seen in mass tourism circuits in Thailand.

Scientific sources and reference authorities

The conservation statuses shown on this page are based on the IUCN Red List. Elephant data and local wildlife observations are drawn from Khao Yai National Park authorities and partner naturalists. Field observations have been compiled since 2005 by the Les Collines Khao Yai team.

IUCN Red List official logo IUCN – The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species National Wildlife Authority logo NWA Nature and Wildlife Association – elephant conservation

IUCN logo displayed for information only to identify the global scientific reference database for conservation status. Les Collines Khao Yai does not claim any official affiliation with IUCN. NWA logo used with permission from the founders: Nani Fouad – Secretary General.

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