Mammals of Thailand – Gallery – Thailand Birding Adventures

The following pics are a collection of my mammal encounters throughout the Kingdom of Thailand. While birds are my main focus, encountering mammals – especially large mammals – in the wild is a thrill because of both their relatively small numbers and their elusive habits.

Treeshrews – family Tupaiidae

Northern Treeshrew, Tupaia belangeri (Baan Maka, Phetchaburi – 6/6/20)

Northern Treeshrew, Tupaia belangeri (Suan Rot Fai, Bangkok -)

Fruit Bats – family Pteropodidae

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Microbats – suborder Microchiroptera

Great Woolly Horseshoe – Rhinolophus luctus (Phu Suan Sai NP, Loei – 24/12/20)

Great Woolly Horseshoe – Rhinolophus luctus (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 19/3/21)

Macaques and Langurs – family Cercopithecidae

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque, Macaca leonina (Khao Yai NP, Nakhon Ratchasima – Dec 2012)

Long-tailed Macaque, Macaca fascicularis (Huai Kha Khaeng WS, Uthai Thani – 12/9/20)

Long-tailed Macaque, Macaca fascicularis (Koh Phayam, Ranong – 15/4/19)

Long-tailed Macaque, Macaca fascicularis (Namtok Samlan NP, Saraburi – 26/3/22)

Long-tailed Macaque, Macaca fascicularis (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 14/11/21)

Dusky Langur, Trachypithecus obscurus (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – May 2018)

Dusky Langur, Trachypithecus obscurus (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 26/11/21)

Indochinese grey Langur, Trachypithecus crepusculus (Wat , Loei -)

Robinson’s Banded Langur, Presbytis femoralis robinsoni (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 26/11/21)

Robinson’s Banded Langur, Presbytis femoralis robinsoni (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 26/2/22)

Gibbons – family Hylobatidae

Lar Gibbon, Hylobates lar (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 5/6/21)

Lar Gibbon, Hylobates lar (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi)

Dogs – family Canidae

Indochinese Jackal, Canis aureus cruesemanni (Wat Khao Sala, Surin – 3/2/22)

Weasels & Relatives – family Mustelidae

Hog Badger, Arctonyx collaris (Mae Wong NP, Kamphaeng Phet – 3/7/19)

Yellow-throated Marten, Martes flavigula (Doi Lang east, Chiang Mai – 25/12/21)

Civets & Binturong – Family Viverridae

Binturong (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 26/11/21)

Mongooses – family Herpestidae

Javan Mongoose (Nam Nao NP, Phetchabun – June 2018)

Javan Mongoose, Herpestes javanicus (Mae Taeng Irrigation Project, Chiang Mai – 28/1/20)

Dolphins & Porpoises – family Delphinidae

Irrawaddy Dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris (Upper Gulf of Thailand – October 2018)

Irrawaddy Dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris (Upper Gulf of Thailand – 13/6/20)

Irrawaddy Dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris (Upper Gulf of Thailand – 12/6/21)

Whales – family Balaenopteridae

Bryde’s Whale, Balaenoptera edeni (Upper Gulf of Thailand – October 2018)

Bryde’s Whale, Balaenoptera edeni (Upper Gulf of Thailand – 13/6/20)

Elephants – family Elephantidae

Asian Elephant, Elephas maximus (Kui Buri NP, Prachuap Khiri Khan – 29/9/18)

Asian elephant, Elephas maximus (Khao Yai NP, Nakhon Ratchasima – 17/8/21)

Pigs – family Suidae

DSCN2188 — Wild Boar – Sus scrofa (Huai Kha Khaeng WS, Uthai – 12/9/20)

Mousedeer – family Tragulidae

Lesser Mousedeer – Tragulus kanchil (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 19/3/21)

Deer – family Cervidae

Common Muntjac, Muntiacus muntjac (Khao Yai NP, Nakhon Ratchasima -)

Common Muntjac, Muntiacus muntjac (Khao Yai NP, Nakhon Ratchasima -December 2013)

Sambar Deer, CRusa unicolor (Khao Yai NP, Nakhon Nayok -)

Sambar, Rusa unicolor (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 15/6/21)

Indian Hog Deer – Axis porcinus (Huai Kha Khaeng WS, Uthai Thani – 12/9/20)

Eld’s Deer – Panolia eldii thamin (Huai Kha Khaeng WS, Uthai Thani – 12/9/20 – re-introduced species)

Bovids – family Bovidae

Gaur, Bos frontalis (Kui Buri NP, Prachuap Khiri Khan – 29/9/18)

Banteng – Bos javanicus (Huai Kha Khaeng WS, Uthai Thani – 12/9/20)

Squirrels – family Sciuridae

Finlayson’s Squirrel, Callosciurus finlaysonii (Suan Rot Fai, Bangkok – 2015)

Finlayson’s Squirrel, Callosciurus finlaysonii (Namtok Samlam NP, Saraburi – 26/3/22)

Finlayson’s Squirrel, Callosciurus finlaysonii (Namtok Samlan NP, Saraburi – 22/11/20)

Finlayson’s Squirrel, Callosciurus finlaysonii (Tamru Mangrove Education Centre, Chonburi – April, 2020)

Finlayson’s Squirrel, Callosciurus finlaysonii (Doi Phu Kha NP, Nan – 22/12/20)

Finlayson’s Squirrel, Callosciurus finlaysoni (Phu Chong Na Yoi NP, Ubon Ratchathani – 1/2/22)

Finlayson’s Squirrel, Callosciurus finlaysonii (Mae Ping NP, Lamphun – 18/12/21)

Plantain Squirrel, Callosciurus notatus (Khao Phanom Bencha NP, Krabi – 5/7/20)

Grey-bellied Squirrel, Callosciurus caniceps (Koh Samed, Rayong – 2015)

Grey-bellied Squirrel, Callosciurus caniceps (Laem Thalumphuk, NST – 2018)

Grey-bellied Squirrel, Callosciurus caniceps (Namtok Samlan NP, Saraburi – 22/11/20)

Grey-bellied Squirrel – Callosciurus caniceps (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 19/3/21)

Grey-bellied Squirrel, Callosciurus caniceps (Namtok Samlam NP, Saraburi – 27/3/22)

Western Striped Squirrel, Tamiops mcclellandi (Baan Maka, Phetchaburi, 6/6/20)

Western Striped Squirrel, Tamiops mcclellandi (Kaeang Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 2018)

Western Striped Squirrel – Tamiops mcclellandi (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 19/3/21)

Western Striped Squirrel – Tamiops mcclellandi (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 6/11/21)

Cambodian Striped Squirrel, Tamiops rodolphii (Khao Khieo-Khao Chompu WS, Chonburi – 22/5/21)

Indochinese Ground Squirrel – Menetes berdmorei (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 19/3/21)

Slender Squirrel, Sundasciurus tenuis (Krung Ching Waterfall, Nakhon Si Thammarat – February 2019)

Asian Red-cheeked Squirrel, Dremomys rufigenis (Phu Luang WS, Loei – 26/12/20)

Black Giant Squirrel, Ratufa bicolor (Khao Yai NP, Nakhon Nayok -2018)

Black Giant Squirrel, Ratufa bicolor (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi -2018)

Cream-coloured Giant Squirrel, Ratufa affinis (Krung Ching Waterfall, Nakhon Si Thammarat – 14/7/20)

Cream-coloured Giant Squirrel, Ratufa affinis (Krung Ching Waterfall, Nakhon Si Thammarat – February 2019)

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel, Petaurista philippensis (Nam Nao NP, Phetchabun – 2018)

Rats – family Muridae

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Porcupines – family Hystricidae

East Asian Porcupine, Hystrix brachyura (Khao Yai NP, Nakhon Nayok -)

East Asian Porcupine, Hystrix brachyura (Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi – 26/11/21)