Animals of Indonesia

365 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Indonesia on GBIF: 139 mammals, 83 birds, 65 sharks & fish, 45 insects & other invertebrates, 27 reptiles, 6 amphibians. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 365 animals by group

Big cats 3

• Leopard Panthera pardus
• Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi
• Tiger Panthera tigris

Small wild cats 3

• Flat-headed cat Prionailurus planiceps
• Leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis
• Sunda leopard cat Prionailurus javanensis

Bears 1

• Sun bear Helarctos malayanus

Mongooses, civets & genets 5

• Asian palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
• Malayan civet Viverra tangalunga
• Otter civet Cynogale bennettii
• Small-toothed palm civet Arctogalidia trivirgata
• Southern palm civet Paradoxurus musanga

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 1

• Malayan weasel Mustela nudipes

Whales & dolphins 2

• Irrawaddy dolphin Orcaella brevirostris
• Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus

Elephants 1

• Asian elephant Elephas maximus

Deer 5

• Bawean deer Axis kuhlii
• Java mouse-deer Tragulus javanicus
• Javan rusa Rusa timorensis
• Lesser mouse-deer Tragulus kanchil
• Southern red muntjac Muntiacus muntjak

Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 3

• Banteng Bos javanicus
• Lowland anoa Bubalus depressicornis
• Mountain anoa Bubalus quarlesi

Wild pigs & peccaries 4

• Bornean bearded pig Sus barbatus
• Celebes warty pig Sus celebensis
• Javan warty pig Sus verrucosus
• North Sulawesi babirusa Babyrousa celebensis

Great apes 2

• Bornean orangutan Pongo pygmaeus
• Sumatran orangutan Pongo abelii

Gibbons 6

• Agile gibbon Hylobates agilis
• Bornean white-bearded gibbon Hylobates albibarbis
• Kloss's gibbon Hylobates klossii
• Lar gibbon Hylobates lar
• Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus
• Silvery gibbon Hylobates moloch

Monkeys 16

• Black Sumatran langur Presbytis sumatrana
• Black-crested Sumatran langur Presbytis melalophos
• Booted macaque Macaca ochreata
• Celebes crested macaque Macaca nigra
• Heck's macaque Macaca hecki
• Javan surili Presbytis comata
• Macaca fascicularis Macaca fascicularis
• Maroon leaf monkey Presbytis rubicunda
• Moor macaque Macaca maura
• Pig-tailed langur Simias concolor
• Proboscis monkey Nasalis larvatus
• Silvery lutung Trachypithecus cristatus
• Southern pig-tailed macaque Macaca nemestrina
• Thomas's langur Presbytis thomasi
• West Javan langur Trachypithecus mauritius
• White-fronted surili Presbytis frontata

Lorises, galagos & tarsiers 3

• Gursky's spectral tarsier Tarsius spectrumgurskyae
• Javan slow loris Nycticebus javanicus
• Spectral tarsier Tarsius tarsier

Marsupials 9

• Brown dorcopsis Dorcopsis muelleri
• Dusky pademelon Thylogale brunii
• Northern common cuscus Phalanger orientalis
• Pygmy ringtail possum Pseudochirulus mayeri
• Small dorcopsis Dorcopsulus vanheurni
• Sulawesi bear cuscus Ailurops ursinus
• Sulawesi dwarf cuscus Strigocuscus celebensis
• Ursine tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus ursinus
• Waigeou cuscus Spilocuscus papuensis

Bats 32

• Acuminate horseshoe bat Rhinolophus acuminatus
• Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat Dobsonia beauforti
• Biak roundleaf bat Hipposideros papua
• Black-capped fruit bat Chironax melanocephalus
• Bornean horseshoe bat Rhinolophus borneensis
• Brown tube-nosed bat Murina suilla
• Cave nectar bat Eonycteris spelaea
• Common blossom bat Syconycteris australis
• Dark sheath-tailed bat Mosia nigrescens
• Diadem leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros diadema
• Dusky fruit bat Penthetor lucasi
• Hairless bat Cheiromeles torquatus
• Indonesian short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus titthaecheilus
• Intermediate horseshoe bat Rhinolophus affinis
• Large flying fox Pteropus vampyrus
• Large-footed bat Myotis adversus
• Lesser false vampire bat Megaderma spasma
• Lesser short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus brachyotis
• Long-tongued fruit bat Macroglossus sobrinus
• Long-tongued nectar bat Macroglossus minimus
• Masked flying fox Pteropus personatus
• Minute fruit bat Cynopterus minutus
• Naked-rumped pouched bat Saccolaimus saccolaimus
• Narrow-winged pipistrelle Pipistrellus stenopterus
• Pallas's tube-nosed bat Nyctimene cephalotes
• Papillose woolly bat Kerivoula papillosa
• Southeast Asian long-fingered bat Miniopterus fuscus
• Spotted-winged fruit bat Balionycteris maculata
• Sulawesi flying fox Acerodon celebensis
• Sulawesi rousette Rousettus celebensis
• Trefoil horseshoe bat Rhinolophus trifoliatus
• Wall-roosting mouse-eared bat Myotis muricola

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 11

• Black giant squirrel Ratufa bicolor
• Black-eared squirrel Nannosciurus melanotis
• Black-striped squirrel Callosciurus nigrovittatus
• Celebes dwarf squirrel Prosciurillus murinus
• Least pygmy squirrel Exilisciurus exilis
• Mentawai three-striped squirrel Lariscus obscurus
• Plantain squirrel Callosciurus notatus
• Prevost's squirrel Callosciurus prevostii
• Red giant flying squirrel Petaurista petaurista
• Spotted giant flying squirrel Petaurista elegans
• Whitish dwarf squirrel Prosciurillus leucomus

Mice, rats & other rodents 15

• Andrew's hill rat Bunomys andrewsi
• Bartels's spiny rat Maxomys bartelsii
• Dark-tailed tree rat Niviventer cremoriventer
• Hellwald's spiny rat Maxomys hellwaldii
• Long-tailed giant rat Leopoldamys sabanus
• Long-tailed porcupine Trichys fasciculata
• Lowland mosaic-tailed rat Paramelomys platyops
• Opossum rat Rattus marmosurus
• Polynesian rat Rattus exulans
• Red spiny rat Maxomys surifer
• Sumatran porcupine Hystrix sumatrae
• Tanezumi rat Rattus tanezumi
• Tondano rat Taeromys taerae
• Whitehead's spiny rat Maxomys whiteheadi
• Yellow-haired hill rat Bunomys chrysocomus

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 9

• Asian house shrew Suncus murinus
• Black-footed shrew Crocidura nigripes
• Javan short-tailed gymnure Hylomys suillus
• Mossy forest shrew Crocidura musseri
• Oriental shrew Crocidura orientalis
• Sulawesi tiny shrew Crocidura levicula
• Sumatran giant shrew Crocidura lepidura
• Sunda shrew Crocidura monticola
• Thick-tailed shrew Crocidura brunnea

Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals 8

• Golden-bellied treeshrew Tupaia chrysogaster
• Horsfield's treeshrew Tupaia javanica
• Kalimantan treeshrew Tupaia salatana
• Pygmy treeshrew Tupaia minor
• Slender treeshrew Tupaia gracilis
• Sumatran treeshrew Tupaia ferruginea
• Sunda flying lemur Galeopterus variegatus
• Sunda pangolin Manis javanica

Birds of prey 9

• Black eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
• Black kite Milvus migrans
• Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus
• Bonelli's eagle Aquila fasciata
• Brahminy kite Haliastur indus
• Crested honey buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus
• Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus
• White-bellied sea eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster

Parrots 5

• Palm cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus
• Pesquet's parrot Psittrichas fulgidus
• Salmon-crested cockatoo Cacatua moluccensis
• White cockatoo Cacatua alba
• Yellow-crested cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 19

• Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica
• Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa
• Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
• Common redshank Tringa totanus
• Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Common tern Sterna hirundo
• Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
• Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata
• Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Little tern Sternula albifrons
• Long-tailed jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
• Pomarine jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
• Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
• Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Sanderling Calidris alba
• Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus
• White-winged tern Chlidonias leucopterus
• Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola

Seabirds, divers & grebes 5

• Brown booby Sula leucogaster
• Great frigatebird Fregata minor
• Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
• Red-footed booby Sula sula
• White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 8

• Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
• Great egret Ardea alba
• Grey heron Ardea cinerea
• Little egret Egretta garzetta
• Purple heron Ardea purpurea
• White-breasted waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 5

• Green junglefowl Gallus varius
• Green peafowl Pavo muticus
• King quail Synoicus chinensis
• Maleo Macrocephalon maleo
• Red junglefowl Gallus gallus (introduced)

Pigeons & doves 7

• Nicobar pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
• Pheasant pigeon Otidiphaps nobilis
• Pink-necked green pigeon Treron vernans
• Rock dove Columba livia (introduced)
• Spotted dove Spilopelia chinensis
• Victoria crowned pigeon Goura victoria
• Zebra dove Geopelia striata (introduced)

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 5

• Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis
• Great hornbill Buceros bicornis
• Oriental pied hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
• Rhinoceros hornbill Buceros rhinoceros
• White-throated kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

• Edible-nest swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
• White-throated needletail Hirundapus caudacutus

Ostriches, emus, kiwis & rheas 3

• Dwarf cassowary Casuarius bennetti
• Northern cassowary Casuarius unappendiculatus
• Southern cassowary Casuarius casuarius (introduced)

Crows, jays & magpies 1

• Large-billed crow Corvus macrorhynchos

Songbirds & perching birds 13

• Asian koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
• Bali myna Leucopsar rothschildi
• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Baya weaver Ploceus philippinus
• Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
• Common myna Acridotheres tristis (introduced)
• Common tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
• Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus (introduced)
• Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea
• Hooded pitohui Pitohui dichrous
• Indian paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
• Scaly-breasted munia Lonchura punctulata
• Willie wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

• Greater coucal Centropus sinensis

Crocodiles & alligators 2

• False gharial Tomistoma schlegelii
• Saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus

Snakes 14

• Ahaetulla prasina Ahaetulla prasina
• Banded krait Bungarus fasciatus
• Blue-lipped sea krait Laticauda laticaudata
• Brown tree snake Boiga irregularis
• Bungarus candidus Bungarus candidus
• Chrysopelea paradisi Chrysopelea paradisi
• Gonyosoma oxycephalum Gonyosoma oxycephalum
• Green tree python Morelia viridis
• Indotyphlops braminus Indotyphlops braminus
• Lycodon capucinus Lycodon capucinus
• Reticulated python Malayopython reticulatus
• Trimeresurus albolabris Trimeresurus albolabris
• Tropidolaemus wagleri Tropidolaemus wagleri
• Yellow-bellied sea snake Hydrophis platurus

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 7

• Asian water monitor Varanus salvator
• Common house gecko Hemidactylus frenatus
• Draco volans Draco volans
• Emerald tree monitor Varanus prasinus
• Komodo dragon Varanus komodoensis
• Oriental garden lizard Calotes versicolor
• Tokay gecko Gekko gecko

Turtles & tortoises 4

• Amboina box turtle Cuora amboinensis
• Asian forest tortoise Manouria emys
• Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
• Olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea

Frogs & toads 6

• Banded bullfrog Kaloula pulchra
• Common tree frog Polypedates leucomystax (introduced)
• Crab-eating frog Fejervarya cancrivora
• Duttaphrynus melanostictus Duttaphrynus melanostictus (introduced)
• Wallace's flying frog Rhacophorus nigropalmatus
• White-lipped tree frog Litoria infrafrenata

Sharks 9

• Bigeye thresher Alopias superciliosus
• Brownbanded bamboo shark Chiloscyllium punctatum
• Coral catshark Atelomycterus marmoratus
• Pelagic thresher Alopias pelagicus
• Scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini
• Snaggletooth shark Hemipristis elongata
• Tasselled wobbegong Eucrossorhinus dasypogon
• Whale shark Rhincodon typus
• Whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus

Rays, skates & chimaeras 5

• Aetobatus ocellatus Aetobatus ocellatus
• Bluespotted ribbontail ray Taeniura lymma
• Giant oceanic manta ray Mobula birostris
• Reef manta ray Manta alfredi
• Spinetail mobula Mobula japanica

Bony fish 51

• Anabas testudineus Anabas testudineus (introduced)
• Asian swamp eel Monopterus albus (introduced)
• Atlantic tripletail Lobotes surinamensis
• Bala shark Balantiocheilos melanopterus
• Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus
• Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus
• Channa micropeltes Channa micropeltes
• Channa striata Channa striata (introduced)
• Clarias gariepinus Clarias gariepinus (introduced)
• Clown loach Chromobotia macracanthus
• Clown triggerfish Balistoides conspicillum
• Convict cichlid Amatitlania nigrofasciata
• Dogtooth tuna Gymnosarda unicolor
• Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator
• Giant gourami Osphronemus goramy
• Giant moray Gymnothorax javanicus
• Giant trevally Caranx ignobilis
• Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
• Green humphead parrotfish Bolbometopon muricatum
• Green swordtail Xiphophorus hellerii (introduced)
• Guppy Poecilia reticulata (introduced)
• Humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus
• Indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta
• Indo-Pacific sailfish Istiophorus platypterus
• Iridescent shark Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
• Kissing gourami Helostoma temminckii
• Kuhli loach Pangio kuhlii
• Lagoon triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus
• Long-spine porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus
• Longhorn cowfish Lactoria cornuta
• Mackerel scad Decapterus macarellus
• Milkfish Chanos chanos
• Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus
• Ocellaris clownfish Amphiprion ocellaris
• Orange clownfish Amphiprion percula
• Paracanthurus Paracanthurus hepatus
• Platax teira Platax teira
• Plotosus lineatus Plotosus lineatus
• Pterois miles Pterois miles
• Red lionfish Pterois volitans (introduced)
• Redtoothed triggerfish Odonus niger
• Ribbon eel Rhinomuraena quaesita
• Siamese algae-eater Crossocheilus oblongus
• Siamese fighting fish Betta splendens (introduced)
• Synanceia verrucosa السمكة الصخرية المرجانية
• Synchiropus splendidus Synchiropus splendidus
• Three spot gourami Trichopodus trichopterus
• Tiger barb Puntius tetrazona
• Titan triggerfish Balistoides viridescens
• Walking catfish Clarias batrachus (introduced)
• Yellow boxfish Ostracion cubicus

Butterflies & moths 3

• Attacus atlas Attacus atlas
• Daphnis nerii Daphnis nerii
• Papilio demoleus Papilio demoleus

Bees, wasps & ants 5

• Apis cerana Apis cerana
• Apis dorsata Apis dorsata
• Emerald cockroach wasp Ampulex compressa
• Oecophylla smaragdina Oecophylla smaragdina
• Yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes (introduced)

Beetles 2

• Atlas beetle Chalcosoma atlas
• Oryctes rhinoceros Oryctes rhinoceros

Dragonflies & damselflies 1

• Pantala flavescens Pantala flavescens

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 4

• American cockroach Periplaneta americana
• Cat flea Ctenocephalides felis
• Hermetia illucens Hermetia illucens
• Silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 2

• Heteropoda venatoria Heteropoda venatoria
• Nephila pilipes Nephila pilipes

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 10

• Coconut crab Birgus latro
• Furry lobster Palinurellus gundlachi
• Lybia tessellata Lybia tessellata
• Lysmata amboinensis Lysmata amboinensis
• Odontodactylus scyllarus Odontodactylus scyllarus
• Panulirus ornatus Panulirus ornatus
• Portunus pelagicus Portunus pelagicus
• Thenus Thenus orientalis
• Thor amboinensis Thor amboinensis
• Tiger pistol shrimp Alpheus bellulus

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 7

• Amphioctopus marginatus Amphioctopus marginatus
• Blue-lined octopus Hapalochlaena fasciata
• Chambered nautilus Nautilus pompilius
• Greater blue-ringed octopus Hapalochlaena lunulata
• Mimic octopus Thaumoctopus mimicus
• Octopus cyanea Octopus cyanea
• Sepiella inermis Sepiella inermis

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 2

• Diploastrea heliopora Diploastrea heliopora
• Spotted jelly Mastigias papua

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 9

• Astropyga radiata Astropyga radiata
• Crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci
• Culcita novaeguineae Culcita novaeguineae
• Diadema setosum Diadema setosum
• Holothuria atra Holothuria atra
• Linckia laevigata Linckia laevigata
• Protoreaster nodosus Protoreaster nodosus
• Synapta maculata Synapta maculata
• Toxopneustes pileolus Toxopneustes pileolus

Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.