Animals of Lao People’s Democratic Republic
83 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Lao People’s Democratic Republic on GBIF: 43 birds, 33 mammals, 6 insects & other invertebrates, 1 reptiles. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 83 animals by group
Big cats 1
- Tiger Panthera tigris
Gibbons 1
- Northern white-cheeked gibbon Nomascus leucogenys
Bats 28
- Acuminate horseshoe bat Rhinolophus acuminatus
- Ashy roundleaf bat Hipposideros cineraceus
- Blanford's bat Hesperoptenus blanfordi
- Burmese whiskered myotis Myotis montivagus
- Cantor's roundleaf bat Hipposideros galeritus
- Chinese pipistrelle Hypsugo pulveratus
- Chinese rufous horseshoe bat Rhinolophus sinicus
- Fea's tube-nosed bat Murina feae
- Great roundleaf bat Hipposideros armiger
- Great woolly horseshoe bat Rhinolophus luctus
- Greater Asiatic yellow bat Scotophilus heathii
- Greater bamboo bat Tylonycteris robustula
- Greater short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus sphinx
- Horsfield's bat Myotis horsfieldii
- Intermediate horseshoe bat Rhinolophus affinis
- Java pipistrelle Pipistrellus javanicus
- King horseshoe bat Rhinolophus rex
- Least pipistrelle Pipistrellus tenuis
- Lesser brown horseshoe bat Rhinolophus stheno
- Malayan horseshoe bat Rhinolophus malayanus
- Phou Khao Khouay leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros khaokhouayensis
- Pomona roundleaf bat Hipposideros pomona
- Ratanaworabhan's fruit bat Megaerops niphanae
- Shamel's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus shameli
- Small bent-winged bat Miniopterus pusillus
- Stoliczka's trident bat Aselliscus stoliczkanus
- Theobald's tomb bat Taphozous theobaldi
- Walston's tube-nosed bat Murina walstoni
Mice, rats & other rodents 3
- Black rat Rattus rattus
- Laotian rock rat Laonastes aenigmamus
- Polynesian rat Rattus exulans
Birds of prey 3
- Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus
- Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Crested honey buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 3
- Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Seabirds, divers & grebes 1
- Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 6
- Asian openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Grey heron Ardea cinerea
- Little egret Egretta garzetta
- Purple heron Ardea purpurea
Pheasants, grouse & game birds 2
- Green peafowl Pavo muticus
- Red junglefowl Gallus gallus
Pigeons & doves 3
- Rock dove Columba livia
- Spotted dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Zebra dove Geopelia striata (introduced)
Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 3
- Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eurasian wryneck Jynx torquilla
- White-throated kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1
- Edible-nest swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
Crows, jays & magpies 1
- Large-billed crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Songbirds & perching birds 19
- Asian koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- Baya weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Common hill myna Gracula religiosa
- Common myna Acridotheres tristis
- Common tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Dusky warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus
- Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- House sparrow Passer domesticus
- Oriental magpie-robin Copsychus saularis
- Red-whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Richard's pipit Anthus richardi
- Sand martin Riparia riparia
- Scaly-breasted munia Lonchura punctulata
- White wagtail Motacilla alba
- Yellow-browed warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1
- Greater coucal Centropus sinensis
Lizards, geckos & tuatara 1
- Tokay gecko Gekko gecko
Butterflies & moths 1
- Daphnis nerii Daphnis nerii
Bees, wasps & ants 3
- Apis cerana Apis cerana
- Apis dorsata Apis dorsata
- Oecophylla smaragdina Oecophylla smaragdina
Beetles 1
- Atlas beetle Chalcosoma atlas
Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 1
- Nephila pilipes Nephila pilipes
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.