Below you can find a complete list of Thai animals. We currently track 256 animals in Thailand and are adding more every day!
Situated in the heart of Southeast Asia, Thailand is a populous country of lush rainforests, wetlands, mountains, highlands, and floodplains with a rich natural bounty of strange and exotic primates, birds, cats, insects, and snakes. It is a popular tourist destination for people around the world.
The Official National Animal of Thailand
The national animal of Thailand is the Asian elephant.
Where to Find the Top Wild Animals in Thailand
The best locations from which to discover Thailand’s exotic wildlife are its national parks and protected areas, including Khao Sak, Khao Yai, Khao Sam Roi Yot, Kaeng Krachan, and Erawan.
The Most Dangerous Animals in Thailand Today
Thailand has many large predators and strange venomous animals that pose a danger to human life.
- Scorpions – Thailand has several exotic species of scorpions with painful, venomous stings. While this venom is usually not too dangerous, a small number of people may have an allergic reaction and require some medical attention.
- Snakes – Thailand is home to a large variety of dangerous sea snakes, coral snakes, cobras, and vipers with painful venom, some of which can cause strange neurological symptoms such as vertigo, blurred vision, and paralysis. Death is uncommon but possible.
- Saltwater Crocodile – The largest and most fearsome of the crocodiles, this species is also the most likely to attack people that wander into its territory.
Endangered Animals in Thailand
- Gibbons – Thailand is home to the white-handed gibbon, an arboreal but tailless primate with incredible speed and agility.
- Asian Elephants – The country’s national symbol is also now in danger of becoming extinct from habitat loss and poaching. Only a few thousand remain in the wild.
- Indochinese Tiger – This subspecies of the tiger only has a few hundred survivors remaining.
Thai Animals

Ant
First evolved 100 million years ago!

Antelope
Renew their horns every year!

Armyworm
They are so named because they "march" in armies of worms from one crop to another in search of food

Asian Arowana
The male Asian arowana raises the eggs in its mouth

Asian Elephant
Domesticated for hundreds of years!

Asian Giant Hornet
The largest wasp in the world!

Asian Palm Civet
It mainly eats mangos and coffee!

Asian Vine Snake
This snake chews on its victims to release venom

Aurochs
Extinct ancestor of all domesticated cattle!

Banana Spider
People spin clothing and fishing nets out of these spiders’ silk.

Banded Krait
What often prevents more people from falling victim is that the banded krait does not always inject venom in a defensive bite. It saves the venom for hunting prey instead.

Banded Palm Civet
Markings give it camouflage!

Barb
There are over 1768 known species!

Barn Owl
Found everywhere around the world!

Barn Swallow
Older offspring help care for new hatchlings.

Bat
Detects prey using echolocation!

Bear
There are 8 different species!

Beauty rat snake
Beauty Rat Snakes are relatively harmless if left undisturbed, only attempting to bite out of fear.

Bed Bugs
Bed bugs feed for 4-12 minutes.

Bee
Rock paintings of bees date back 15,000 years

Beetle
There are more than 350,000 different species

Binturong
Also known as the Asian Bearcat!

Bird
Not all birds are able to fly!

Biscuit Beetle
The biscuit beetle form a symbiotic relationship with yeast

Black Widow Spider
They typically prey on insects!

Blind Snake
The blind snake is often mistaken for a worm.

Blood Python
Blood pythons are so called because of the blood red markings on their skin.

Brown Dog Tick
Can live its entire life indoors

Bumblebee
The most common species of bee!

Burmese Python
These snakes can swallow their prey as whole.

Butterfly
There are thought to be up 20,000 species!

Camel Cricket
The camel crickets that are found in the USA are light brown in color. They also have dark streaks all over their body.

Carpenter Ant
Carpenter ants can lift up to seven times their own weight with their teeth!

Cashmere Goat
Cashmere goat are named after Kashmir regions of India and Pakistan

Cat
First domesticated by the Ancient Egyptians!

Caterpillar
The larvae of a moth or butterfly!

Catfish
There are nearly 3,000 different species!

Centipede
There are about 3,000 documented species!

Chicken
First domesticated more than 10,000 years ago!

Chinese Geese
They are excellent “guard geese”

Cicada
Cicadas have one of the longest insect lifespans

Cinereous Vulture
This vulture can fly at great heights. At least one was found a few thousand feet from the top of Mount Everest.

Clouded Leopard
Has canines that can be two inches long!

Cockroach
Dated to be around 300 million years old!

Common Buzzard
The most common raptor in the UK!

Common Furniture Beetle
The common furniture beetle feeds exclusively on wood

Common House Spider
House spiders have the ability to eat most insects in a home.

Common Raven
A group of ravens is called an unkindness or a conspiracy.

Coral Snake
There are over 80 species of coral snake worldwide.

Cow
There are nearly 1.5 million worldwide!

Crab
There are 93 different crab groups

Crab-Eating Macaque
Found throughout the South-East Asian jungles!

Crab Spider
Crab Spiders can mimic ants or bird droppings

Crane
Many are critically endangered species!

Cricket
Male crickets can produce sounds by rubbing their wings together

Crocodile
Have changed little in 200 million years!

Crow
A group of these birds is called a Murder.

Danios
These fish make a popular choice for aquarium hobbyists due to their hardy nature.

Deer
There are around 40 different species!

Dhole
Only 2,000 left in the wild!

Dog
First domesticated in South-East Asia!

Dog Tick
Dog ticks feed on dogs and other mammals

Donkey
First domesticated 5,000 years ago!

Draco Volans Lizard
Beneath the lizard’s “wings” are a pair of enlarged ribs for support.

Dragonfly
It's larvae are carnivorous!

Duck
Rows of tiny plates line their teeth!

Dung Beetle
The dung beetle can push objects many times its own weight

Eagle
Has exceptional eyesight!

Earthworm
They are hermaphrodites, which means they have male and female organs

Earwig
There are nearly 2,000 different species!

Eel
Eels can be a mere few inches long to 13 feet!

Elephant
Spends around 22 hours a day eating!

Equatorial Spitting Cobra
Its hood is actually made of ribs.

Falcon
The fastest creatures on the planet!

False Widow Spider
False spiders actually prey on black widow spiders and other hazardous spiders

Fiddler Crab
The fiddler crab gets its name from the motion the males make with their over-sized claw during the mating ritual.

Fire-Bellied Toad
Found across mainland Europe and Asia!

Fire Eel
Fire Eels are not true eels.

Firefly
The firefly produces some of the most efficient light in the world

Fishing Cat
Scoops fish out of the water using it's paw!

Flea
Adult fleas can jump up to 7 inches in the air

Flowerhorn Fish
The Flowerhorn fish is an artificial species; it does not exist naturally

Fly
There are more than 240,000 different species!

Flying Squirrel
Can glide up to 90 meters!

Fox
There are 12 different species in the world!

Frog
There are around 7,000 different species!

Fruit Bat
Among the largest bats in the world

Fruit Fly
Fruit flies are among the most common research animals in the world

Gazelle
Named for the Arabic word for love poems

Gecko
There are thought to be over 2,000 species!

Gerbil
Originally known as the Desert Rat!

German Cockroach
The most common type of urban roach

Ghost Catfish
You can see its heart beating

Gibbon
Found in dense jungles and tropical forests!

Glass Lizard
Can grow up to 4ft long!

Glow Worm
Found inhabiting dense woodland and caves!

Gnat
Males form large mating swarms at dusk

Goat
Most closely related to the Sheep!

Golden Oriole
Migrates between Europe and Asia!

Goose
There are 29 different species!

Grass Carp
The grass carp is considered to be a natural weed control agent.

Grasshopper
There are 11,000 known species!

Green Bee-Eater
Mainly eats honeybees!

Green Rat Snake
The green rat snake catches its meals in midair!

Hamster
Able to run as quickly backwards as forwards!

Hare
Can reach speeds of over 40 mph!

Hawk Moth Caterpillar
Many hawk moth caterpillars eat toxins from plants, but don’t sequester them the way milkweed butterflies do. Most toxins are excreted.

Hedgehog
Thought to be one of the oldest mammals on Earth!

Heron
Inhabits wetlands around the world!

Honey Bee
There are only 8 recognized species!

Hoopoe
Stunning bird with a stinky way to deter predators!

Horse
Has evolved over 50 million years!

Horsefly
Horseflies have been seen performing Immelmann turns, much like fighter jets.

Horseshoe Crab
Changed little in over 500 million years!

Housefly
The fly has no teeth

Human
Thought to have orignated 200,000 years ago!

Huntsman Spider
Some huntsman spiders have an interesting way of moving around. Some cartwheel while others do handsprings or backflips.

Ibis
Found in swamps, marshes and wetlands!

Indian Elephant
Found throughout south-east Asia!

Indochinese Tiger
Now thought to be extinct in China!

Insects
There are an estimated 30 million species!

Jackal
Can maintain speeds of 16 km/h!

Jerboa
Tiny rodent with a kangaroo-like jump!

Jumping Spider
Some can jump 50 times the length of their bodies

King Cobra
They are the longest venomous snake in the world.

Kingfisher
Inhabits wetlands and woodlands worldwide!

Ladybug
There are more than 5,000 species worldwide!

Leech
Has 10 pairs of eyes!

Leopard
Spends much of the time high in the trees!

Leopard Cat
There are 11 different species!

Liger
The offspring of a lion and tiger parents!

Lizard
There are around 5,000 different species!

Loach
Have sharp spines below their eyes

Locust
Each locust can eat its weight in plants each day.

Long-Eared Owl
Ear tufts make it look bigger!

Long-Tailed Tit
Often hangs upside down while feeding!

Lorikeet
The lorikeet has a long brush-like tongue with fine hairs on it

Magpie
They are found across Europe, Asia and Africa!

Malayan Krait
It's called the five-step snake because if a person is bitten, they can walk about five steps before dying.

Masked Palm Civet
Found throughout Asia, India and China!

Mayfly
There are 2,500 known species worldwide!

Mealybug
They have a symbiotic relationship with ants.

Mekong Giant Catfish
The Mekong giant catfish is the largest purely freshwater fish in the world

Millipede
Some species have a poisonous bite!

Mole
Primarily hunts and feeds on Earthworms!

Mongoose
Range in size from just 1 to 3 foot!

Mongrel
Has characteristics of two or more breeds!

Monitor Lizard
Some species are thought to carry a weak venom!

Monkey
There are around 260 known species!

Monocled Cobra
The monocled cobra is responsible for the highest fatality rate of any snake in all of Thailand.

Moorhen
Feeds on aquatic insects and water-spiders!

Mosquito
Only the female mosquito actually sucks blood

Moth
There are 250,000 different species!

Mouse
Found on every continent on Earth!

Mule
The offspring of a horse and donkey parents!

Muntjac
The muntjac is the smallest type of deer in the world

Myna Bird
For a nice price, the mynah bird makes a good pet.

Neanderthal
Roamed Asia and Europe for around 100,000 years!

Newt
Able to regrow lost or damaged limbs!

Nightingale
Named more than 1,000 years ago!

No See Ums
There are more than 5,000 species.

Orb Weaver
Females are about four times the size of males

Otter
There are 13 different species worldwide

Owl
The owl can rotate its head some 270 degrees

Pangolin
Bad eyesight, but great sense of smell

Paradise Flying Snake
Paradise Flying Snakes can glide over 100 yards!

Parrot
Can live for up to 100 years!

Peacock
Most commonly found on the Indian mainland!

Peregrine Falcon
Fastest animal on Earth

Pheasant
Females lay between 8 and 12 eggs per clutch!

Pig
Thought to have been domesticated in 9,000 BC!

Pigeon
They can find their way back to their nests from up to 1300 miles away.

Pika
Found in mountainous regions and rocky areas

Pipe Snake
Some of these snakes flatten their neck and raise their heads to imitate cobras if they’re threatened.

Platinum Arowana
The male broods the eggs and baby fish in his mouth.

Pond Skater
There are 500 different species!

Porcupine
There are 30 different species worldwide!

Praying Mantis
The mantis can turn its head 180 degrees.

Psittacosaurus
These parrot-headed dinosaurs had beaks and feather-like quills on their tails!

Quail
Inhabits woodland and forest areas worldwide!

Rabbit
There are more than 50 different species!

Rat
Omnivores that eat anything!

Rat Snakes
Rat snakes are constrictors from the Colubridae family of snakes.

Red-Headed Vulture
Not exclusively carrion eaters, these birds are also opportunistic hunters

Redback Spider
The redback spiders found in New Caledonia differ from other populations in that they don’t practice sexual cannibalism and don’t bite people as much.

Rhinoceros
It's horns are made from keratin!

River Turtle
Inhabits freshwater habitats around the world!

Robin
There are more than 45 species in Australia alone!

Rodents
The capybara, the world’s largest rodent, likes to be in and around bodies of water. Because of this, the Catholic Church in South America decided that it was a fish, and people were allowed to eat it during Lent and First Fridays.

Rooster
Will mate with the entire flock!

Sable Ferret
Ferrets were used during the Revolutionary War to keep down the rat population.

Salamander
There are more than 700 different species!

Sambar
Male sambars will compete for mates by clashing together with their antlers

Sand Crab
The sand crab burrows beneath the sand with its tail

Scorpion
There are around 2,000 known species!

Sea Eagle
The sea eagle tends to mate for life with a single partner

Seahorse
Males give birth to up to 1,000 offspring!

Sheep
Around 35 million in the English countryside!

Shrew
The spinal column of the shrew Scutisorex somereni is so strong and reinforced that it can support the weight of an adult human.

Shrimp
There are 2,000 different species worldwide!

Siamese
Originated from temple cats in Thailand!

Betta Fish (Siamese Fighting Fish)
Can live in low-oxygen environments!

Skink Lizard
Some skinks lay eggs in some habitats while giving birth to skinklets in other habitats.

Slow Worm
Found widely throughout British gardens!

Slug
They glide around on one foot, which is aided by the slime they produce

Smokybrown Cockroach
Has up to 45 eggs per egg case

Snail
There are nearly 1,000 different species!

Snake
There are around 3,000 known species worldwide

Sparrow
There are 140 different species!

Spider Wasp
They prey on spiders to feed their larvae or they parasitize other spider wasps.

Spiny Hill Turtle
The shell serves as both a defense and camouflage!

Spitting Cobra
Spitting cobras are types of cobras that can spit venom at predators and prey.

Squirrel
Small rodents found in woodlands worldwide!

Stick Insect
There are more than 3,000 different species!

Stoat
Average adults weigh about 200 grams!

Stork
They can’t sing like other birds.

Sun Bear
The smallest species of bear in the world!

Sunbeam Snake
Sunbeam snakes have two lungs instead of just a single lung like most snake species.

Swan
Populations have been affected by pollution!

Tapir
Most closely related to horses and rhinos!

Tarantula Hawk
Tarantula hawks are excellent pollinators, especially for milkweed.

Termite
Their mounds can be up to 9 meters tall!

Thai Ridgeback
In their native Thailand, Thai Ridgebacks were used to hunt cobras.

Thrush
The American robin is called the robin because its red breast reminded European settlers of the robin back in the old country.

Tick
They inject hosts with a chemical that stops them from feeling the pain of the bite

Tiger
The largest feline in the world!

Tiger Beetle
The adult tiger beetle is one of the fastest land insects in the world

Tire Track Eel
They like to burrow into aquarium sand.

Tortoise
Can live until they are more than 150 years old!

Tree Frog
Found in warmer jungles and forests!

Turtles
Some species of aquatic turtles can get up to 70 percent of their oxygen through their butt.

Vine Snake
A slender body and elongated snout give the vine snake a regal look.

Vinegaroon
Vinegaroons can spray 19 times before the glands are depleted

Vulture
There are 30 different species worldwide!

Walking Catfish
The walking catfish can move on land while breathing air

Wasp
There are around 75,000 recognised species!

Water Buffalo
Has been domesticated for thousands of years!

Water Dragon
Spends most of it's time in the trees!

Weasel
The smallest carnivorous mammal in the world!

White Ferret / Albino Ferrets
There are two different types of white ferrets!

White Tiger
None have been seen in the wild for 50 years!

Wild Boar
Males have a top tusk to sharpen the bottom one!

Wolf
Thought to date back more than 300,000 years!

Wolf Snake
Harmless, but with fangs like a wolf.

Wolf Spider
Carnivorous arachnid that hunts its prey.

Woodlouse
This animal can roll up into a ball

Woodlouse Spider
Unlike most spiders, woodlouse spiders don’t build a web.

Woodpecker
There are 200 different species!

Worm
Doesn’t have eyes.

Zebu
There are around 75 different species!
Thai Animals List
- Ant
- Antelope
- Armyworm
- Asian Arowana
- Asian Elephant
- Asian Giant Hornet
- Asian Palm Civet
- Asian Vine Snake
- Aurochs
- Banana Spider
- Banded Krait
- Banded Palm Civet
- Barb
- Barn Owl
- Barn Swallow
- Bat
- Bear
- Beauty rat snake
- Bed Bugs
- Bee
- Beetle
- Binturong
- Bird
- Biscuit Beetle
- Black Widow Spider
- Blind Snake
- Blood Python
- Boiga
- Brahminy Blindsnake
- Brown Dog Tick
- Bumblebee
- Burmese Python
- Butterfly
- Camel Cricket
- Carpenter Ant
- Cashmere Goat
- Cat
- Caterpillar
- Catfish
- Centipede
- Chicken
- Chinese Geese
- Cicada
- Cinereous Vulture
- Clouded Leopard
- Cockroach
- Common Buzzard
- Common Furniture Beetle
- Common House Spider
- Common Raven
- Coral Snake
- Cow
- Crab
- Crab-Eating Macaque
- Crab Spider
- Crane
- Cricket
- Crocodile
- Crow
- Cuckoo
- Danios
- Deer
- Dhole
- Dog
- Dog Tick
- Donkey
- Dormouse
- Draco Volans Lizard
- Dragonfly
- Duck
- Dung Beetle
- Eagle
- Earthworm
- Earwig
- Eel
- Elephant
- Equatorial Spitting Cobra
- Falcon
- False Widow Spider
- Fiddler Crab
- Fire-Bellied Toad
- Fire Eel
- Firefly
- Fishing Cat
- Flea
- Flowerhorn Fish
- Fly
- Flying Squirrel
- Fox
- Frog
- Fruit Bat
- Fruit Fly
- Gazelle
- Gecko
- Gerbil
- German Cockroach
- Ghost Catfish
- Gibbon
- Glass Lizard
- Glow Worm
- Gnat
- Goat
- Golden Oriole
- Goose
- Grass Carp
- Grasshopper
- Green Bee-Eater
- Green Rat Snake
- Hamster
- Hare
- Hawk Moth Caterpillar
- Hedgehog
- Heron
- Honey Bee
- Hoopoe
- Horse
- Horsefly
- Horseshoe Crab
- Housefly
- Human
- Huntsman Spider
- Ibis
- Indian Elephant
- Indochinese Tiger
- Insects
- Jackal
- Jerboa
- Jumping Spider
- King Cobra
- Kingfisher
- Ladybug
- Leech
- Leopard
- Leopard Cat
- Liger
- Lizard
- Loach
- Locust
- Long-Eared Owl
- Long-Tailed Tit
- Lorikeet
- Magpie
- Malayan Krait
- Mangrove Snake
- Masked Palm Civet
- Mayfly
- Mealybug
- Mekong Giant Catfish
- Millipede
- Mole
- Mongoose
- Mongrel
- Monitor Lizard
- Monkey
- Monocled Cobra
- Moorhen
- Mosquito
- Moth
- Mouse
- Mule
- Muntjac
- Myna Bird
- Neanderthal
- Newt
- Nightingale
- No See Ums
- Orb Weaver
- Otter
- Owl
- Ox
- Pangolin
- Paradise Flying Snake
- Parrot
- Peacock
- Peregrine Falcon
- Pheasant
- Pig
- Pigeon
- Pika
- Pipe Snake
- Platinum Arowana
- Pond Skater
- Porcupine
- Praying Mantis
- Psittacosaurus
- Quail
- Rabbit
- Rat
- Rat Snakes
- Red-Headed Vulture
- Redback Spider
- Rhinoceros
- River Turtle
- Robin
- Rodents
- Rooster
- Sable Ferret
- Salamander
- Sambar
- Sand Crab
- Scorpion
- Sea Eagle
- Seahorse
- Sheep
- Shrew
- Shrimp
- Siamese
- Betta Fish (Siamese Fighting Fish)
- Skink Lizard
- Slow Worm
- Slug
- Smokybrown Cockroach
- Snail
- Snake
- Sparrow
- Spider Wasp
- Spiny Hill Turtle
- Spitting Cobra
- Squirrel
- Stick Insect
- Stoat
- Stork
- Sun Bear
- Sunbeam Snake
- Swan
- Tapir
- Tarantula Hawk
- Termite
- Thai Ridgeback
- Thrush
- Tick
- Tiger
- Tiger Beetle
- Tire Track Eel
- Tortoise
- Tree Frog
- Turtles
- Vine Snake
- Vinegaroon
- Vulture
- Walking Catfish
- Wasp
- Water Buffalo
- Water Dragon
- Weasel
- White Ferret / Albino Ferrets
- White Tiger
- Wild Boar
- Wolf
- Wolf Snake
- Wolf Spider
- Woodlouse
- Woodlouse Spider
- Woodpecker
- Worm
- Zebu
Animals in Thailand FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
What are some of the extinct animals in Thailand?
Thailand was once home to a species called Schomburgk’s deer, which was last sighted in 1938. The kouprey, or forest ox, may be extinct as well.
Does Thailand have any bears?
Yes, both the Asian black bear and sun bear are native to the country.