List of Indonesian endemic animals

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This article contains the list of Indonesian animals.

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Species name Family RegionVernacular nameStatus
Aethopyga duyvenbodei Nectariniidae Sangihe islandElegant sunbirdEN
Gracula robusta Sturnidae North SumatraNias hill mynaCR
Ailurops ursinus Phalangeridae SulawesiSulawesi bear cuscus
Axis kuhlii Cervidae East JavaBawean deer
Babyrousa babyrussa Suidae SulawesiBuru babirusa
Barbourula kalimantanensis Bombinatoridae BorneoBornean flat-headed frogEN
Bubalus depressicornis Bovidae SulawesiLow-land anoa
Bubalus quarlesi Bovidae SulawesiMountain anoa
Callosciurus adamsi Sciuridae Borneo
Capricornis sumatraensis sumatraensis Bovidae Sumatra
Casuarius bennetti Casuariidae PapuaDwarf cassowary
Casuarius unappendiculatus Casuariidae Papua
Catopuma badia Felidae BorneoBay cat
Cervus timorensis Cervidae Bali, Java island, TimorJavan deer
Chelodina mccordi Chelidae Nusa Tenggara TimurRoti Island snake-necked turtle
Chelonia mydas Cheloniidae Java islandGreen turtle
Crocodylus raninus [1] Crocodylidae Borneo
Dendrolagus pulcherrimus Macropodidae PapuaGolden-mantled tree-kangaroo
Dermochelys coriacea Cheloniidae Java island
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis Rhinocerotidae SumatraSumatran rhinoceros
Eos cyanogenia Psittacidae PapuaBlack-winged lory
Eretmochelys imbricata Cheloniidae Java islandHawksbill sea turtle
Hemiscyllium freycineti Hemiscylliidae PapuaIndonesian speckled carpetshark
Hylobates moloch Hylobatidae Java islandSilvery gibbon
Hylobates muelleri Hylobatidae BorneoMüller's Bornean gibbon
Hystrix javanica Hystricidae Java islandSunda porcupine
Hystrix sumatrae Hystricidae Java island
Lanthanotus borneensis [1] Scincidae BorneoEarless monitor
Lariscus hosei Sciuridae Borneo
Lepidochelys olivacea Cheloniidae Java island
Leptophryne cruentata Bufonidae West JavaBleeding toad
Leucopsar rothschildi Sturnidae Bali
Macaca nigra Cercopithecidae North SulawesiCelebes crested macaque
Macaca pagensis Cercopithecidae Mentawai
Macrocephalon maleo Megapodiidae Central SulawesiMaleo
Macrogalidia musschenbroekii Viverridae SulawesiSulawesi palm civet
Naja sputatrix Elapidae Indonesian spitting cobra
Naja sumatrana Elapidae SumatraSumatran spitting cobra
Nesolagus netscheri Leporidae SumatraSumatran striped rabbit
Nisaetus floris Accipitridae Lesser SundasFlores hawk-eagleCR
Orcaella brevirostris Delphinidae East BorneoIrrawaddy dolphin
Otus manadensis siaoensis Strigidae Siau IslandSiau scops owlCR
Panthera pardus Felidae Java islandjava leopard
Panthera tigris sumatrae Felidae SumatraSumatra tiger
Paradisaea rubra Paradisaeidae PapuaBird of Paradise
Phalanger alexandrae Phalangeridae North MalukuGebe cuscus
Phalanger matabiru Phalangeridae Maluku
Phalanger rothschildi Phalangeridae Maluku
Philautus jacobsoni Phalangeridae Central Java
Pongo abelli Hominidae SumatraSumatran orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus Hominidae BorneoBornean orangutan
Pongo tapanuliensis Hominidae SumatraTapanuli orangutan
Presbytis comata Cercopithecidae Java islandJavan surili
Presbytis frontata Cercopithecidae Borneo
Presbytis rubicunda Cercopithecidae Borneo
Prionailurus bengalensis Felidae Java island
Rhinoceros sondaicus Rhinocerotidae West Java
Scleropages formosus Osteoglossidae SumatraAsian arowana
Simias concolor Cercopithecidae MentawaiPig-tailed langur
Strigocuscus celebensis Phalangeridae SulawesiSulawesi dwarf cuscus
Sundasciurus juvencus Sciuridae Sumatra, Bali
Taphozous achates Emballonuridae BaliTomb bat
Tarsius bancanus Tarsiidae Sumatra, BorneoBangka tarsius
Tarsius pelengensis Tarsiidae SulawesiPeleng tarsius
Tarsius pumilus Tarsiidae SulawesiPygmy tarsius
Tarsius sangirensis Tarsiidae North SulawesiSangir tarsius
Tarsius tarsier Tarsiidae North SulawesiSulawesi tarsius
Trachypithecus auratus Cercopithecidae Java islandJavan lutung
Tragulus javanicus Tragulidae Java islandJava Mouse-deer
Tupaia chrysogaster Tupaiidae MentawaiGolden-bellied treeshrew
Varanus komodoensis Varanidae Nusa TenggaraKomodo dragon
Sturnus melanopterus sturnidae JavaBlack-winged myna
Sturnus tricolor Sturnidae JavaGrey-backed myna
Sturnus tertius Sturnidae BaliGrey-rumped myna
Aethopyga mystacalis Nectarinidae JavaJavan sunbird
Aethopyga eximia Nectarinidae JavaWhite-flanked sunbird
Psaltria exilis Aegithalidae JavaPygmy bushtit
Halcyon cyanoventris Alcedinidae JavaJavan kingfisher
Alcedo coerulescens Alcedinidae Java, Nusa Tenggara, SumateraCerulean Kingfisher
Species name Family RegionVernacular nameStatus

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