This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Laos.
Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates and cetaceans) Image Common name Scientific nameauthority Preferred habitat Range Family Suidae: pigs Wild boar Sus scrofa Wide variety of habitats Family Tragulidae: mouse-deer Lesser mouse-deer Tragulus kanchil Lowland forests Family Moschidae: musk deer Dwarf musk deer Moschus berezovskii Montane forests Family Cervidae: deer Eld's deer Rucervus eldii Grasslands Sambar deer Rusa unicolor Wide variety of forest and savanna Roosevelt's muntjac Muntiacus rooseveltorum Forest Truong Son muntjac Muntiacus truongsonensis High-elevation forest Indian muntjac Muntiacus vaginalis Wide variety of forests and scrublands Giant muntjac Muntiacus vuquangensis Unclear Family Bovidae: cattle, antelope, sheep, goats Gaur Bos gaurus Forest, grassland, shrubland and savanna Banteng Bos javanicus Forest and grassland KoupreyBos sauveliUrbain, 1937Previously seen in dipterocarp forests with grasslands. No confirmations since 1970; possibly extinct., possibly Mainland serow Capricornis sumatraensis Forested mountain slopes Chinese goral Naemorhedus griseus Saola Pseudoryx nghetinhensis Evergreen forest Family Delphinidae: marine dolphins Irrawaddy dolphin Orcaella brevirostris Coastal waters and rivers
Order: Carnivora (carnivorans) Image Common name Scientific name (authority) Preferred habitat Range Family Felidae: cats Asian golden cat Catopuma temminckii Forest, savanna, shrubland and grassland Jungle cat Felis chaus Particularly around wetlands Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa Forest and shrubland Leopard Panthera pardus Wide range of habitats Tiger Panthera tigris Generalists but especially forests Marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata Forest Leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis Forest, shrublands and grasslands Family Viverridae Binturong Arctictis binturong Forest (arboreal) Small-toothed palm civet Arctogalidia trivirgata Evergreen and semi-evergreen forest Masked palm civet Paguma larvata Mainly evergreen and semi-evergreen forest Asian palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Wide range of forest, plantation, and urban environments Large-spotted civet Viverra megaspila Lowland forest Large Indian civet Viverra zibetha Forests and shrublands Small Indian civet Viverricula indica Wide range of forests and wetlands Owston's palm civet Chrotogale owstoni Wide range of forests and wetlands Family Prionodontidae: linsangs Spotted linsang Prionodon pardicolor Forest, shrubland, and grassland Family Herpestidae: mongooses Crab-eating Mongoose Urva urva Widespread Javan mongoose Urva javanica Widespread in lowlands, including anthropogenic habitats Family Canidae: dogs, foxes Dhole Cuon alpinus Forest, shrubland and grassland Golden jackal Canis aureus Wide variety, especially lowland deciduous dipterocarp forest Family Ursidae: bears Sun bear Helarctos malayanus Forest and shrubland Asian black bear Ursus thibetanus Forest and shrubland Family Mustelidae: mustelids Yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula Forests and shrublands Yellow-bellied weasel Mustela kathiah Rugged highlands Siberian weasel Mustela sibirica Rocky areas in far north Back-striped weasel Mustela strigidorsa Mountainous evergreen forest Greater hog badger Arctonyx collaris Mainly forest Burmese ferret-badger Melogale personata Forests, shrublands and grasslands Eurasian otter Lutra lutra Wide range of aquatic habitats Hairy-nosed otter Lutra sumatrana Wide range of aquatic habitats Smooth-coated otter Lutrogale perspicillata Wide range of aquatic habitats, including flooded ricefields Asian small-clawed otter Aonyx cinereus Wetland systems Chinese ferret-badger Melogale moschata Forest and croplands
Order: Chiroptera (bats) Image Common name Scientific name (authority) Preferred habitat Range Family Pteropodidae: flying foxes, Old World fruit bats Lesser short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus brachyotis Forest Greater short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus sphinx Forest Cave nectar bat Eonycteris spelaea Caves and forest Long-tongued fruit bat Macroglossus sobrinus Forest Ratanaworabhan's fruit bat Megaerops niphanae Forest Geoffroy's rousette Rousettus amplexicaudatus Caves, rocky areas and forests Leschenault's rousette Rousettus leschenaultii Caves and forests Blanford's fruit bat Sphaerias blanfordi Bamboo forest Family Vespertilionidae Eastern barbastelle Barbastella darjelingensis Caves and forest Oriental serotine Eptesicus pachyomus Wide variety of habitats Serotine bat Eptesicus serotinus Wide variety of habitats Disk-footed bat Eudiscopus denticulus Forest Indochinese thick-thumbed bat Glischropus bucephalus Bamboo forest Lesser hairy-winged bat Harpiocephalus harpia Forest Blanford's bat Hesperoptenus blanfordi Caves and forests Tickell's bat Hesperoptenus tickelli Caves and forests Cadorna's pipistrelle Hypsugo cadornae Forest Long-toothed pipistrelle Hypsugo dolichodon Caves and forests Chinese pipistrelle Hypsugo pulveratus Limestone forest Great evening bat Ia io Forest Flat-skulled woolly bat Kerivoula depressa Evergreen forest Indochinese woolly bat Kerivoula dongduongana Caves and forest Dark woolly bat Kerivoula furva Forest Hairy-faced bat Kerivoula hardwickii Evergreen forest Kachin woolly bat Kerivoula kachinensis Forest Papillose woolly bat Kerivoula papillosa Forest Painted bat Kerivoula picta Wide variety of habitats Titania's woolly bat Kerivoula titania Forest Annam tube-nosed bat Murina annamitica Forest Round-eared tube-nosed bat Murina cyclotis Caves and forests Elery's tube-nosed bat Murina eleryi Forest Fea's tube-nosed bat Murina feae Forest Fiona's Tube-nosed Bat Murina fionae Forest Harrison's tube-nosed bat Murina harrisoni Forest Hutton's tube-nosed bat Murina huttoni Forest Walston's tube-nosed bat Murina walstoni Forest Annam tube-nosed bat Myotis annamitica Small river valleys Anna Tess's myotis Myotis annatessae Forest Hairy-faced bat Myotis annectans Evergreen forest Large myotis Myotis chinensis Caves and forest Lesser large-footed bat Myotis hasseltii Caves and forests Horsfield's bat Myotis horsfieldii Caves and forest Indochinese mouse-eared bat Myotis indochinensis Forest Burmese whiskered myotis Myotis montivagus Caves and forest Wall-roosting mouse-eared bat Myotis muricola Caves and forests Rickett's big-footed bat Myotis pilosus Forests and wetlands Thick-thumbed myotis Myotis rosseti Forest Reddish-black myotis Myotis rufoniger Forest Himalayan whiskered bat Myotis siligorensis Caves and forests Peters's trumpet-eared bat Phoniscus jagorii Forest and wetlands Japanese house bat Pipistrellus abramus Wide range of habitats Kelaart's pipistrelle Pipistrellus ceylonicus Caves and forest Indian pipistrelle Pipistrellus coromandra Caves and forests Java pipistrelle Pipistrellus javanicus Caves and forest Mount Popa pipistrelle Pipistrellus paterculus Caves and forest Least pipistrelle Pipistrellus tenuis Forest, shrubland and grassland Harlequin bat Scotomanes ornatus Caves and forests Greater Asiatic yellow bat Scotophilus heathii Forest and shrublands Lesser Asiatic yellow bat Scotophilus kuhlii Forest and shrublands Collared sprite Thainycteris aureocollaris Montane evergreen forest Greater bamboo bat Tylonycteris robustula Caves and forests Family Miniopteridae Western bent-winged bat Miniopterus magnater Caves and forest Small bent-winged bat Miniopterus pusillus Caves and forest Family Molossidae: free-tailed bats Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat Chaerephon plicatus Caves, rocky areas, savanna and forests La Touche's free-tailed bat Tadarida latouchei Caves and forest Family Emballonuridae Long-winged tomb bat Taphozous longimanus Caves, rocky areas, savanna and forests Black-bearded tomb bat Taphozous melanopogon Caves, rocky areas, shrubland and forests Family Megadermatidae: false vampire bats Greater false vampire bat Lyroderma lyra Caves, rocky areas and forests Lesser false vampire bat Megaderma spasma Caves, rocky areas and forests Family Rhinolophidae: horseshoe bats Acuminate horseshoe bat Rhinolophus acuminatus Caves and forests Intermediate horseshoe bat Rhinolophus affinis Caves and forests Bornean horseshoe bat Rhinolophus borneensis Caves, rocky areas and forests Croslet horseshoe bat Rhinolophus coelophyllus Caves and forests Convex horseshoe bat Rhinolophus convexus Caves and forests Great woolly horseshoe bat Rhinolophus luctus Caves, rocky areas and forests Big-eared horseshoe bat Rhinolophus macrotis Caves and forest Malayan horseshoe bat Rhinolophus malayanus Caves and forests Marshall's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus marshalli Caves and forests Indo-Chinese lesser brown horseshoe bat Rhinolophus microglobosus Caves and forests Bourret's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus paradoxolophus Caves and forests Pearson's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus pearsonii Caves and forests Least horseshoe bat Rhinolophus pusillus Caves and forests Shamel's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus shameli Caves and forests Thai horseshoe bat Rhinolophus siamensis Caves and evergreen forests Thomas's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus thomasi Caves and forests Family Hipposideridae: Old World leaf-nosed bats Stoliczka's trident bat Aselliscus stoliczkanus Caves and forest East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat Coelops frithii Caves and forest Great roundleaf bat Hipposideros armiger Caves and forest Ashy roundleaf bat Hipposideros cineraceus Caves and forest Diadem leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros diadema Caves, savanna and forests Cantor's roundleaf bat Hipposideros galeritus Caves and forests Grand roundleaf bat Hipposideros grandis Unknown Phou Khao Khouay leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros khaokhouayensis Evergreen forest Intermediate roundleaf bat Hipposideros larvatus Caves and forests Shield-faced roundleaf bat Hipposideros lylei Caves and forest Laotian roundleaf bat Hipposideros rotalis Dry forest Shield-nosed leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros scutinares Caves and forest
Order: Eulipotyphla (hedgehogs, shrews, moles and relatives) Image Common name Scientific name (authority) Preferred habitat Range Family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs Northern short-tailed gymnure Hylomys peguensis Forest and shrubland Long-eared gymnure Otohylomys megalotis Karst landscapes Family Soricidae: shrews Southeast Asian shrew Crocidura fuliginosa Forest, shrublands, grasslands and rocky areas Himalayan water shrew Chimarrogale himalayica Evergreen forests Etruscan shrew Suncus etruscus Wide range of habitat Taiwanese gray shrew Crocidura tanakae Forest and grassland Asian gray shrew Crocidura attenuata Forest, shrubland and grassland Indochinese shrew Crocidura indochinensis Forest Asian house shrew Suncus murinus Widespread Hill's shrew Crocidura hilliana Wide range of lowland habitat Voracious shrew Crocidura vorax Wide variety of habitats Chinese mole shrew Anourosorex squamipes Montane forest Family Talpidae: moles Kloss's mole Euroscaptor klossi Forest Long-tailed mole Scaptonyx fusicauda Montane forest
Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs) Image Common name Scientific name (authority) Preferred habitat Range Family Leporidae: rabbits, hares Burmese hare Lepus peguensis Grasslands, shrublands, savanna and forest Annamite striped rabbit Nesolagus timminsi Evergreen forest
Order: Pholidota (pangolins) Image Common name Scientific name (authority) Preferred habitat Range Family Manidae Sunda pangolin Manis javanica Forest and shrubland Chinese pangolin Manis pentadactyla Forest, grassland and shrubland
Order: Primates