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Vietnam: SAOLA
Vietnam: SAOLA
POPULATION: Unknown
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
HEIGHT: Average 33 inches at the shoulder
WEIGHT: 176-220 Ibs
HABITATS: Evergreen forests with little or no dry season
Threats to survival: hunting and fragmentation of its range through habitat loss
Philippines: TAMARAW
Philippines: TAMARAW
POPULATION: 300
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Bubalus mindorensis
SIZE: 7.2 ft body length
WEIGHT: 440-660 pounds
HABITAT: tropical highland forested area
Threats to survival: Habitat loss (due to farming, cattle ranching, and expanding urban areas), diseases from livestock, illegal hunting
Brunei: PROBOCIS MONKEY
Brunei: PROBOCIS MONKEY
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Nasalis larvatus
SIZE: 24 to 28 inches
WEIGHT: Up to 50 pounds (males)
Threats to Survival: The rampant clearing of the rain forests for timber, settlement, and oil palm plantations has depleted huge tracts of the monkey’s habitat
Cambodia: ASIAN ELEPHANT
Cambodia: ASIAN ELEPHANT
POPULATION: Fewer than 50,000
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Elephas maximus indicus
HEIGHT: 6.5– 11.5 feet
WEIGHT: around 11,000 pounds
HABITATS: Forests
Threats to survival: habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation; illegal killing (e.g. for their ivory and other products or in retaliation for human-elephant conflicts); and the loss of genetic viability resulting from small population size and isolation
Indonesia: JAVAN RHINO
Indonesia: JAVAN RHINO
POPULATION: 58-68
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Rhinoceros sondaicus
HEIGHT: 4.6 - 5.8 ft
WEIGHT: 1,984 - 5,701 pounds
HABITATS: Tropical forests
Threats to survival: the very small size of the remaining populations
LAOS: Irrawaddy Dolphin
LAOS: Irrawaddy Dolphin
POPULATION: about 92 individuals in The Mekong River
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Orcaella brevirostris
WEIGHT: 198-440 pounds
LENGTH: 5.9-9 ft
HABITATS: Lakes, rivers, estuaries and coasts
Threats to survival: pollution or water poisoning, collisions with boats and getting caught in fishing nets
Malaysia: MALAYAN TIGER
Malaysia: MALAYAN TIGER
POPULATION: 250 - 340
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Panthera tigris jacksoni
WEIGHT: 220 - 640 pounds
HABITATS: Tropical moist broadleaf forests
Threats to survival: illegal wildlife trade
Singapore: SMOOTH-COATED OTTER
Singapore: SMOOTH-COATED OTTER
POPULATION: Unknown
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lutrogale perspicillata
HEIGHT: 23-25 in
WEIGHT: 15-24 pounds
HABITATS: Areas where fresh water is plentiful - wetlands and seasonal swamps, rivers, lakes and rice paddies
Threats to survival: loss of wetland habitats
Thailand: ELD’S DEER
Thailand: ELD’S DEER
Population: Unknown
Scientific name: Rucervus eldii
Height: up to 110cm
Weight: up to 150kg
Habitat: dry and deciduous forests
Threats to survival: Given the species' habit of inhabiting open grasslands, especially near water, Eld's deer have been an easy target for hunters
Myanmar: GHARIAL
Myanmar: GHARIAL
POPULATION: About 900 individuals on the global scale
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Gavialis gangeticus
SIZE: 12.25 - 15.5ft
WEIGHT: 2000 pounds
HABITATS: Freshwater habitat
Threats to survival: hunting for traditional medicine and drastic changes to freshwater habitats

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