Fauna
The ecoregion is home to 110 species of mammals, none of which are endemic. Species include the tiger (Panthera tigris), Clouded Leopard (Pardofelis nebulosa), Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus), Dhole or Asiatic Wild Dog (Cuon alpinus), Sun Bear (Ursus malayanus), Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus), Smooth-coated Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata), Indian Civet (Viverra zibetha), Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata), Assamese Macaque (Macaca assamensis), Bear Macaque (Macaca arctoides), Capped Leaf Monkey (Semnopithecus pileatus), and Hoolock Gibbon (Hylobates hoolock).
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