Fauna
The ecoregion is home to 149 known species of mammals. This includes two near-endemic species, a bat Pipistrellus joffrei, and a murid rodent Hadromys humei. The ecoregion is home to several endangered and threatened mammal species, including the tiger (Panthera tigris), Clouded Leopard (Pardofelis nebulosa), Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus), Eld's Deer (Cervus eldii), Gaur (Bos gaurus), Himalayan Goral (Nemorhaedus goral), Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens), Smooth-coated Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata), Indian Civet (Viverra zibetha), Back-Striped Weasel (Mustela strigidorsa), Assamese Macaque (Macaca assamensis), Bear Macaque (Macaca arctoides), Southern Pig-tailed Macaque (Macaca nemestrina), Capped Leaf Monkey (Semnopithecus pileatus), and Hoolock Gibbon (Hylobates hoolock).
The ecoregion harbors 580 bird species, of which 6 are near-endemics: Manipur Bush Quail (Perdicula manipurensis), Striped Laughingthrush (Garrulax virgatus), Brown-capped Laughingthrush (Garrulax austeni), Marsh Babbler (Pellorneum palustre), Tawny-breasted Wren-babbler (Spelaeornis longicaudatus), and Wedge-billed Wren-babbler (Sphenocichla humei).
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