Phnom Penh: In the past 3 months, the Ministry of Environment has discovered the presence of 14 rare, endangered, and critically endangered wildlife species.
According to the results of the study of the Cambodian Landscape and Natural Tourism Sustainability Project of the Ministry of Environment for 3 months from early April 2026 to the end of June 2026, the technical team of the project and the technical team of the Department of Conservation of the Southern Tonle Sap Mainland Nature Protected Areas of the General Department of Nature Protected Areas, Ministry of Environment, found the presence of 14 rare, endangered, vulnerable, and critically endangered wildlife species.
The technical team also found several other less endangered species of mammals, birds, and reptiles present in the Cardamom Range National Park in Kampong Speu and Koh Kong provinces. Smooth-coated Otter (Scientific name: Luthogale perspicillata): The smooth-coated otter is a species of otter similar in size and color to the flat-coated otter, with the only difference being that the smooth-coated otter has a smooth body and a flat tail, a neck, and a light-colored lip on the cheeks, neck, and chest. This species lives in lowland areas such as along riverbanks, estuaries, mangrove forests, rivers, lakes, and streams. This smooth-bodied pheasant lives in a family with a mother and her young, like other pheasants.
They often gather in groups to forage, which is the most efficient way. Their main food is hard-shelled animals (crabs, snails, and clams) and fish. The species is found in Kratie Province, Prek Toal (Tonle Sap Lake Biosphere Reserve), and Koh Nhek District, Mondulkiri Province. It is also found in Pakistan and India, and in many areas of Southeast Asia. The small-billed pheasant is a rare species and is listed as vulnerable in the world by the IUCN Red List (VU). The species is also suffering from commercial capture, hunting, and habitat loss.
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