En la India
- Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) - Shere Khan
- Asian Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) - Baloo
- Indian Rock Python (Python molurus) - Kaa
- Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) - Akela y la manada
- Black Panther (Panthera pardus) - Bagheera
Personajes secundarios:
- Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) - Coronel Hathi
- Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) - Rey Louie
- Indian Vulture (Gyps indicus) - Los buitres
In the film appeared a borneo orangutan, but they are not from India, but from Africa.
Secondary Characters:
Mammals:
- Tabaqui - Canis aureus (Golden Jackal)
- Bandar-log (Monkey People) - Macaca mulatta (Rhesus Macaque) and Semnopithecus spp. (Langurs)
Birds:
- Chil the Kite - Milvus migrans (Black Kite)
- Rann the Kite - Milvus migrans (Black Kite)
- Mang - Pteropus spp. (Flying Fox/Fruit Bat)
Other Stories Characters:
“Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”:
- Rikki-Tikki-Tavi - Herpestes edwardsi (Indian Mongoose)
- Nag - Naja naja (Indian Cobra)
- Nagaina - Naja naja (Indian Cobra)
- Karait - Bungarus caeruleus (Common Krait)
- Chuchundra - Suncus murinus (House Shrew)
- Darzee - Orthotomus sutorius (Tailorbird)
“Toomai of the Elephants”:
- Kala Nag - Elephas maximus (Asian Elephant)
“The White Seal”:
- Kotick - Callorhinus ursinus (Northern Fur Seal)