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List of Indian state animals

India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.[1] All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols.[2] Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including animals listed below.

States edit

List of Indian state animals
State Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image IUCN category[5]
Andhra Pradesh Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra   Least Concern
Arunachal Pradesh Gayal Bos frontalis   Vulnerable
Assam One-horned rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis  
Bihar Gaur Bos gaurus  
Chhattisgarh Wild water buffalo Bubalus arnee   Endangered
Goa Gaur Bos gaurus   Vulnerable
Gujarat Asiatic lion Panthera leo   Endangered
Haryana Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra   Least Concern
Himachal Pradesh Snow leopard Panthera uncia   Vulnerable
Jharkhand Indian elephant Elephas maximus   Endangered
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh Swamp deer Rucervus duvaucelii   Vulnerable
Maharashtra Indian giant squirrel Ratufa indica   Least Concern
Manipur Sangai Cervus eldi   Endangered
Meghalaya Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa   Vulnerable
Mizoram Himalayan serow Capricornis thar  
Nagaland Gayal Bos frontalis  
Odisha Sambar Rusa unicolor  
Punjab Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra   Least Concern
Rajasthan Chinkara Gazella bennettii  
Sikkim Red panda Ailurus fulgens   Endangered
Tamil Nadu Nilgiri tahr Nilgiritragus hylocrius  
Telangana Spotted deer Axis axis   Least Concern
Tripura Phayre's langur Trachypithecus phayrei   Endangered
Uttar Pradesh Swamp deer Rucervus duvaucelii   Vulnerable
Uttarakhand Alpine musk deer Moschus chrysogaster   Endangered
West Bengal Fishing cat Prionailurus viverrinus   Vulnerable

Union territories edit

List of Indian state animals (Union territories)
Union territory Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image IUCN category[5]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Dugong Dugong dugon   Vulnerable
Chandigarh Indian gray mongoose Herpestes edwardsi   Least Concern
Delhi Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus  
Jammu and Kashmir Hangul Cervus hanglu   Critically Endangered
Ladakh Snow leopard Panthera uncia   Vulnerable
Lakshadweep Butterfly fish Chaetodon decussatus   Least Concern
Puducherry Indian palm squirrel Funambulus palmarum  

References edit

  1. ^ "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "IUCN redlist". IUCN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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