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Bengal Tiger
Name – Panthera tigris tigris
Family – Felidae
Total Population – 2,226
Kingdom – Indian Subcontinent
Conservation Status – Endangered
The Bengal tiger is the second largest species of wild cat after the Siberian tiger and also the national animal of India. Panthera tigris tigris listed as endangered mammal and there are 3,890 individuals tigers life in the wild forest of India.
Name – Elephas maximus indicus
Family – Elephantidae
Total Population – 31,368
Kingdom – Mainland Asia
Conservation Status – Endangered
Elephants are classified as megaherbivores and has been listed as endangered, threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation. The largest population of Asiatic Elephant are found in South India, inhabits grasslands, evergreen and semi-evergreen forests.
3. Indian Rhinoceros
Name – Rhinoceros unicornis
Family – Rhinocerotidae
Total Population – 3,555
Kingdom – Indian Subcontinent
Conservation Status – Vulnerable
Indian Rhinoceros are also called great Indian rhinoceros are native to the Indian subcontinent, primarily found in north-eastern states of India. Pobitora
Wildlife Sanctuary and Kaziranga National Park shelters the highest density of Indian rhinos in the world.
Name – Panthera leo persica
Family – Felidae
Total Population – 523
Kingdom – India
Conservation Status – Endangered
Indian Lions are one of the five big cats found in India and one of the largest of Indian cat, lives as a single population in Gujarat. The habitat area of Asiatic lion is very small, they survives today only in the
Gir National park of Gujarat and only about 411 lions are left in the wild forest of Junagarh.
Name – Panthera pardus fusca
Family – Felidae
Total Population – 14,000
Kingdom – Indian Subcontinent
Conservation Status – Vulnerable
Indian Leopards are known for their ability of climbing the tress and are powerful swimmers. The
Leopards share habitat with other predators but they are also threatened by loss of habitat and fragmentation.
Name – Melursus ursinus
Family – Ursidae
Total Population – 20,000
Kingdom – Indian Subcontinent
Conservation Status – Vulnerable
Indian sloth bears are one of the 4
species of wild bears found in India and distinguished from Asian black bears by their lankier builds. Sloth bears species are native to the Indian subcontinent and listed as vulnerable.
7. Wild Water Buffalo
Name – Bubalus arnee
Family – Bovidae
Total Population – 4,000
Kingdom – Indian Subcontinent
Conservation Status – Endangered
The wild water buffalo is the ancestor of the domestic water buffalo and the second largest wild bovid found in Assam. Wild water buffalo are endangered and live only in a small number of protected areas stretching across Nepal and Bhutan
8. Ghudkhur – Indian Wild Ass
Name – Equus hemionus khurFamily – EquidaeTotal Population – 4,800Kingdom – IndiaConservation Status – Near Threatened
Indian Wild Ass also called Khur are only found in the dry land of Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. The Indian
Wild Ass Sanctuary is home to large number of Indian wild ass and the population was estimated at 4,451 individuals.
9. Gaur – Indian Bison
Name – Bos gaurus
Family – Bovidae
Total Population – 22,000
Kingdom – India
Conservation Status – Vulnerable
The Indian Bison commonly known as Gaur is the
largest extant bovine and one of the most strong species of bovine, native to the Indian-Subcontinent. The Gaur is the tallest of wild cattle species and has been listed as vulnerable.
10. Nilgai – Blue Bull
Name – Boselaphus tragocamelus
Family – Bovidae
Total Population – 1 million
Kingdom – Indian Subcontinent
Conservation Status – Least Concern
Nilgai or blue bull is the
biggest Asian antelope and one of the most commonly seen species of wild animals in India. Nilgai is a diurnal creature found inhabiting Indian grasslands their range covers national park plains and low hills with shrubs of India.
