Wild Animals

1. 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.

2. Indian Elephant

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.

4. Asiatic Lion

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.

5. Indian Leopard

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.

6. Sloth Bear

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.