List of Indian state animals

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India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia. It is made up of 28 states and 8 union territories. All Indian states have their own government and the Union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. As most of the other countries India too has a national emblem—the Lion Capital of Sarnath.

Apart from India's national emblem, each of its States and Union Territories have their own state seals and symbols which include state animals, birds, trees, flowers etc.

Symbols of Indian states and territories
for a complete list of all State characters and seals.

States

State Common name
Binomial name
 Image IUCN category
Andhra Pradesh Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra NT[2]
Arunachal Pradesh Gayal/Mithun
Bos Frontalis
 		Mithun EN
Assam One-horned rhinoceros[a]
Rhinoceros unicornis
 		VU
Bihar Gaur Bos gaurus[3] VU
Chhattisgarh Wild water buffalo
Bubalus bubalis arnee
 		EN
Goa Gaur Bos gaurus VU
Gujarat Asiatic lion[b]
Panthera leo persica
 		EN
Haryana Blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
 		NT[2]
Himachal Pradesh Snow leopard Uncia uncia or Panthera uncia VU
Jharkhand Indian elephant
Elephas maximus indicus
 		EN
Karnataka Indian elephant[c]
Elephas maximus indicus
 		EN
Kerala Indian elephant[d]
Elephas maximus indicus
 		EN
Madhya Pradesh
Swamp deer
Rucervus duvaucelii
 		VU
Maharashtra Indian giant squirrel
Ratufa indica
 		LC
Manipur Sangai
Cervus eldi eldi
 		EN
Meghalaya Clouded leopard
Neofelis nebulosa
 		VU
Mizoram Himalayan serow
Capricornis thar
 		NT
Nagaland Gayal/Mithun
Bos frontalis
 		VU
Odisha
Sambar
 Rusa unicolor VU
Punjab Blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
 		NT
Rajasthan Chinkara Gazella bennettii LC
Sikkim Red panda
Ailurus fulgens
 		EN
Tamil Nadu Nilgiri tahr
Nilgiritragus hylocrius
 		EN
Telangana Spotted deer (Chital) Axis axis LC
Tripura Phayre's langur
Trachypithecus phayrei
 		EN
Uttar Pradesh
Swamp deer
Rucervus duvaucelii
 		VU
Uttarakhand Alpine musk deer
Moschus chrysogaster
 		EN
West Bengal
Fishing Cat
Prionailurus viverrinus
 		VU
  1. ^ The state hosts majority (~2000) of Indian rhinos living in the Sub-continent (~2500)
  2. Gir Forest National Park
    , the only place where asiatic lions live in the wild.
  3. ^ Karnataka has the largest number of elephants in India[4]
  4. ^ Elephants are an integral part of Kerala's culture. See Elephants in Kerala Culture

Union territories

Union territory Common name
Binomial name
 Image IUCN Category
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Dugong[a]
Dugong dugon
 		VU
Chandigarh
Indian Gray Mongoose
 Herpestes edwardsi Common grey mangoose LC
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Not yet designated
Delhi Nilgai
Boselaphus tragocamelus
 		LC
Jammu and Kashmir Kashmir stag/Hangul
Cervus elaphus hanglu[b]
 CR
Ladakh Snow leopard Uncia uncia or Panthera uncia VU
Lakshadweep Butterfly fish
Chaetodon decussatus
 		NT
Puducherry Indian palm squirrel
Funambulus palmarum
 		LC
  1. ^ A strictly herbivore aquatic animal, hence also known as Sea Cow
  2. ^ Found in Kashmir Valley and Dachigam National Park

See also

Board showing the list of state animals at Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary

References

  1. ^ "Symbols of States of India".
  2. ^ a b "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Blackbuck". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  3. ^ "State animal of Bihar (Gaur) - complete detail - updated". natureconservation.in. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 2017-10-14.

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