Fauna of India: Difference between revisions

The mammals include the [[Indian elephant]], the [[gaur]] or erroneously the Indian bison - the largest of existing bovines, the great [[Indian rhinoceros]], and the [[wild water buffalo]]. Deer and antelopes include the [[barasingha]], the [[sangai]], [[chital]], [[sambar deer]], [[Indian hog deer]], [[Himalayan musk deer]], [[Indian muntjac]], [[Indian spotted chevrotain]], [[Kashmir stag]], [[Tibetan antelope]], [[blackbuck]], [[chausingha]], [[Goa (antelope)|goa]], [[Indian gazelle]], and [[nilgai]]. There are also wild donkeys like [[Indian wild ass]] and [[kiang]], and caprines like [[Bhutan takin]], [[Mishmi takin]], [[red serow]], [[Himalayan serow]], [[red goral]], [[Himalayan goral]], [[markhor]], [[Siberian ibex]], [[Nilgiri tahr]], [[Himalayan tahr]], [[urial]], [[argali]], and [[blue sheep]]. These caprines are generally found in the [[Himalayas]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Ladakh]], and [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)]]. A notable exception is the Nilgiri tahr which is endemic to the [[Nilgiri Hills]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. There are several big cats; the [[Asiatic lion]], [[Bengal tiger]], [[Indian leopard]], [[snow leopard]], [[clouded leopard]], [[Eurasian lynx]] and [[caracal]]. Lesser cat species include [[fishing cat]], [[Asiatic wildcat]], [[jungle cat]], [[Pallas's cat]], [[Bengal cat]], [[marbled cat]], [[Asian golden cat]], and [[leopard cat]]. There are also canines such as [[Ussuri dhole]], [[Indian jackal]], [[Indian wolf]], [[Bengal fox]], [[Tibetan wolf]], and [[Tibetan fox]]. Another carnivore is the [[striped hyena]]. Several birds, like [[greater flamingos]], [[Brahminy duck]]s, [[white-breasted waterhen]], [[pheasant-tailed jacana]], [[Eurasian spoonbill]]s, [[lesser flamingo]]s, [[purple heron]]s, [[great egret|great]] and [[cattle egret]], [[Indian pond heron]]s, [[oriental magpie-robin]]s, [[Nicobar pigeon]]s, [[Indian myna]]s, [[Indian roller]]s, [[slaty-breasted rail]]s, [[greater coucal]]s, [[black-bellied tern]]s, [[Indian pitta]]s, [[Indian paradise flycatcher]]s, [[sarus crane]]s, [[Siberian crane]]s, [[demoiselle crane]]s, [[great hornbill]]s, [[rose-ringed parakeet]]s, [[vernal hanging parrot]]s, [[knob-billed duck]]s, [[painted stork]]s, and [[Asian openbill]]s inhabit forests, wetlands, and mountains. The [[Indian peafowl]] is the national bird of India, and is also found in white and mixed varieties. Pheasants include [[red junglefowl]], [[grey junglefowl]], [[Himalayan monal]]s, [[satyr tragopan]]s, and [[kalij pheasant]]s; the [[great Indian bustard]] is also common in grasslands. Predatory birds include the [[Northern goshawk]], [[shikra]], [[black kite]], [[white-bellied sea eagle]], [[golden eagle]], [[peregrine falcon]], [[Indian vulture]], [[slender-billed vulture]], and [[white-backed vulture]]. The [[pied crow]] and [[Indian jungle crow]] are some interesting crow species in India. [[Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse]] is a sandgrouse found in India. There are plenty of small mammals in India. These include the [[Eurasian harvest mouse]], the [[Asian house shrew]], the [[northern hog badger|northern]] and [[greater hog badger]], the [[Chinese ferret-badger]], the [[honey badger]], the [[Indian pangolin]], and the [[Chinese pangolin]]. Arboreal small mammals include the [[Nilgiri marten]], [[small-toothed palm civet]], [[Asian palm civet]], [[small Indian civet]], [[large Indian civet]], [[binturong]], and [[red panda]]. The bears of India are [[sun bear]], [[sloth bear]], [[Himalayan black bear]], and [[Himalayan brown bear]]. There are also many primates in India. The apes[[ape]]s of India are the gibbons; [[western hoolock gibbon]] and [[eastern hoolock gibbon]]. Macaques include [[rhesus macaque]], [[bonnet macaque]], [[lion-tailed macaque]], [[Northern pig-tailed macaque]], [[stump-tailed macaque]], [[Arunachal macaque]], [[white-cheeked macaque]] and [[Assamese macaque]] among others. The various species of langurs include [[purple-faced langur]], the [[Nilgiri langur]], the [[Gee's golden langur]] and [[capped langur]]. There is also the [[Phayre's leaf monkey]]. The suids in India are [[Indian boar]] and the critically endangered [[pygmy hog]]. There are lagomorphs like the critically endangered [[hispid hare]], the [[woolly hare]] and the [[black-naped hare]]. The [[Royle's pika]] and [[Himalayan marmot]] are some of the montane small mammals. There is also the large [[Malabar giant squirrel]], [[Indian palm squirrel]], [[Indian gerbil]], porcupine species [[Indian crested porcupine]] and hedgehog species [[bare-bellied hedgehog]] and [[Indian hedgehog]]. Another predator in India is the [[spotted linsang]], a civet-like creature.