List of Indian state animals

This is a list of state animals of the states and union territories of India:[1]

State Common name Scientific name Image
Andhra Pradesh Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra
Arunachal Pradesh Gayal Bos frontalis
Assam One-horned rhino Rhinoceros unicornis
Bihar Gaur Bos gaurus
Chhattisgarh Wild buffalo B. bubalis arnee
Goa Gaur/Gavoredo in Konkani Bos gaurus
Gujarat Asiatic lion Panthera leo persica
Haryana Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra
Himachal Pradesh Snow leopard Uncia uncia or Panthera uncia
Jammu and Kashmir Kashmir stag Cervus elaphus hanglu
Jharkhand Indian elephant Elephas maximus indicus
Karnataka Indian elephant Elephas maximus indicus
Kerala Indian elephant Elephas maximus indicus
Madhya Pradesh Barasingha (swamp deer) Rucervus duvaucelii
Maharashtra Indian giant squirrel Ratufa indica
Manipur Sangai Cervus eldi eldi
Meghalaya Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa
Mizoram Hoolock gibbon Hoolock hoolock
Nagaland Gayal Bos frontalis
Odisha Sambar Rusa unicolor
Punjab Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra
Rajasthan Chinkara Gazella bennettii
Sikkim Red panda Ailurus fulgens
Tamil Nadu Nilgiri tahr Nilgiritragus hylocrius
Telangana Spotted deer Axis axis
Tripura Phayre's langur Trachypithecus phayrei
Uttar Pradesh Swamp deer Rucervus duvaucelii
Uttarakhand Alpine Musk Deer Moschus chrysogaster
West Bengal Fishing cat Prionailurus viverrinus
Union territory Common name Scientific name Image
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Dugong Dugong
Chandigarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Daman and Diu
Delhi Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus
Lakshadweep Butterfly fish Chaetodon decussatus
Puducherry Squirrel Sciuridae

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.pannatigerreserve.in/kids/state.htm

External links


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