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India lies within the Indomalayan realm and is home to about 7.6% of mammal, 14.7% of amphibian, 6% of bird, 6.2% of reptilian, and 6.2% of flowering plant species. Human encroachment, deforestation and poaching are significant challenges that threaten the existence of certain fauna and flora.
With 23.39% of its geographical area under forest and tree cover, India is rich in biodiversity. A 2020 faunal survey of India by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) reported a total of 102,718 species of fauna, with 557 new species including 407 newly described species and 150 new country records. Among the new finds, 486 species were ...
India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories. All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols.
Biogeographic classification of India is the division of India according to biogeographic characteristics. Biogeography is the study of the distribution of species ( biology ), organisms, and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time. India has a rich heritage of natural diversity. India ranks fourth in Asia and tenth in the ...
A protected forest is land that is a reserved forest, and over which the government has property rights, as declared by a state government under section 29 of the Indian forest act 1927. Protected forests are often upgraded to wildlife sanctuaries, which in turn may be upgraded to the status of national parks, with each category receiving a ...
India's Red List of 2018 was released at the Rio+20 Earth Summit. [1] [2] Since then, new animals have been added yearly. While previously this list contained 132 species of plants and animals in 2018, as of the 2023-1 update from the IUCN Red List , over 950 species of animals (and over 600 species of plants) are listed as critically ...
The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 provides for the establishment of Protected Areas in India. Wildlife sanctuaries of India, are classified as IUCN Category IV protected areas. As of January 2023, 567 wildlife sanctuaries were established in India, covering 122,564.86 km 2 (47,322.56 sq mi).
India: Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris: Indian peafowl (national bird) Pavo cristatus: Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) Platanista gangetica: Indian elephant (national heritage animal) Elephas maximus indicus Indonesia: Komodo dragon (national animal) Varanus komodoensis: Javan hawk-eagle (national bird)