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Apart from the national symbols, ... States. List of Indian state animals State Common name [3] Binomial name [4] Image ... Maharashtra: Indian giant squirrel:
It is the state bird of Maharashtra. [3] [4] In Marathi, it is called Haroli or Hariyal. It is known as Haitha in Upper Assam and Haitol in Lower Assam. The species feeds on fruit, including many species of Ficus. They forage in flocks.
Each state and union territory has a unique set of official symbols, usually a state emblem, an animal, a bird, a flower and a tree. A second animal (fish, butterfly, reptile, aquatic animal or heritage animal) sometimes appears, as do fruits and other plants, and there are some state songs and state mottos .
R. i. maxima in Kerala. The Indian giant squirrel is one of the largest squirrels, with a head–and–body length of 25–50 cm (10 in – 1 ft 8 in), a tail that is about the same or somewhat longer, and a weight of 1.5–2 kg (3.3–4.4 lb), although rarely up to 3 kg (6.6 lb).
India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories. [1] 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.
The Maharashtra Forest Department later decided that the Bor Wildlife Sanctuary is too small to be declared as a tiger reserve. It has become the 47th tiger reserve in India with Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar notifying it as a tiger reserve with an aim to strengthen the conservation efforts of the national animal on 7 July 2014. [10]
The wild animals visit the pond for water during sunrise and sunset. The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) is a state-owned enterprise that offers accommodation and tour packages in various tourist destinations across Maharashtra, including near the Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary.
Nagzira wildlife sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in the Bhandara and Gondia districts of Maharashtra state in India. It harbours many fish species, 34 species of mammals, 166 species of birds, 36 species of reptiles and four amphibian species. [1] This national park’s invertebrate fauna includes a number of butterflies and other insect species.