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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 endangered, endangered, or vulnerable.
Pages in category "Extinct animals of India" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Alligaticeras; B.
Ostriches were also formerly native to India, but also became extinct during the Late Pleistocene. [9] [10] India is home to several well-known large animals, including the Indian elephant, [11] Indian rhinoceros, [12] and Gaur. [4] India is the only country where the big cats tiger and lion exist in the wild.
This is a list of the bird species of India and includes extant and recently extinct species recorded within the political limits of the Republic of India as defined by the Indian government. There have been 1377 species recorded as of 2023, [ 1 ] of which 81 are endemic to the country.
This includes two species that are locally extinct from India viz. Acinonyx jubatus and Rhinoceros sondaicus. [ 1 ] The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of mammary glands , which in females produce milk for the nourishment of young; the presence of hair or fur ; specialized teeth ; the presence of a ...
Amphibian species currently make up 41% of the 42,000 animals on the IUCN’s list of threatened species. ‘Charismatic’ creature heard ‘laughing’ in backyards of Australia. It’s a new ...
Tigers are the largest cat species on the planet, but all 6 extant species are either endangered or critically endangered. Three species have gone extinct in the last 100 years: the Javan tiger ...
On 29 January 2010, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 842 (746 animals, 96 plants) extinct species, subspecies and varieties, stocks and sub-populations. Kingdom Animalia [ edit ]