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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 invertebrates (mostly insects), and 71 were vertebrate species, mostly fishes and reptiles.
India has an estimated 92,873 species of fauna, roughly about 7.5% of the species available worldwide. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Insects form the major category with 63423 recorded species. India is home to 423 mammals , 1233 birds , 526 reptiles , 342 amphibians , 3022 fish apart from other species which form 7.6% of mammal, 14.7% of amphibian, 6% of bird ...
Pages in category "Lists of fauna of India" ... List of birds of India; List of endemic birds of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ... Wikipedia® is a registered ...
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.
A sortable list of all mammals of India and their taxonomic status on Biodiversity of India database. This list is based on data obtained from the Jeev Sampada (IBIN) database. Taxonomy was created based on Catalogue of Life 2010 checklist. Mammals of India CAMP (1998)
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The Bengal tiger and the Indian elephant are endangered species which are protected by Project Tiger and Project Elephant programmes run by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. [1] [2] [3] Indian Leopards are vulnerable and protected species. [4] The tiger numbers are of animals aged above 1.5 years. [5] [6]
A wildlife sanctuary in India is defined as a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or other interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide opportunities for study or research. The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 provides for the establishment of protected areas in India. [1]