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'''India''', officially the '''Republic of India''' is a country in South Asia. It is made up of 28 states and 8 union territories. All Indian states have their own government and the Union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. As most of the other countries India too has a national emblem—the [[State Emblem of India|Lion Capital of Sarnath]].
'''India''', officially the '''Republic of India''' is a country in [[South Asia]], consisting of [[States and union territories of India|28 states and eight union territories]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://knowindia.india.gov.in/states-uts/|title=States and Union Territories|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=21 April 2024|archive-date=5 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205154934/https://knowindia.india.gov.in/states-uts/|url-status=live}}</ref> All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the [[Government of India|Central Government]]. India has its own [[National symbols of India|national symbols]].<ref name="Symbol">{{cite web|title=National Symbols|url=https://www.india.gov.in/india-glance/national-symbols|access-date=14 August 2022|publisher=[[Government of India]]|archive-date=1 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501093137/https://www.india.gov.in/india-glance/national-symbols|url-status=live}}</ref> Apart from the [[national symbol]]s, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including animals listed below.


Apart from India's national emblem, each of its States and Union Territories have their own state seals and symbols which include state animals, birds, trees, flowers etc.<ref>http://www.affairscloud.com/symbols-of-states-of-india/</ref> A list of state animals of India is given below. See [[Symbols of Indian states and territories]] for a complete list of all State characters and seals.
== States ==
 
==States==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|+ List of Indian state animals
! State
! [[States and union territories of India|State]]
! Common name
! [[Common name]]<ref name="ENVIS">{{cite web|url=https://wiienvis.nic.in/KidsCentre/state_symbols_india_8411.aspx|title=State symbols of India|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-date=22 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922102907/https://wiienvis.nic.in/KidsCentre/state_symbols_india_8411.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
! [[Binomial name]]
! [[Binomial name]]<ref name="Name">{{cite web|url=https://a-z-animals.com/animals/scientific/|title=Scientific names|publisher=A-Z animals|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-date=17 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517031141/https://a-z-animals.com/animals/scientific/|url-status=live}}</ref>
! Image
! Image
! [[IUCN Red List#Categories|IUCN category]]
! [[IUCN Red List#Categories|IUCN category]]<ref name="IUCN">{{cite web|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/|title=IUCN redlist|publisher=[[IUCN]]|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-date=27 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627094911/https://www.iucnredlist.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>
! Notes
|-
|-
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| [[Blackbuck]]
| [[Blackbuck]]
| ''[[blackbuck|Antilope cervicapra]]''
| ''[[Antilope cervicapra]]''
| [[Image:Blackbuck by N A Nazeer.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:10BlackBuck.jpg|100px]]
| LC<ref name=iucnredlist>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1681/50181949|title=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Blackbuck|date=21 June 2016|website=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref>
| [[Least Concern]]
|
|-
|-
| [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| [[Gayal]]/Mithun
| [[Gayal]]
| ''[[Bos Frontalis]]''
| ''[[Bos frontalis]]''
| [[File:B4 darjeling para-5.jpg|200px|Mithun]]
| [[File:Mithun,_Glao_Lake.jpg|100px]]
| EN
| rowspan="3"|[[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|
|-
|-
| [[Assam]]
| [[Assam]]
| [[Indian rhinoceros|One-horned rhinoceros]]
| [[Indian rhinoceros|One-horned rhinoceros]]
| ''[[Rhinoceros unicornis]]''
| ''[[Rhinoceros unicornis]]''
| [[Image:Indian Rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis)1 - Relic38.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Great-Indian-one-horned-rhinoceros-at-Kaziranga-national-park-in-Assam-India.jpg|100px]]
| VU
| The state hosts majority (~2000) of Indian rhinos living in the Sub-continent (~2500)
|-
|-
| [[Bihar]]
| [[Bihar]]
|[[Gaur]]
|[[Gaur]]
| Bos gaurus<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natureconservation.in/state-animal-of-bihar-gaur-complete-detail-updated/|title=State animal of Bihar (Gaur) - complete detail - updated|date=21 February 2018|website=natureconservation.in|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref>
| ''[[Bos gaurus]]''
|[[Image:Indian Gaur from anaimalai hills JEG5290.jpg|200px]]
|[[File:Gaur_Male.jpg|100px]]
| VU
|
|-
|-
| [[Chhattisgarh]]
| [[Chhattisgarh]]
| [[Wild water buffalo]]
| [[Wild water buffalo]]
| ''[[Bubalus bubalis arnee]]''
| ''[[Bubalus arnee]]''
| [[Image:Indian Water Buffalo Bubalus arnee by Dr Raju Kasambe IMG 0347 (11) (cropped).jpg|200px]]
| [[Image:Indian Water Buffalo Bubalus arnee by Dr Raju Kasambe IMG 0347 (11) (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| EN
| [[Endangered]]
|
|-
|-
| [[Goa]]
| [[Goa]]
| [[Gaur]]
| [[Gaur]]
| ''[[Gaur|Bos gaurus]]''
| ''[[Gaur|Bos gaurus]]''
| [[File:Indian Gaur from anaimalai hills JEG5290.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Gaur_Male.jpg|100px]]
| VU
| [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|
|-
|-
| [[Gujarat]]
| [[Gujarat]]
| [[Asiatic lion]]
| [[Asiatic lion]]
| ''[[Panthera leo persica]]''
| ''[[Panthera leo persica|Panthera leo]]''
| [[Image:Panthera leo persica male.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Asiatic Lion strolling (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| EN
| [[Endangered]]
| Lives exclusively in [[Gir Forest National Park]] the only place where lions live in the wild outside of Africa.
|-
|-
| [[Haryana]]
| [[Haryana]]
| [[Blackbuck]]
| [[Blackbuck]]
| ''[[Antilope cervicapra]]''
| ''[[Antilope cervicapra]]''
| [[Image:Blackbuck male female.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:10BlackBuck.jpg|100px]]
| LC<ref name=iucnredlist/>
| [[Least Concern]]
|
|-
|-
| [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| [[Snow leopard]]
| [[Snow leopard]]
| [[Snow leopard|''Uncia uncia'' or ''Panthera uncia'']]
| ''[[Panthera uncia]]''
| [[Image:Snow leopard portrait.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Snow Leopards - Ghost of the Mountains for Ministry of Tourism (MOT) India 9 (cropped).png|100px]]
| VU
| [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|
|-
|-
| [[Jharkhand]]
| [[Jharkhand]]
| [[Indian elephant]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Indian elephant]]
| ''[[Elephas maximus indicus]]''
| rowspan="3"|''[[Elephas maximus indicus|Elephas maximus]]''
| [[Image:IndianElephant.jpg|200px]]
| rowspan="3"|[[File:Male Elephant Tusker Nagarhole Karnataka Apr22 D72 23736.jpg|100px]]
| EN
| rowspan="3"|[[Endangered]]
|
|-
|-
| [[Karnataka]]
| [[Karnataka]]
| [[Indian elephant]]
| ''[[Elephas maximus indicus]]''
| [[Image:IndianElephant.jpg|200px]]
| EN
|Karnataka has the largest number of elephants in India<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/india-has-27312-elephants-census-shows/article19504528.ece|title=India has 27,312 elephants, census shows|last=Perinchery|first=Aathira|date=2017-08-16|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Kerala]]
| [[Kerala]]
| [[Indian elephant]]
| ''[[Elephas maximus indicus]]''
| [[Image:IndianElephant.jpg|200px]]
| EN
|Elephants are an integral part of Kerala's culture. See [[Elephants in Kerala culture|Elephants in Kerala Culture]]
|-
|-
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| [[Barasingha]] [[Swamp deer]]
| [[Swamp deer]]
| ''[[Rucervus duvaucelii]]''
| ''[[Rucervus duvaucelii]]''
| [[Image:Barasingha.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Swamp deer (19).jpg|100px]]
| VU
| [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|
|-
|-
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[Indian giant squirrel]]
| [[Indian giant squirrel]]
| ''[[Ratufa indica]]''
| ''[[Ratufa indica]]''
| [[Image:Malabar giant sqirrel.jpg|200px]]
| [[Image:Malabar giant sqirrel.jpg|100px]]
| LC
| [[Least Concern]]
|
|-
|-
| [[Manipur]]
| [[Manipur]]
| [[Sangai]]
| [[Sangai]]
| ''[[Cervus eldi eldi]]''
| ''[[Sangai|Cervus eldi]]''
| [[Image:Cervus eldii2.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Sangai deer male with newborn fawn.jpg|100px]]
| EN
| [[Endangered]]
|
|-
|-
| [[Meghalaya]]
| [[Meghalaya]]
| [[Clouded leopard]]
| [[Clouded leopard]]
| ''[[Neofelis nebulosa]]''
| ''[[Neofelis nebulosa]]''
| [[Image:Clouded leopard.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Clouded Leopard in Darjeeling Zoo.jpg|100px]]
| VU
| rowspan="4"|[[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|
|-
|-
| [[Mizoram]]
| [[Mizoram]]
| [[Himalayan serow]]
| [[Himalayan serow]]
| ''[[Capricornis thar]]''
| ''[[Capricornis thar]]''
| [[Image:Himalayan Serow Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary East Sikkim Sikkim India 13.02.2016.jpg|200px]]
| [[Image:Himalayan Serow Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary East Sikkim Sikkim India 13.02.2016.jpg|100px]]
| NT
|
|-
|-
| [[Nagaland]]
| [[Nagaland]]
| [[Gayal]]/Mithun
| [[Gayal]]
| ''[[Bos frontalis]]''
| ''[[Bos frontalis]]''
| [[File:B4 darjeling para-5.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Mithun,_Glao_Lake.jpg|100px]]
| VU
|
|-
|-
| [[Odisha]]
| [[Odisha]]
| [[Sambar (deer)|Sambar]]
| [[Sambar (deer)|Sambar]]
| ''Rusa unicolor''
| ''[[Rusa unicolor]]''
| [[Image:Sambhar deer.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Sambar (Cervus unicolor unicolor) male.jpg|100px]]
| VU
|
|-
|-
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| [[Blackbuck]]
| [[Blackbuck]]
| ''[[Antilope cervicapra]]''
| ''[[Antilope cervicapra]]''
| [[Image:Blackbuck male female.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:10BlackBuck.jpg|100px]]
| LC
| rowspan="2"|[[Least Concern]]
|
|-
|-
| [[Rajasthan]]
| [[Rajasthan]]
| [[Chinkara]]
| [[Chinkara]]
| ''Gazella bennettii''
| ''[[Gazella bennettii]]''
| [[Image:Chinkara_-_Shreeram_M_V_-_Bikaner.jpg|200px]]
| [[Image:Chinkara_-_Shreeram_M_V_-_Bikaner.jpg|100px]]
| LC
|
|-
|-
| [[Sikkim]]
| [[Sikkim]]
| [[Red panda]]
| [[Red panda]]
| ''[[Ailurus fulgens]]''
| ''[[Ailurus fulgens]]''
| [[Image:Ailurus fulgens RoterPanda LesserPanda.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Gangtok Bulbuley Himalayan Zoological Park Captive Red Panda Walking.jpg|100px]]
| EN
| rowspan="2"|[[Endangered]]
|
|-
|-
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| [[Nilgiri tahr]]
| [[Nilgiri tahr]]
| ''[[Nilgiritragus hylocrius]]''
| ''[[Nilgiritragus hylocrius]]''
| [[Image:Nilgiri Tahr, Kerala.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Nilgirithar western ghats.jpg|100px]]
| EN
|
|-
|-
| [[Telangana]]
| [[Telangana]]
| [[Chital|Spotted deer]] (Chital)
| [[Spotted deer]]
| ''[[chital|Axis axis]]''
| ''[[Axis axis]]''
| [[Image:Deer.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:A_chital_stag_1.JPG|100px]]
| LC
| [[Least Concern]]
|
|-
|-
| [[Tripura]]
| [[Tripura]]
| [[Phayre's leaf monkey|Phayre's langur]]
| [[Phayre's leaf monkey|Phayre's langur]]
| ''[[Trachypithecus phayrei]]''
| ''[[Trachypithecus phayrei]]''
| [[Image:Phayre's_Langur,_Trachypithecus_phayrei_in_Phu_Khieo_Wildlife_Sanctuary_(21134240148).jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Trachypithecus phayrei 30780911.jpg|100px]]
| EN
| [[Endangered]]
|
|-
|-
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| [[Swamp deer]]
| [[Swamp deer]]
| ''[[Rucervus duvaucelii]]''
| ''[[Rucervus duvaucelii]]''
| [[Image:Barasingha.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Swamp deer (19).jpg|100px]]
| VU
| [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|
|-
|-
| [[Uttarakhand]]
| [[Uttarakhand]]
| [[Alpine musk deer]]
| [[Alpine musk deer]]
| ''[[Moschus chrysogaster]]''
| ''[[Moschus chrysogaster]]''
| [[Image:Moschus chrysogaster.jpg|200px]]
| [[Image:Moschus chrysogaster 287858485 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| EN
| [[Endangered]]
|
|-
|-
| [[West Bengal]]
| [[West Bengal]]
| [[Fishing Cat]]
| [[Fishing cat]]
| ''[[Prionailurus viverrinus]]''
| ''[[Prionailurus viverrinus]]''
| [[File:Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) 3.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Prionailurus viverrinus 01.jpg|100px]]
|VU
| [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|
|}
|}


==Union territories==
== Union territories ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=98px|Union territory
|+ List of Indian state animals (Union territories)
! width=138px|Common name
! [[States and union territories of India|Union territory]]
! width=155px|[[Binomial name]]
! [[Common name]]<ref name="ENVIS"/>
! width=155px|Image
! [[Binomial name]]<ref name="Name"/>
! IUCN Category
! Image
! Notes
! [[IUCN Red List#Categories|IUCN category]]<ref name="IUCN"/>
|-
|-
| [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
| [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
| [[Dugong]]
| [[Dugong]]
| ''[[Dugong dugon]]''
| ''[[Dugong dugon]]''
| [[File:Dugong Marsa Alam.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Dugong in Ritchies archipelago Neil Island Andaman.jpg|100px]]
| VU
| [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|strictly herbivore aquatic animal hence also known as Sea Cow
|-
|-
| [[Chandigarh]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
| [[Indian gray mongoose|Indian Gray Mongoose]]
| [[Indian gray mongoose]]
| ''Herpestes edwardsi''
| ''[[Herpestes edwardsi]]''
| [[File:Herpestes edwardsii. 2.jpg|alt=Common grey mangoose|180px|Indian gray mangoose]]
| [[File:Herpestes edwardsii. 2.jpg|100px]]
| LC
| rowspan="2"|[[Least Concern]]
|
|-
| [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]
| ''Not yet designated''
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Delhi]]
| [[Delhi]]
| [[Nilgai]]
| [[Nilgai]]
| ''[[Boselaphus tragocamelus]]''
| ''[[Boselaphus tragocamelus]]''
| [[File:Nilgauantilope Boselaphus tragocamelus Tierpark Hellabrunn-10.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Nilgai_(Boselaphus_tragocamelus)_male.jpg|100px]]
| LC
|
|-
|-
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| [[Kashmir stag]]/Hangul
| [[Kashmir stag|Hangul]]
| ''[[Cervus elaphus hanglu]]''
| ''[[Kashmir stag|Cervus hanglu]]''
| [[Image:Cervus cashmeerianus Smit.jpg|180px]]
| [[Image:Cervus cashmeerianus Smit.jpg|100px]]
| CR
| [[Critically Endangered]]
| Found in [[Kashmir Valley]] and [[Dachigam National Park]]
|-
|-
| [[Ladakh]]
| [[Ladakh]]
| [[Snow leopard]]
| [[Snow leopard]]
| [[Snow leopard|''Uncia uncia'' or ''Panthera uncia'']]
| ''[[Panthera uncia]]''
| [[Image:Snow leopard portrait.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Snow Leopards - Ghost of the Mountains for Ministry of Tourism (MOT) India 9 (cropped).png|100px]]
| VU
| [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|  
|-
|-
| [[Lakshadweep]]
| [[Lakshadweep]]
| [[Indian vagabond butterflyfish|Butterfly fish]]
| [[Indian vagabond butterflyfish|Butterfly fish]]
| ''[[Chaetodon decussatus]]''
| ''[[Chaetodon decussatus]]''
| [[Image:Bep chaetodon decussatus.jpg|180px]]
| [[Image:Bep chaetodon decussatus.jpg|100px]]
| NT
| rowspan="2"|[[Least Concern]]
|
|-
|-
| [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
| [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
| [[Indian palm squirrel]]
| [[Indian palm squirrel]]
| ''[[Funambulus palmarum]]''
| ''[[Funambulus palmarum]]''
| [[File:Funambulus palmarum (Bengaluru).jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Funambulus palmarum (Bengaluru).jpg|100px]]
| LC
|-
|
|}
|}
==See also==
* [[Indian elephant]], the national animal of India
* [[List of Indian state symbols]]
* [[List of Indian state flags]]
* [[List of Indian state emblems]]
* [[List of Indian state mottos]]
* [[List of Indian state songs]]
* [[List of Indian state foundation days]]
* [[List of Indian state birds]]
* [[List of Indian state flowers]]
* [[List of Indian state trees]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.pannatigerreserve.in/kids/state.htm Indian State animals]


{{Symbols of Indian states}}
{{Symbols of Indian states}}


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Latest revision as of 15:49, 28 September 2025


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. India has its own national symbols.[2] Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including animals listed below.

States[edit | edit source]

List of Indian state animals
State Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image IUCN category[5]
Andhra Pradesh Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra Least Concern
Arunachal Pradesh Gayal Bos frontalis Vulnerable
Assam One-horned rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis
Bihar Gaur Bos gaurus
Chhattisgarh Wild water buffalo Bubalus arnee Endangered
Goa Gaur Bos gaurus Vulnerable
Gujarat Asiatic lion Panthera leo Endangered
Haryana Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra Least Concern
Himachal Pradesh Snow leopard Panthera uncia Vulnerable
Jharkhand Indian elephant Elephas maximus Endangered
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh Swamp deer Rucervus duvaucelii Vulnerable
Maharashtra Indian giant squirrel Ratufa indica Least Concern
Manipur Sangai Cervus eldi Endangered
Meghalaya Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa Vulnerable
Mizoram Himalayan serow Capricornis thar
Nagaland Gayal Bos frontalis
Odisha Sambar Rusa unicolor
Punjab Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra Least Concern
Rajasthan Chinkara Gazella bennettii
Sikkim Red panda Ailurus fulgens Endangered
Tamil Nadu Nilgiri tahr Nilgiritragus hylocrius
Telangana Spotted deer Axis axis Least Concern
Tripura Phayre's langur Trachypithecus phayrei Endangered
Uttar Pradesh Swamp deer Rucervus duvaucelii Vulnerable
Uttarakhand Alpine musk deer Moschus chrysogaster Endangered
West Bengal Fishing cat Prionailurus viverrinus Vulnerable

Union territories[edit | edit source]

List of Indian state animals (Union territories)
Union territory Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image IUCN category[5]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Dugong Dugong dugon Vulnerable
Chandigarh Indian gray mongoose Herpestes edwardsi Least Concern
Delhi Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus
Jammu and Kashmir Hangul Cervus hanglu Critically Endangered
Ladakh Snow leopard Panthera uncia Vulnerable
Lakshadweep Butterfly fish Chaetodon decussatus Least Concern
Puducherry Indian palm squirrel Funambulus palmarum

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "IUCN redlist". IUCN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

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