List of Indian state animals

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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 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Least Concern
Arunachal Pradesh Gayal Bos frontalis Vulnerable
Assam One-horned rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Bihar Gaur Bos gaurus Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Chhattisgarh Wild water buffalo Bubalus arnee Endangered
Goa Gaur Bos gaurus Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vulnerable
Gujarat Asiatic lion Panthera leo Error creating thumbnail: File missing Endangered
Haryana Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra Error creating thumbnail: File missing Least Concern
Himachal Pradesh Snow leopard Panthera uncia Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vulnerable
Jharkhand Indian elephant Elephas maximus Error creating thumbnail: File missing Endangered
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh Swamp deer Rucervus duvaucelii Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vulnerable
Maharashtra Indian giant squirrel Ratufa indica Least Concern
Manipur Sangai Cervus eldi Endangered
Meghalaya Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vulnerable
Mizoram Himalayan serow Capricornis thar Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Nagaland Gayal Bos frontalis
Odisha Sambar Rusa unicolor Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Punjab Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra Error creating thumbnail: File missing Least Concern
Rajasthan Chinkara Gazella bennettii Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Sikkim Red panda Ailurus fulgens Error creating thumbnail: File missing Endangered
Tamil Nadu Nilgiri tahr Nilgiritragus hylocrius Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Telangana Spotted deer Axis axis Least Concern
Tripura Phayre's langur Trachypithecus phayrei Error creating thumbnail: File missing Endangered
Uttar Pradesh Swamp deer Rucervus duvaucelii Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vulnerable
Uttarakhand Alpine musk deer Moschus chrysogaster Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Least Concern
Delhi Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Jammu and Kashmir Hangul Cervus hanglu Error creating thumbnail: File missing Critically Endangered
Ladakh Snow leopard Panthera uncia Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vulnerable
Lakshadweep Butterfly fish Chaetodon decussatus Least Concern
Puducherry Indian palm squirrel Funambulus palmarum Error creating thumbnail: File missing

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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