List of Indian state animals

India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia. It is made up of 29 states and 7 union territories. All Indian states have their own government and Union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. As most of the other countries India too has a national emblem-The lion capital. 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.[1] 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.

State Common name Scientific name Image
Andhra Pradesh Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra
Arunachal Pradesh Gayal Bos frontalis
Assam One-horned rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis
Bihar Ox Bos gaurus
Chhattisgarh Wild buffalo B. bubalis arnee
Goa Gaur/Gavoredo in Konkani Bos gaurus
Gujarat Asiatic lion Panthera leo persica
Haryana Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra
Himachal Pradesh Snow leopard Uncia uncia or Panthera uncia
Jammu and Kashmir Kashmir stag/Hangul Cervus elaphus hanglu
Jharkhand Indian elephant Elephas maximus indicus
Karnataka Indian elephant Elephas maximus indicus
Kerala Indian elephant Elephas maximus indicus
Madhya Pradesh Barasingha (Swamp deer) Rucervus duvaucelii
Maharashtra Indian giant squirrel Ratufa indica
Manipur Sangai Cervus eldi eldi
Meghalaya Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa
Mizoram Serow Capricornis [[Image:|200px]]
Nagaland Gayal/Mithun Bos frontalis
Odisha Sambar Rusa unicolor
Punjab Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra
Rajasthan Camel C. dromedarius
Sikkim Red panda Ailurus fulgens
Tamil Nadu Nilgiri tahr Nilgiritragus hylocrius
Telangana Spotted deer Axis axis
Tripura Phayre's langur Trachypithecus phayrei
Uttar Pradesh Swamp deer Rucervus duvaucelii
Uttarakhand Alpine Musk Deer Moschus chrysogaster
West Bengal Fishing cat Prionailurus viverrinus
Union territory Common name Scientific name Image
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Dugong Dugong
Chandigarh Indian Gray Mongoose[2][3] Herpestes edwardsi
Common grey mangoose
Indian gray mangoose
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Not declared yet Not declared yet Not declared yet
Daman and Diu Not declared yet Not declared yet Not declared yet
Delhi Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus
Lakshadweep Butterfly fish Chaetodon decussatus
Puducherry Squirrel Sciuridae

See also

References

  1. http://www.affairscloud.com/symbols-of-states-of-india/
  2. Symbols of Chandigarh (PDF). Chandigarh: Department of Forests and Wildlife, Chandigarh. 2013. p. 1.
  3. "State Symbols of India". General Knowledge 2016/2017.

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