Wildlife Species of India
The List is Very large, we are in a process of compiling them all, however to give basic idea some Major Wildlife Species are as under:
Monkeys
Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta )
Common Langur (presbytis enellus)
Cats
Caracal (Felis caracal)
Jungle cat (Felis Chaus)
Leopard (Panthera Pardus)
Tiger (Panthera Tigris)
Civets
Small India Civet (Viverricula indica)
Palm Civet/ Toddy cat (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus)
Mongoose
Common Mongoose (Herpestes edwardsi)
Nevla
Small Indian mongoose (herpestes autopunctatus)
Hyena
Striped hyena (Hyena hyena )
Dog family
Indian fox (Bulpex bengalensis )
jJckal (Canis aureus )
Wild Dog (Cuon alpinus)
Wolf (Canis lupus)
Bear
Sloth Bear ( Melursus ursinus )
Weasel family
Ratel/ Hony Badger (Mellivora capensis )
Insectivores
Hedgehog(hemiechinus auritus)
Grey musk shrw(Suncus murinus)
Bats
Common Yellow Bat (Scotophilus heathis)
Indian false Vampir( Megaderma lyra)
Indian Flying Fox (Pterous gigateus )
Short-nosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus sphinx)
Rodents
Five-striped Palm Squirrel (Funambulus pennanti)
Common House Rat (Rattus rattus )
House Mouse (Mus musculus )
Desert Gerbil(Meriones hurrianae)
Indian Gerbilo(Tetera Indica )
Indian Mole-Rat (Bandicota bengalensis)
Indian Porcupine (Hystrix indica)
Hare
Indian Hare (Lepus nigricollis)
Antelopes, Gazelles
Indian Gazelle (Gazella bennettii)
Black Buck (Antelope Cervicapra )
Deer
Spotted Deer(Axis axis )
Sambar (Cerves unicolor)
Pig
Indian Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)
Pangolin
Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata )
Reptiles
Banded Krait (Bungarus fasciatus)
Cobra (Naja naja)
Common Krait (Bungarus caeruleus)
Indian python (python molurus)
Rat Snake (Ptyas mucosus )
Russel's Viper (pipera russeli)
Saw-scaled Viper (Echis carinatus)
Desert Monitor Lizard (Varanus griseus )
Indian Chamaeleon (Chamaeleon zeylanicus)
Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor )
North Indian Flapshelled Turtle (Lissemys punctata)
Ganga Soft-shelled Turtle (Trionyz gangeticus)
Kachhua
Hardshelled Turtle (Kachuga tentoria)
Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta )
Common Langur (presbytis enellus)
Cats
Caracal (Felis caracal)
Jungle cat (Felis Chaus)
Leopard (Panthera Pardus)
Tiger (Panthera Tigris)
Civets
Small India Civet (Viverricula indica)
Palm Civet/ Toddy cat (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus)
Mongoose
Common Mongoose (Herpestes edwardsi)
Nevla
Small Indian mongoose (herpestes autopunctatus)
Hyena
Striped hyena (Hyena hyena )
Dog family
Indian fox (Bulpex bengalensis )
jJckal (Canis aureus )
Wild Dog (Cuon alpinus)
Wolf (Canis lupus)
Bear
Sloth Bear ( Melursus ursinus )
Weasel family
Ratel/ Hony Badger (Mellivora capensis )
Insectivores
Hedgehog(hemiechinus auritus)
Grey musk shrw(Suncus murinus)
Bats
Common Yellow Bat (Scotophilus heathis)
Indian false Vampir( Megaderma lyra)
Indian Flying Fox (Pterous gigateus )
Short-nosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus sphinx)
Rodents
Five-striped Palm Squirrel (Funambulus pennanti)
Common House Rat (Rattus rattus )
House Mouse (Mus musculus )
Desert Gerbil(Meriones hurrianae)
Indian Gerbilo(Tetera Indica )
Indian Mole-Rat (Bandicota bengalensis)
Indian Porcupine (Hystrix indica)
Hare
Indian Hare (Lepus nigricollis)
Antelopes, Gazelles
Indian Gazelle (Gazella bennettii)
Black Buck (Antelope Cervicapra )
Deer
Spotted Deer(Axis axis )
Sambar (Cerves unicolor)
Pig
Indian Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)
Pangolin
Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata )
Reptiles
Banded Krait (Bungarus fasciatus)
Cobra (Naja naja)
Common Krait (Bungarus caeruleus)
Indian python (python molurus)
Rat Snake (Ptyas mucosus )
Russel's Viper (pipera russeli)
Saw-scaled Viper (Echis carinatus)
Desert Monitor Lizard (Varanus griseus )
Indian Chamaeleon (Chamaeleon zeylanicus)
Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor )
North Indian Flapshelled Turtle (Lissemys punctata)
Ganga Soft-shelled Turtle (Trionyz gangeticus)
Kachhua
Hardshelled Turtle (Kachuga tentoria)
