A Squirrel belong to family Sciuridae of small or medium-size rodents. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, and have been introduced to Australia. The earliest known squirrels date from the Eocene and are most closely related to the mountain beaver and to the dormouse among living rodent families. Squirrels are generally […]
The Nilgiri Tahr, known locally as the Nilgiri Ibex or simply Ibex, is an ungulate that is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and the southern portion of the Western Ghats in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in Southern India. It is the state animal of Tamil Nadu. Despite its local name, it is more closely related to […]
Musk deer can refer to any one of, or all seven species, that make up Moschus, the only genus of the family Moschidae.Musk deer are more primitive than cervids, or true deer, because they lack antlers and facial glands, and possess only a single pair of teats, […]
The Indian elephant is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant and native to mainland Asia. Since 1986, Elephas maximus has been listed as Endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last 60 to 75 years or three generations. Asian elephants are threatened by […]
The Asiatic lion, also known as the Indian lion, is a lion subspecies that exists as a single population inIndia’s Gujarat State. It is listed as Endangered by IUCN due its small population size. The lion population has steadily increased in Gir Forest National Park, more than doubling from a low of 180 […]
