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Himachal Pradesh – Snow Leopard Common Name: Snow Leopard Local Name: Shan (Ladakhi) Scientific Name: Panthera uncia Description: Often referred to as the “Ghost […]

Ladakh – Snow Leopard Common Name: Snow Leopard Local Name: Shan (Ladakhi) Scientific Name: Panthera uncia Description: Often referred to as the “Ghost of

Jammu And Kashmir – Kashmir Stag Common Name: Kashmir Stag Local Name: Hangul Scientific Name: Cervus hanglu hanglu  Description: A sub-species of the Central

Punjab – Indian Grey Mongoose Common Name: Indian Grey Mongoose Local Name: Nevlaa (Hindi/Punjabi), Beji (Bengali), mungusa (Marathi), munguli (Kannada) Scientific Name: Urva

Andhra Pradesh – Blackbuck Common Name: Indian antelope Local Name: krishnasaar (Hindi), krishna mriga (Kannada), krishna jinka (Telegu) Scientific Name: Antilope cervicapra  Description: Blackbuck

Haryana – Blackbuck Common Name: Indian antelope Local Name: krishnasaar (Hindi), krishna mriga (Kannada), krishna jinka (Telegu) Scientific Name: Antilope cervicapra  Description: Blackbuck is

Rajasthan – Chinkara Common Name: Indian Gazelle Local Name: Chinkara (Hindi) Scientific Name: Gazella bennettii Sykes Description: Chinkara, India’s most elegant ungulate, is a medium-sized

Gujarat- Asiatic Lion Common Name: Indian Lion, Persian Lion Local Name: simhah (Sanskrit), Sher (Hindi), Sinhan (Gujarati), Sawach (Kathiawari) Scientific Name: Panthera leo

Maharashtra- Indian giant squirrel Common Name: Indian giant squirrel, Malabar giant squirrel Local Name: Shekaru (Marathi), Kenjjiri (Coorgi) Scientific Name: Ratufa indica Description: