Animals

Jharkhand – Indian Elephant Common Name: Elephant Local Name: Haathi (Hindi), Ana (Marathi) Scientific Name: Elephas maximus indicus Cuvier Description: The Indian Elephant is one of […]

Karnataka – Indian Elephant Common Name: Elephant Local Name: Haathi (Hindi), Ana (Marathi) Scientific Name: Elephas maximus indicus Cuvier Description: The Indian Elephant is one of

Madhya Pradesh – Barasingha Common Name: Swamp Deer or Wetland Barasingha Local Name: Barasingha (Hindi) Scientific Name: Rucervus duvaucelii duvaucelii G. Cuvier Description: A large

Uttar Pradesh – Swamp Deer Common Name: Swamp Deer or Wetland Barasingha Local Name: Barasingha (Hindi) Scientific Name: Rucervus duvaucelii duvaucelii G. Cuvier Description: A

Delhi – Nilgai Common Name: Blue Bull Local Name: Nilgai (Hindi), Maravi (Kannada), Manapothu (Telegu) Scientific Name: Boselaphus tragocamelus Pallas Description: The largest Asian antelope,

Uttarakhand – Alpine musk deer Common Name: Alpine Musk Deer Local name: Katsura (Hindi) Scientific Name: Moschus chrysogaster Hodg Description: This reddish-grey colored deer species

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