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1India

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Showing 373 species · India

Showing 373 species · India

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Reef Manta RayVulnerable

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

DiurnalVulnerableFish
Snow LeopardVulnerable

Snow Leopard

Panthera uncia

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Greater FlamingoLeast Concern

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group
LeopardVulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
83 countries
Hawksbill TurtleCritically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Asian ElephantEndangered

Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds
LionVulnerable

Lion

Panthera leo

Big FiveCarnivoreCrepuscular
44 countries
Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Loggerhead TurtleVulnerable

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Great White PelicanLeast Concern

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Bengal TigerEndangered

Bengal Tiger

Panthera tigris tigris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Great White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Leatherback Sea TurtleVulnerable

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Giant ClamCritically Endangered

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Saltwater CrocodileLeast Concern

Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Irrawaddy DolphinEndangered

Irrawaddy Dolphin

Orcaella brevirostris

CarnivoreDiurnalEndangered
Grey Reef SharkEndangered

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Humphead WrasseEndangered

Humphead Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Red PandaEndangered

Red Panda

Ailurus fulgens

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
TakinVulnerable

Takin

Budorcas taxicolor

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Nurse SharkVulnerable

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Brown TroutNot Evaluated

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Greater One-horned RhinoVulnerable

Greater One-horned Rhino

Rhinoceros unicornis

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
GrayfishVulnerable

Grayfish

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Olive RidleyVulnerable

Olive Ridley

Lepidochelys olivacea

OmnivoreDiurnalVariable activity
Rainbow TroutLeast Concern

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Common CarpLeast Concern

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Indo-Pacific Humpback DolphinVulnerable

Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin

Sousa chinensis

CarnivoreVulnerableOcean
Northern Plains Gray LangurLeast Concern

Northern Plains Gray Langur

Semnopithecus entellus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Blue SharkNear Threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Tiger SharkNear Threatened

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Ganges River DolphinEndangered

Ganges River Dolphin

Platanista gangetica

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Egyptian VultureEndangered

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Red-billed ChoughLeast Concern

Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
DholeEndangered

Dhole

Cuon alpinus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
14 countries
Jungle CatLeast Concern

Jungle Cat

Felis chaus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
GaurVulnerable

Gaur

Bos gaurus

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
19 countries
Sun BearVulnerable

Sun Bear

Helarctos malayanus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
15 countries
SambarVulnerable

Sambar

Rusa unicolor

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
22 countries
TigerEndangered

Tiger

Panthera tigris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
18 countries
Alpine SwiftLeast Concern

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melba

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
African Sacred IbisLeast Concern

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Wild BoarLeast Concern

Wild Boar

Sus scrofa

OmnivoreNocturnalIn herds
72 countries
Common KingfisherLeast Concern

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary
Reticulated PythonLeast Concern

Reticulated Python

Python reticulatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Chilean Hermit CrabNot Evaluated

Chilean Hermit Crab

Pagurus edwardsii

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean
MerlinLeast Concern

Merlin

Falco columbarius

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
69 countries
ArgaliNear Threatened

Argali

Ovis ammon

HerbivoreDiurnalNear Threatened
13 countries
Water BuffaloNot Evaluated

Water Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds
Cinereous VultureNear Threatened

Cinereous Vulture

Aegypius monachus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
CaracalLeast Concern

Caracal

Caracal caracal

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
74 countries
Painted StorkNear Threatened

Painted Stork

Mycteria leucocephala

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Mainland Leopard CatLeast Concern

Mainland Leopard Cat

Prionailurus bengalensis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Striped HyaenaNear Threatened

Striped Hyaena

Hyaena hyaena

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Rhesus MonkeyLeast Concern

Rhesus Monkey

Macaca mulatta

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Yellow-throated MartenLeast Concern

Yellow-throated Marten

Martes flavigula

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest
Greater Horseshoe BatLeast Concern

Greater Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial
ChukarLeast Concern

Chukar

Alectoris chukar

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
36 countries
Indian Rock PythonNear Threatened

Indian Rock Python

Python molurus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Griffon VultureLeast Concern

Griffon Vulture

Gyps fulvus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
ChitalLeast Concern

Chital

Axis axis

HerbivoreDiurnalTemperate forest
Cocoi HeronLeast Concern

Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
58 countries
Glossy IbisLeast Concern

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
NilgaiLeast Concern

Nilgai

Boselaphus tragocamelus

HerbivoreDiurnalTemperate forest
Sloth BearVulnerable

Sloth Bear

Melursus ursinus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Black Giant SquirrelNear Threatened

Black Giant Squirrel

Ratufa bicolor

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Blue SheepLeast Concern

Blue Sheep

Pseudois nayaur

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Great HornbillVulnerable

Great Hornbill

Buceros bicornis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
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Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
150 countries70 parks400 dive sites
Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
134 countries46 parks104 dive sites
Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
109 countries29 parks45 dive sites
Whale SharkEndangered

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
92 countries18 parks75 dive sites
Staghorn CoralCritically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
94 countries18 parks82 dive sites
DugongVulnerable

Dugong

Dugong dugon

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
46 countries16 parks41 dive sites
Giant MantaEndangered

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
108 countries19 parks28 dive sites
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries83 parks364 dive sites
Blue WhaleEndangered

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries5 parks13 dive sites
Lesser FlamingoNear Threatened

Lesser Flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor

DiurnalColonialNear Threatened
47 countries11 parks
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35 parks
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154 countries
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90 countries
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73 countries
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90 countries
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