The only place in the world where four big cats live side by side: tiger, leopard, clouded leopard and snow leopard
Area
1,985 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1983
Declared in 1983 in India's far north-east on the Myanmar border, Namdapha is the only documented place in the world where four large wild cat species occur together: tiger, common leopard, clouded leopard and snow leopard, thanks to an extraordinary altitudinal range running from lowland rainforest to snow peaks above 4,500 metres within a relatively compact area.
Ecosystems found in India, where Namdapha lies.
Which other parks are like this one?
Same country: India
Same country: India
Same country: India
Same country: India
Based on what we already know about this park.
Region
South Asia (Arunachal Pradesh)
Climate
Tropical, Arid / desert, Polar / cold, Mountain
Best season
November to March
Threatened:Great Hornbill,King Cobra,Leopard,Smooth-coated Otter,Sun Bear,Asiatic Black Bear,Red Panda,Indian Pangolin,Clouded Leopard,White-winged Duck,Takin,Bengal Tigerand 4 more
Not EvaluatedGiant Honey Bee
Apis dorsata
Least ConcernMountain Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus nipalensis
VulnerableGreat Hornbill
Buceros bicornis
Least ConcernCommon Palm Civet
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Least ConcernMonocled Cobra
Naja kaouthia
VulnerableKing Cobra
Ophiophagus hannah
Near ThreatenedAsian Golden Cat
Catopuma temminckii
VulnerableLeopard
Panthera pardus
Near ThreatenedAssamese Macaque
Macaca assamensis
VulnerableSmooth-coated Otter
Lutrogale perspicillata
VulnerableSun Bear
Helarctos malayanus
VulnerableAsiatic Black Bear
Ursus thibetanus