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ENDANGERED SPECIES
The Andaman shrew or Andaman
white-toothed shrew is a species of
mammal . It is endemic to India.
The Asian arowana freshwater
fish distributed geographically across
Southeast Asia
The dhole also called the Asiatic wild
dog or Indian wild dog, is a species native to
South and Southeast Asia. The dhole is a
highly social animal, living in large clans which
occasionally split up into smallpacks to hunt.
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The
anteng also known as tembadau, is a species of wild cattle found
in Southeast Asia.
Banteng have been domesticated in several places in Southeast Asia, and there
are around 1.5 million domestic banteng, which are called Bali cattle. These
animals are used as working animals and for their meat.
The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal
The Tibetan antelope or chiru is a medium-sized bovid native to the Tibetan
plateau.
Tibetan antelope are listed as endangered by the World Conservation Union and
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service due to commercial poaching for their
underwool. The chiru's wool, known as shahtoosh, is warm, soft and fine.
It is found in all the world's major oceans,
from polar to tropical waters. It is absent only from waters close to
the ice pack at both the north and south poles and relatively small
areas of water away from the open ocean.
The South Asian river dolphin is a freshwater or river dolphin found
in India,Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan which is split into two subspecies, the
Ganges river dolphin and Indus river dolphin
Gee's golden langur or simply the golden langur, is an Old World monkey found in
a small region of western Assam, India and in the neighboring foothills of the Black
Mountains of Bhutan. It is one of the most endangered primate species of India.
The hispid hare also called Assam rabbit is a leporid native
to South Asia, whose historic range extended along the southern
foothills of the Himalaya. Hispid hares are most active at dawn and
dusk.
The hoolock gibbons also known as langoor, are two primate species from the family
of the gibbons.
The range of the hoolocks is the most northwestern of all the gibbons, extending
from northeast India toMyanmar. Small populations (in each case few hundred
animals) live also in eastern Bangladesh and in southwest China. In northeast India,
the hoolock is found south of Brahmaputra and east of the Dibang Rivers.[3]Its range
extends into seven states covering Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura
Asian elephants are smaller than African elephants and have the
highest body point on the head.
The Kondana Soft-furred Rat is found only in India. Its natural habitats are
subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland,
and urban areas.
The lion-tailed macaque or the wanderoo, is an Old World
monkey endemic to theWestern Ghats of South India. The hair of
the lion-tailed macaque is black
The Malabar large-spotted civet also known as the Malabar civet, is
a viverrid endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It is listed as Critically
Endangered by IUCN as its population size is estimated to number fewer
than 250 mature individuals. used for producing civetin musk.
The markhor is a large species of wild goat that is found in
northeastern Afghanistan,Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan, northern and central Pakistan), some
parts of Jammu and Kashmir, southernTajikistan and southern Uzbekistan. The species is
classed by the IUCN as Endangered. The markhor is the national animal of Pakistan.
Markhor are adapted to mountainous terrain, and can be found between 600 and 3,600
meters in elevation. They are diurnal, and are mainly active in the early morning and late
afternoon
The Narcondam Hornbill is a species of hornbill endemic to
the Indian island of Narcondam in the Andamans. Males and
females have distinct plumages.
The Nicobar Treeshrew is a species of treeshrew endemic to India. Its
natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat
loss
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.[
sei whale is among the fastest of
all cetaceans.
The servant mouse or Bonhote's mouse, is a species of rodent in
the family Muridae. It is found only in India. Its
natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and
subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened
by habitat loss.
The snow leopard is the state animal of Himachal Pradesh
Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary, near Anini, India
Nanda Devi National Park, in state of Uttarakhand, India, a
UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site
Hemis National Park, in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary, Lahaul Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India
Pin Valley National Park, Lahaul Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India
Great Himalayan National Park, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India
Sacred Himalayan Landscape, Nepal, India, Bhutan
The wild water buffalo , also called Asian
buffalo and Asiatic buffalo, is a
large bovinenative to Southeast Asia.
In India, they are largely restricted to in and around Kaziranga, Manas and DibruSaikhowa National Parks,Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary and Burhachapori Wildlife
Sanctuary and in a few scattered pockets in Assam; and in and around D'Ering
Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh. A small population survives
inBuxa Tiger Reserve in northern West Bengal; in Balpakram National
Park in Meghalaya, and in Madhya Pradesh in the Indravati National Park and
the Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary
recent research has confirmed that it remains
in Pakistani Kashmir
Locations - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_tiger