ANIMAL DIVERSITY OF INDIA

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♤ India has been ranked as seventh most environmentally hazardous country in the world. The study is based on evaluation of “absolute” environment impact of 179 countries, done by researchers in Harvard, Princeton, Adelaide University and University of Singapore on January, 2011. Brazil was found to be worst on environmental indicators followed by united states and china whereas Singapore was the best.

12.1. MAMMALS - CRITICALLY ENDANGERED 12.1.1. Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania)12.1.3. Kondana Rat (Millardia kondana)12.1.4. The Large Rock Rat or Elvira Rat (Cremnomys elvira)12.1.5. The Namdapha Flying Squirrel (Biswamoyopterus biswasi)12.1.6. The Malabar Civet (Viverra civettina)12.1.7. The Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis)12.1.8. Kashmir stag/ hangul (Cervus elaphus hanglu)12.2. MARINE MAMMALS 12.2.1. Freshwater / river dolphin 12.2.2. Ganges river dolphin 12.2.3. Indus river dolphin 12.2.4. Herbivorous Marine Mammals 12.2.5. Dugong 12.2.6. Manatees 12.3. FEW EXCEPTIONS 12.3.1. Egg Laying Mammals 12.3.2. Marsupials 12.4. BIRDS - CRITICALLY ENDANGERED 12.4.1. The Jerdon’s Courser 12.4.2. The Forest Owlet 12.4.3. The White-bellied Heron 12.4.4. The Bengal Florican 12.4.5. The Himalayan Quail 12.4.6. Pink- headed Duck 12.4.7. Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarious)12.4.8. Spoon Billed Sandpiper 12.8.9. Siberian Crane 12.5. CORALS 12.5.1. Fire corals 12.6. BIRD’S MIGRATION 12.6.1. Reasons for migration 12.7. WILDLIFE DISEASES 12.8.1. Natural extinctions 12.8.2. Artificial Extinction 12.9. MAN - ANIMAL CONFLICT Causes Impacts