List of Indian state animals

India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.[1] All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols.[2] Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including animals listed below.

## States

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List of Indian state animals  State | Common name[3] | Binomial name[4] | Image  | IUCN category[5]

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Andhra Pradesh | Blackbuck | Antilope cervicapra |  | Least Concern
Arunachal Pradesh | Gayal | Bos frontalis |  | Vulnerable
Assam | One-horned rhinoceros | Rhinoceros unicornis |
Bihar | Gaur | Bos gaurus |
Chhattisgarh | Wild water buffalo | Bubalus arnee |  | Endangered
Goa | Gaur | Bos gaurus |  | Vulnerable
Gujarat | Asiatic lion | Panthera leo |  | Endangered
Haryana | Blackbuck | Antilope cervicapra |  | Least Concern
Himachal Pradesh | Snow leopard | Panthera uncia |  | Vulnerable
Jharkhand | Indian elephant | Elephas maximus |  | Endangered
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh | Swamp deer | Rucervus duvaucelii |  | Vulnerable
Maharashtra | Indian giant squirrel | Ratufa indica |  | Least Concern
Manipur | Sangai | Cervus eldi |  | Endangered
Meghalaya | Clouded leopard | Neofelis nebulosa |  | Vulnerable
Mizoram | Himalayan serow | Capricornis thar |
Nagaland | Gayal | Bos frontalis |
Odisha | Sambar | Rusa unicolor |
Punjab | Blackbuck | Antilope cervicapra |  | Least Concern
Rajasthan | Chinkara | Gazella bennettii |
Sikkim | Red panda | Ailurus fulgens |  | Endangered
Tamil Nadu | Nilgiri tahr | Nilgiritragus hylocrius |
Telangana | Spotted deer | Axis axis |  | Least Concern
Tripura | Phayre's langur | Trachypithecus phayrei |  | Endangered
Uttar Pradesh | Swamp deer | Rucervus duvaucelii |  | Vulnerable
Uttarakhand | Alpine musk deer | Moschus chrysogaster |  | Endangered
West Bengal | Fishing cat | Prionailurus viverrinus |  | Vulnerable

## Union territories

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List of Indian state animals (Union territories)  Union territory | Common name[3] | Binomial name[4] | Image  | IUCN category[5]

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Dugong | Dugong dugon |  | Vulnerable
Chandigarh | Indian gray mongoose | Herpestes edwardsi |  | Least Concern
Delhi | Nilgai | Boselaphus tragocamelus |
Jammu and Kashmir | Hangul | Cervus hanglu |  | Critically Endangered
Ladakh | Snow leopard | Panthera uncia |  | Vulnerable
Lakshadweep | Butterfly fish | Chaetodon decussatus |  | Least Concern
Puducherry | Indian palm squirrel | Funambulus palmarum |

## References

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1. ^ "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
2. ^ "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
3. ^ a b "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
4. ^ a b "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
5. ^ a b "IUCN redlist". IUCN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

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