India -Fauna

Prepared by,VYASA GROUP

VII ‘B’

Introduction Like its flora, India is also rich in its fauna. It

has more than 89000 of animal species. This country has more than 1200 species of

birds. They constitute 13% of the world’s total.

There are 2500 species of fish, which account for nearly 12% of the world’s stock.

It also shares between 5 and 8 % of the world’s amphibians, reptiles and mammels.

Wildlife Reserves map of India

Gallery….

LION ELEPHANT

PEACOCK

TIGER

CROCODILE

Some national parks and wildlife sancturies in India

Extint and rare specis in INDIA

Rare speciesSpecies with small population, may move into

the endangered category if the negative factors affecting them to continue to operate. The examples of such species are the Himalayan brown bear, wild asiatic buffalo , desert fox and hornbill etc.

EXTINT SPECIESThe extinction of species has always been a

natural part of evolution. The fossil record shows that since life originated about four billion years ago the vast majority of species that have existed are now extinct. Extinct species outnumber living ones by a factor of perhaps a thousand to one.

This is a list of extinct animals of India.BharattheriumExaeretodonGigantopithecusHyperodapedonIndian aurochs

Pictures

Indian aurochs

Gigantopithecus

Exaeretodon

Hyperodapedon Bharattherium

The End