Question

Write a short note on the wildlife of India.

Answer 1

Hint:
India has a large variety of species of flora and fauna. Different parts of the country are famous for their different species. They are well preserved in the national park, biosphere reserve, and wildlife sanctuary.

Complete answer:
India is a country of the most diverse regions. The region consists of 6% of flowering plant species, 6.2% of reptilian, 6% of birds, 14.7% of Amphibians, and 7.6% of mammals. The country that has the most forest cover is Madhya Pradesh. There are a total of 36 biodiversity hotspots in the world. Out of these, three hotspots are present in India. These hotspots are the western ghats, the eastern Himalayas, and the Indo-Burma hotspot. The western ghats are also called “ Sahyadri”. Its area is 160,000 km sq. The highest point of the western ghat is “ Anaimudi”. It covers the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, and Gujarat. It has approximately 7,000 species of flowering plants and 1,814 species of non-flowering plants. Some of the important rivers that originate in western ghats are Godavari, Kaveri, Krishna, and Tungabhadra. The eastern Himalayas covers the region of Eastern Nepal, Bhutan, China, and northern Myanmar. It also includes six national territories namely Nepali Himalaya, Darjeeling Himalaya, Sikkim Himalaya, Bhutan Himalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh Himalaya. The climate of this region is a tropical montane ecosystem.

Additional Information - The Indo-Burma hotspot covers an area of 2,373,000 sq Km. It includes the area of Andaman and Nicobar Island, Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

Note:
The national animal of India is the Bengal tiger, the national heritage animal of India is the elephant, the national aquatic animal is the South Asian river dolphin, and the national bird of India is the peacock.