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Wildlife habitats of this landscape are the most fragmented in India. With presence of four tiger populations that have more than 100 tigers each (with Kanha-Pench Block having more than 300 tigers) this landscape is home to a few endemic species such as Indian Wild Buffalo (Bubalus arnee) and Hard Ground Barasingha (Rucervus duvacelli branderi).
The word endemic is from Neo-Latin endēmicus, from Greek ἔνδημος, éndēmos, "native". Endēmos is formed of en meaning "in", and dēmos meaning "the people". [5] The word entered the English language as a loan word from French endémique, and originally seems to have been used in the sense of diseases that occur at a constant amount in a country, as opposed to epidemic diseases ...
Narcondam hornbills are endemic to Narcondam Island in the Andamans. This is a list of endemic birds of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands . It is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the world's various zoogeographic zones.
This is a list of the bird species of India and includes extant and recently extinct species recorded within the political limits of the Republic of India as defined by the Indian government. There have been 1377 species recorded as of 2023, [1] of which 81 are endemic to the country. [1] 212 species are globally threatened. [2]
[3] [5] Among Indian species, only 12.6% of mammals and 4.5% of birds are endemic, contrasting with 45.8% of reptiles and 55.8% of amphibians. [ 5 ] The Indian subcontinent was formerly an island landmass ( Insular India ) that split away from Gondwana around 125 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous . [ 6 ]
This is a list of plants from India that have been considered rare, threatened, endangered, or extinct by the IUCN or the Botanical Survey of India.Some of the regions mentioned may refer to old and outdated state or regional boundaries and may need to be interpreted with caution.
There are estimated to be over 18,000 species of flowering plants in India, which constitute some 6-7 percent of the total plant species in the world. India is home to more than 50,000 species of plants, including a variety of endemics. The use of plants as a source of medicines has been an integral part of life in India from the earliest times.
Pages in category "Endemic fauna of India" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 424 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .