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Common name Scientific name Image Description Notes; Mountain weasel Mustela altaica: Mountain sheep Ovis ammon: Asian black bear Ursus thibetanus: Balochistan forest dormouse Dryomys niethammeri: Endemic. The species is only found in juniper forests near Ziarat in Baluchistan. The major threats to this animal are deforestation and degradation ...
The markhor, is the national animal of Pakistan The snow leopard is the national heritage animal of Pakistan. This list of the mammals of Pakistan shows the conservation status of the 173 mammal species occurring in Pakistan, of which 12 are critically endangered, 11 are endangered, 14 are vulnerable, and 10 are near threatened.
Markhor is the national animal of Pakistan. The northern highlands include lower elevation areas of Potohar and Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir regions and higher elevation areas embracing the foothills of Himalayan, Karakorum and Hindukush mountain ranges.
The markhor is the national animal of Pakistan, where it is also known as the screw-horn or screw-horned goat. [3] The word mārkhor ( مارخور ), meaning "snake-eater", comes from both Pashto and classical Persian languages , referencing the ancient belief that the markhor would actively kill and consume snakes. [ 4 ]
Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million in total. Animals range in size from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long and have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs.
[8] [9] Foa fo D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1905 - family Apogonidae. Known as weedy cardinalfish, this is a marine fish species of Indo-Pacific distribution, the type locality being the Philippines. Both the genus and species name derive from the word fo, Samoan for "cardinalfish". [10] Ja ana S. Ueno, 1955 – Family Carabidae.
Tailorbirds get their name from the way their nest is constructed. The edges of a large leaf are pierced and sewn together with plant fibre or spider silk to make a cradle in which the actual nest is built. Punjab tailor birds produce shiny red eggs, but became extinct around 1975 due to laying their eggs in fields used to grow fodder crops.
The binomial name often reflects limited knowledge or hearsay about a species at the time it was named. For instance Pan troglodytes, the chimpanzee, and Troglodytes troglodytes, the wren, are not necessarily cave-dwellers. Sometimes a genus name or specific descriptor is simply the Latin or Greek name for the animal (e.g. Canis is Latin for ...