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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]
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]
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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