Paper I · 4 Environment & Disaster Management · 4.3 Biodiversity and species

4.3.6 Threatened mammals of India

India's threatened mammals range from flagship big animals such as the tiger, elephant and snow leopard to little-known species such as the Malabar civet and Namdapha flying squirrel; exams test their IUCN status, where they live and the latest counts.

  • TGPSC MPSO / ASO · Paper I
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Key terms

  • tiger
  • Asian elephant
  • Asiatic lion
  • snow leopard
  • one-horned rhino
  • red panda
  • Nilgiri tahr
  • lion-tailed macaque
  • Malabar civet
  • pangolin
  • river dolphin
  • sangai
  • fishing cat
  • blackbuck

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
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  5. Common trapsFoundation
  6. Quick revisionFoundation

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