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Animals in India

33 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from India, 13 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 33
Threatened: 13
Groups represented: 9
Sighting records: 285,050

None on record
1–7
8–12
13–17
18+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in India?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in India?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, tiger …
10 species
Birds
mallard, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher, common ostrich …
6 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile, king cobra, veiled chameleon
4 species
Fish
ocean sunfish, whale shark, giant oceanic manta ray, common clownfish
4 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly
4 species
Arachnids
emperor scorpion
1 species
Crustaceans
coconut crab
1 species
Molluscs
giant squid
1 species
Other invertebrates
earthworm, staghorn coral
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in India?

Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to India.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	67
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	2,930
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	671
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	9
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	23
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	3
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	3
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	28
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	1
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	483
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	5
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	7
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	1

All animals recorded in India

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	15,155
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	146
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	510
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	25,217
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	67
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	239,071
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	2
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	2,930
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	671
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	60
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	89
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	9
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	23
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	3
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	244
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	18
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	264
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	8
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	3
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	28
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	1
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	5
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	2
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	4
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	483
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	5
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	2
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	7
Common clownfish	Amphiprion ocellaris	Pomacentridae	Least Concern	19
Veiled chameleon	Chamaeleo calyptratus	Chamaeleonidae	Least Concern	1
Giant squid	Architeuthis dux	Architeuthidae	Least Concern	1
Emperor scorpion	Pandinus imperator	Scorpionidae	Not recorded	1
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	1

Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in India. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.