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State animals of Indian states
|
State |
Common name |
Scientific name |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
Blackbuck |
Antilope cervicapra |
|
Arunachal Pradesh |
Gayal |
Bos frontalis |
|
Assam |
One-horned rhinoceros |
Rhinoceros unicornis |
|
Bihar |
Gaur |
Bos gaurus |
|
Chhattisgarh |
Wild water buffalo |
Bubalus bubalis arnee |
|
Goa |
Gaur |
Bos gaurus |
|
Gujarat |
Asiatic lion |
Panthera leopersica |
|
Haryana |
Blackbuck |
Antilope cervicapra |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
Snow leopard |
Uncia uncia |
|
Jharkhand |
Asian Elephant |
Elephas maximus indicus |
|
Karnataka |
Asian Elephant |
Elephas maximus indicus |
|
Kerala |
Asian Elephant |
Elephas maximus indicus |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
Barasingha |
Rucervus duvaucelii |
|
Maharashtra |
Indian giant squirrel |
Ratufa indica |
|
Manipur |
Sangai |
Cervus eldi eldi |
|
Meghalaya |
Clouded leopard |
Neofelis nebulosa |
|
Mizoram |
Himalayan serow |
Capricornis thar |
|
Nagaland |
Gayal |
Bos frontalis |
|
Odisha |
Sambar deer |
Rusa unicolor |
|
Punjab |
Blackbuck |
Antilope cervicapra |
|
Rajasthan |
Chinkara |
Gazella bennettii |
|
Sikkim |
Red Panda |
Ailurus fulgens |
|
Tamil Nadu |
Nilgiri tahr |
Nilgiritragus hylocrius |
|
Telangana |
Spotted deer |
Axis axis |
|
Tripura |
Phayre’s langur |
Trachypithecus phavrei |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
Swamp deer |
Rucervus duvaucelii |
|
Uttarakhand |
Alpine musk deer |
Moschus chrysogaster |
|
West Bengal |
Fishing Cat |
Prionailurus viverrinus |
State flowers of Indian state
|
State |
Common name |
Scientific name |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
Jasmine |
Jasminum sambac |
|
Arunachal
Pradesh |
Foxtail orchid |
Rhynchostylis retusa |
|
Assam |
Foxtail orchid |
Rhynchostylis retusa |
|
Bihar |
Kachnar |
Bauhinia variegata |
|
Chhattisgarh |
Chandeni Marigold |
Tagetes patula |
|
Goa |
Frangipani |
Plumeria rubra |
|
Gujrat |
Marigold |
Tagetes erecta |
|
Haryana |
Lotus |
Nelumbo nucifera |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
Pink Rhododendron |
Rhododendron campanulatum |
|
Jharkhand |
Palash |
Butea monosperma |
|
Karnataka |
Lotus |
Nelumbo nucifera |
|
Kerala |
Amaltas |
Cassia fistula |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
Madonna lily |
Lilium candidum |
|
Maharashtra |
Jarul |
Lagerstroemia speciosa |
|
Manipur |
Siroi Lily |
Lilium mackliniae |
|
Meghalaya |
Lady’s slipper Orchid |
Paphiopedilum insigne |
|
Mizoram |
Red Vanda |
Renanthera imschootiana |
|
Nagaland |
Rhododendron |
Rhododendron arboreum |
|
Odisha |
Ashok |
Saraca asoca |
|
Punjab |
Gladiolus |
Gladiolus grandiflorus |
|
Rajasthan |
Rohira |
Tecomella undulata |
|
Sikkim |
Nobile |
Dendrobium nobile |
|
Tamil Nadu |
Flame lily |
Gloriosa superba |
|
Telangana |
Avaram Senna |
Senna auriculata |
|
Tripura |
Nag Kesar |
Mesua ferrea |
|
Uttar
Pradesh |
Palash |
Butea monosperma |
|
Uttarakhand |
Brahma Kamal |
Saussurea obvallata |
|
West
Bengal |
Night Flowering Jasmine |
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis |
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