Threatened animals of India (20)

 

Threatened species are any species which are vulnerable to extinction in the near future. Species that are threatened are sometimes characterised by the population dynamics measured through biomass related to population. This quantitative metric is one method of evaluating the degree of endangerment.

Threatened: a plant or animal species that has been categorized by the IUCN Red List as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered.

 

1.    Asiatic lion

2.    Royal Bengal Tiger

3.    Indian rhinoceros

4.    Snow leopard

5.    Asian elephant

6.    Nilgiri Thar

7.    Red Panda

8.    Kashmir stag

9.    Lion-tailed macaque

10.           Black buck

11.           Indian pangolin

12.           Pygmy hog

13.           Dhole

14.           Ganges river dolphin

15.           Smooth coated otter

16.           Gharial

17.           Golden Mahseer

18.           Indian bison (Gaur)

19.           Sanagi deer

20.           Olive ridley sea turtle