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WhatWhat isis aa MammalMammal ?? DistinctiveDistinctive characterscharacters ÄÄMammaryMammary GlandsGlands oror MilkMilk producingproducing glands.glands. ÄÄ AnimalAnimal withwith hairshairs (except(except marinemarine mammals:mammals: WhalesWhales andand Dolphins)Dolphins) ÄÄSkeletonSkeleton oror bonybony frameworkframework onon thethe body.body. ÄÄNails,Nails, clawsclaws andand teeth.teeth. WildWild MammalsMammals ofof IndiaIndia

WhatWhat isis aa MammalMammal ?? DistinctiveDistinctive characterscharacters ÄÄ LowerLower JawJaw directlydirectly hingedhinged toto skull.skull. ÄÄ HeartHeart andand lungslungs areare separatedseparated fromfrom intestineintestine byby muscularmuscularmuscular partition.partition. ÄÄ DoDo notnot produceproduce eggs,eggs, givegive birthbirth toto youngyoung onesones (except(except MonotremesMonotremes && Marsupians).Marsupians). CarnivoresCarnivoresCarnivores

MostMost charismatic,charismatic, powerful,powerful, magnificentmagnificent andand beautifulbeautiful WildWild CatsCats

Family:-Family:- Felidae Felidae

AAA ---TIGERTIGER TIGER BBB ---CHEETAHCHEETAH CHEETAH CCC ---LIONLION LION DDD ---SNOWSNOW SNOW LEOPARDLEOPARDLEOPARD EEE ---LEOPARDLEOPARD LEOPARD (TENDUA)(TENDUA)(TENDUA) FFF ---DESARTDESART DESART CATCATCAT FelidaeFelidae

AsianAsian CheetahCheetah AcinonyxAcinonyx jubatusjubatus FelidaeFelidae

AsianAsian CheetahCheetah AcinonyxAcinonyx jubatusjubatus FelidaeFelidae

LeopardLeopard PantheraPanthera parduspardus Character Panther (Leopard) Cheetah

Scientific Name Panthera Pardus Acinonyx jabutus

Occurrence Occurs throughout India Extinct, Last shot down in 1957. Other Genus is found in S.Africa

Built Strong and Heavy Sleek and slim with long legs

Skin Has close-set rosettes Has solid black spots

Head Strong and Wide Long neck, small head with black scar on either side of the face from eyes to mouth.

Claws Retractile into sheaths Claws are non-retractile and claw sheath absent.

Run Fast but not as Cheetah Fastest wild animal FelidaeFelidae

SnowSnow LeopardLeoLeopardpard PantheraPanthera UnciaUncia FelidaeFelidae

CloudedClouded LeopardLeopard NeofelisNeofelis nebulosanebulosa FelidaeFelidae

CloudedClouded LeopardLeopard NeofelisNeofelis nebulosanebulosa FelidaeFelidae

BengalBengal TigerTiger PantheraPanthera tigristigris Felidae Felidae

Panthera tigris Panthera tigris Panthera tigris Bengal Tiger Bengal Tiger Bengal Tiger FelidaeFelidae

LionLion PantheraPanthera leoleo FelidaeFelidae

LionLion PantheraPanthera leoleo FelidaeFelidae

CaracalCaracal

FelisFelis caracalcaracal FelidaeFelidae

LeopardLeopard CatCat FelisFelis bengalensisbengalensis FelidaeFelidae

JungleJungle CatCat FelisFelis chauschaus Felidae Felidae

Felis libyca Felis libyca Felis libyca Desert Cat Desert Cat FelidaeFelidae

FishingFishing CatCat FelisFelis viverrinaviverrina FelidaeFelidae

GoldenGolden CatCat FelisFelis temminckitemmincki FelidaeFelidae LynxLynx FelisFelis lynxlynx FelidaeFelidae

MarbledMarbled CatCat

FelisFelis mormoratamormorata FelidaeFelidae

PallasPallasPallas’s’’ss CatCat FelisFelis manulmanul FelidaeFelidae

RustyRusty SpottedSpotted CatCat PrionailurusPrionailurus rubiginosarubiginosa NearestNearestNearest relativerelativerelative ofofof CatCatCat CCCiiivetsvetsvets

Civets,Civets,Civets, PalmPalmPalm civet,civet,civet, LinsangsLinsangsLinsangs andandand BearBearBear CatsCatsCats

Family:-Family:- Viverridae Viverridae CivetsCivets

LargeLarge IndianIndian CivetCivet ViverraViverra zibethazibetha CivetsCivets

SmallSmall IndianIndian CivetCivet

ViverriculaViverricula indicaindica CivetsCivets

CommonCommon PalmPalm CivetCivet oror ToddyToddy CatCat ParadoxurusParadoxurus hermaphroditus

hermaphroditushermaphroditus t t Civets Civets Bear cat Bear cat Bear cat Binturong or Binturong or Binturong or

Arctictis binturong Arctictis binturong Arctictis binturong Prionodon pardicolor Prionodon pardicolor Prionodon pardicolor Spotted linsang or Tiger cive Spotted linsang or Tiger cive Spotted linsang or Tiger civet

Paguma larvata Paguma larvata Paguma larvata Himalayan Palm Civet Himalayan Palm Civet Himalayan Palm Civet AgainAgainAgain CarnivoresCarnivoresCarnivores CareCare forfor thethe WildWild IndiaIndia

DogsDogs

WildWildWild Dogs,Dogs,Dogs, RedRedRed fox,fox,fox, IndianIndianIndian Fox,Fox,Fox, JackalJackalJackal andandand WolfWolfWolf Family:-Family:- Canidae Canidae CanidaeCanidae

DholeDhole oror IndianIndian WildWild DogDog CuonCuon alpinusalpinus CanidaeCanidae IndianIndian FoxFox

VulpesVulpes bengalensis bengalensisbengalensis CanidaeCanidae

RedRed FoxFox VulpesVulpes vulpes vulpesvulpes CanidaeCanidae JackalJackal

CanisCanis aureus aureusaureus CanidaeCanidae WolfWolf

CanisCanis lupus lupuslupus HyenaHyena NeitherNeither DogDog nornor CatCat The Scavenger

Family:-Family:- Hyaenidae Hyaenidae

StripedStriped HyenaHyena HyaenaHyaena hyaena hyaenahyaena A Herbivore in Group of Carnivores Panda Panda Panda Panda or Cat bear or Cat bear Red Red

fulgens fulgens

AilurusAilurus Ailurus fulgens Sub-Family:-Procyonidae Red Panda Red Panda Red Panda BearBear aiy-Ursidae Family:- aiy-Ursidae Family:-

SlothSloth BearBear MelursusMelursus ursinusursinus BearBear HimalayanHimalayan BlackBlack BearBear

SelenarctosSelenarctos thibetanus

thibetanus

BrownBrown BearBear UrsusUrsus arctosarctos MongooseMongoose

CommonCommon IndianIndian MongooseMongoose Family:-Herpestidae

HerpestsHerpests edwardsi edwardsiedwardsi HerpestsHerpests vitticollisvitticollis

MongooseMongoose

StripedStripedStriped-necked--neckednecked MongooseMongoose

SmallSmall IndianIndian MongooseMongoose H.H. auropunctusauropunctus

CrabeatingCrabeating MongooseMongoose H.H. urvaurva CareCare forfor thethe WildWild IndiaIndia

OttersOtters,, Weasels,Weasels, MartensMartens,, FerretsFerretsFerrets-badgers--badgersbadgers,, RatelsRatels andand BadgersBadgers

Family:-MustelidaeFamily:-Mustelidae OtterOtter

CommonCommon OtterOtter LutraLutra lutralutra OtterOtter

SmoothSmooth IndianIndian OtterOtter LutraLutra perspicillataperspicillata OtterOtter

ClawlessClawless Otter/IndianOtter/Indian SmallSmall-clawed-clawed OtterOtter AonyxAonyx cinereacinerea

MartenMarten

BeachBeach oror StoneStone MartenMarten

MartesMartes foinafoina YellowYellow-throat-throat MartenMarten MartenMarten

MartesMartesMartes flavigulaflavigulaflavigula

WeaselWeasel

HimalayanHimalayan WeaselWeasel oror SiberianSiberian WeaselWeasel MustelaMustelaMustela sibiricasibiricasibirica Badgers Badgers

Vormela peregusna Vormela peregusna Vormela peregusna Marbled Polecat Marbled Polecat Marbled Polecat

collaris collaris

ArctonyxArctonyx Arctonyx collaris Badger Badger - - Hog-Badger Hog Hog BadgersBadgers

MelogaleMelogale personatapersonata

MelogaleMelogale moschatamoschata FerretFerret BadgersBadgers BadgersBadgers

RatelRatel oror HoneyHoney BadgerBadger

MellivoraMellivoraMellivora capensis capensiscapensis HerbivoresHerbivoresHerbivores MostMost beautifulbeautiful creature,creature, letlet themthem livelive Deer,Deer,Deer, GazellesGazelles ,, AntelopesAntelopesAntelopes Oxen,Oxen,Oxen, SheepSheepSheep andandand GoatGoatGoat

Family:-Family:- Bovidae Bovidae Characters Deer AntelopesAntelopes,, GazellesGazelles

They are called horns, hollow Horns They are called antlers, they are They are called horns, hollow with a core of bone covered by solid, bony & have branches, fall with a core of bone covered by hard tissue, permanent do not and re-grow every year, only hard tissue, permanent do not have branches, only males males have antlers have branches, only males havehave horns. horns.

All antelopes have glands Gland under eyes Only Sambar has glands under All antelopes have glands under the eyes. the eyes. under the eyes. Live in open and grasslands. Occurrence Prefer dense forested habitat. Live in open and grasslands.

Black buck, Chowsingha, Representative Spotted deer, Sambar, Mouse Black buck, Chowsingha, deer, Barking deer, Barasingha Nilgai,Nilgai, Chinkara Chinkara DeerDeer

BarasinghaBarasingha CervusCervus duvauceliduvauceli DeerDeer

BarasinghaBarasingha FemaleFemale CervusCervus duvauceliduvauceli DeerDeer

SambarSambar CervusCervus unicolorunicolor DeerDeer

SambarSambar FemaleFemale CervusCervus unicolorunicolor DeerDeer AntlersAntlers

BarasinghaBarasingha SambarSambar DeerDeer

CheetalCheetal oror SpottedSpotted DeerDeer AxisAxis axisaxis DeerDeer Axis axis Axis Axis axis Axis Axis axis Axis

CheetalCheetal oror SpottedSpotted DeerDeer FemaleFemale withwith sucklingsuckling fawnfawn DeerDeer

Barking Deer or Muntjac BarkingBarking DeerDeer oror MuntjacMuntjac MuntiacusMuntiacus muntjakmuntjak DeerDeer

FemaleFemale BarkingBarking DeerDeer MuntiacusMuntiacus muntjakmuntjak DeerDeer

ThaminThamin oror BrowBrowBrow-antler--antlerantler DeerDeer CervusCervus eldieldi DeerDeer

KashmirKashmir stagstag oror HangulHangul CervusCervus elaphuselaphus hangluhanglu DeerDeer

HogHog DeerDeer AxisAxis porcinusporcinus DeerDeer

MuskMusk deerdeer MoschusMoschus moschiferusmoschiferus DeerDeer

MouseMouse deerdeer IndianIndian ChevrotainChevrotain Indian Chevrotain TragulusTragulus meminnameminna