Freshwater & River Golphin- India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan
- 2 subspecies, the Ganges river dolphin and Indus river dolphin
Ganges river dolphin
- Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers
- Nepal.
- National Aquatic Animal of India
Indus river dolphin
- Indus River in Pakistan
- Beas and Sutlej tributaries.
Nautilus pompilinus
- It is a pelagic marine mollusc
- One of the oldest animal lineages on the planet
- Palm-sized adult animal & can live up to 20 years in ocean depths
- Called pearly nautilus considering the pearly nacre on its external shell
- It has a chambered shell with limited mobility
- It may soon be included in the Appendix 2 of the CITES
Vulnerable Mammals
Great Indian one horn Rhinoceros
- Tall grasslands in the foothills of Himalayas [Terai region] .
- Kaziranga National Park, Pabitora wildlife sanctuary, Manas National Park, Assam.
- Status in the Wild: Moved from Endangered to Vulnerable.
Gaur⟋Indian Bison
- Large bovine native to South Asia and Southeast Asia.
- Evergreen forests or semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests.
- The domesticated form is Bos frontalis, is called gayal or mithun.
✍Examrace Team at Aug 24, 2021