Gangetic Dolphin

Scientific name: Plantanista gangetica

Zoologist have divided the Dolphin into two parts as Gangetic Dolphin and Indus Dolphin. There are 10 species of Dolphin found in India, Nepal ,China,USA and Brazil. Among the 10 species of Dolphin the Gangetic Dolphin, Chinese River Dolphin, Indus River Dolphin and Amazon Dolphin are fresh water living ones. Gangetic Dolphins are found in rivers of India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

Brown Bear

Scientific name: Ursus arctos

There are 8 different species  of Bear in the world one is this Brown Bear which is found to be  distributed in Nepal, India, Bhutan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tibet, Europe and North America.The male Brown Bear is 210cms-245cms long and female is a bit short than male. They weighs about 100-200 kgs and have a height of 1.5m-1.7m. It is listed in CITES Appendix-I and IUCN Red Data Book.

Black Buck

Scientific name- Antelope cervicapra

At present Black Buck is confined only to India and Nepal. There are 4 species of Black Buck present in this two countries. The male have two rounded horns and the horn does not shed every year and is not hollow also. They are usually 45 cms-50 cms long and have a height of 80cms -90cms. it is listed in CITES Annex-III and Red Data Book IUCN due to its low number and distribution.

Bengal Tiger

Scientific name: Panthera tigris

Bengal tiger is found only on 5 countries Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan. The male tiger weighs about 180 Kgs  to 280 Kgs  with the length of 150 cms to 300 cms and tail 60 cms  to 110 cms, the female tiger weighs 115 kgs to 185 kgs.  The tiger is yellow- golden colored.The life span of the Bengal tiger is recorded to  be 15 to 20 years. The number of the Bengal  tiger is very low than couple of decades ago but the recent records has shown increasing trend in Nepal and India.

Assamese Monkey

Scientific name: Macaca assamensis

Assamese monkey have light red color in their body and their body length ranges from 55 to 60 cms and their tail from 15 to 20 cms.  Unlike other species of monkey Assamese monkey are less active and mostly prefer dense forest and cliffs. They mainly eat insects and other plant foods. They are also found to destroy agricultural crops like other species of monkeys.

South East Asian Wild Buffalo

Nepali Name : Arna

English Name: Bubalus bubalis arnee

There are 5 species of Arna all over  south east Asia  in Nepal, India, Bhutan, Cambodia, SriLanka, Thailand and Philippines. It is found on the areas with abundant water, grass and riverside forest. Wetlands are also its important habitat areas. They can be active for grazing twice a day morning and evening and sometimes night also. They can attack agricultural field also. They like to live on herds. They are found to have a lifespan of about 8 years. They are distinguished from the domestic buffalo by its larger size, larger horns. But the obvious feature determining the wild from domestic is its horn which can be up to 198 cms.

LIST OF PROTECTED SPECIES OF MAMMALS OF NEPAL

1. MACACA ASSAMENSIS- ASSAMESE MONKEY-आसामी बादर
2.MANIS PENTADACTYLA- PANGOLIN- सालक
3.CAPROLAGUS HISPIDUS- HISPID HARE- खरायो
4.CANIS LUPUS- HIMALAYAN GREY WOLF- ब्हुवासो
5.URSUS ARCTOS- HIMALAYAN BROWN BEAR- रातो भालु
6.AILURUS FULGENS- RED PANDA- हाब्रे
7.PRIONDON PARDICOLOR- SPOTTED LINGSANG- निर बिरालो
8.FELIS BENGALENSIS- LEOPARD CAT- चरी बाघ
9.FELIS LYNX- LYNX-
10.NEOFELIS NEBULOSA-CLOUDED LEOPARD- ध्वासे चीतुवा
11.PANTHERA TIGRIS- TIGER- पाटे बाघ
12.PANTHERA UNICA-SNOW LEOPARD- हिउ चितुवा
13.ELEPHAS MAXIMUS- ASIATIC ELEPHANT- जंगली हाती
14. RHINOCEROS UNICORNIS-RHINOCEROS- गैडा
15.SUS SALVANIUS- PYGMY HOG- बाम पुड्के बदेल
16.MOSCHUS CHRYSOGASTER- MUSK DEER- कस्तुरी मिर्ग
17.CERVUS DUVAUCELI-SWAMP DEER- बाह्रसिंघे
18.BOS GAURUS-GAUR- गौरी गाई
19.BOS GRUNNENIS- WILD YAK- चौरी
20.BUBALUS ARNEE- WILD BUFFALO- अर्ना
21.OVIS AMMON-GREAT TIBETAN SHEEP-नायन
22. PANTHOLOPS HODGSONI-TIBETAN ANTILOPE- चिरु
23.ANTILOPE CERVICAPRA- BLACK BUCK-कृष्णसार
24. TETRACEROS QUADRICORNIS- FOUR HORNED ANTELOPE- चौका
25.HYAENA HYAENA- STRIPED HYAENA- हुडार
26.PLATANISTA GANGETICA-GANGETIC DOLPHIN-सौस