Protected Animals of Nepal
May 16, 2020
Protected Animals of Nepal
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The current list of protected species in Nepal has 27 species of mammals, nine species of birds, and three species of reptiles. Here are the protected mammal species of Nepal.
Protected Mammals
| S.N | Name | Scientific Name |
| 1 | Royal Bengal Tiger | Panthera Tigris |
| 2 | Pangolin | Manis Pantadactyla |
| 3 | Hyaena | Hyaena Hyaena |
| 4 | Four-Horned Antelope | Tetraceurs Quadricornis |
| 5 | Asian Elephant | Elephas Maximus |
| 6 | Hispid Hare | Caprolagus Hispidus |
| 7 | One-Horned Rhino | Rhinoceros Unicornis |
| 8 | Ganges River Dolphin | Platanista Gangetica |
| 9 | Gray Wolf | Canis Lupus |
| 10 | Swamp Deer | Cervus Duvauceli |
| 11 | Leopard Cat | Prinailurus Bengalensis |
| 12 | Assamese Monkey | Macaca Assamensis |
| 13 | Musk Deer | Moschus Cyrysogaster |
| 14 | Himalayan Brown Bear | Ursus Arctos |
| 15 | Great Tibetan Sheep | Ovis Ammon |
| 16 | Red Panda | Ailurus Fulgens |
| 17 | Black Buck | Antiope Cervicapra |
| 18 | Spotted Linsang | Prionodon Pardicolor |
| 19 | Lynx | Felis Lynx |
| 20 | Clouded Leopard | Pardofelis Nebulosa |
| 21 | Snow Leopard | Panthera Uncia |
| 22 | Bison | Bos Gaurus |
| 23 | Wild Yak | Bos Mutus |
| 24 | Wild Water Buffalo | Bubalus Arnee |
| 25 | Tibetan Antelope | Pantholops Hadgsoni |
| 26 | Pygmy Hog | Porcula salvania |
Protected Birds
| S.N | Name | Scientific Name |
| 1 | Black Stork | Ciconia Nigra |
| 2 | Giant Hornbill | Buceros Bicornis |
| 3 | White Stork | Ciconia Ciconia |
| 4 | Sarus Carne | Grus Antigone |
| 5 | Bengal Florican | Houbaropsis Bengalesis |
| 6 | Lesser Florican | Syphoetides Indica |
| 7 | Impeyan Pheasant | Lophophorus Impejanus |
| 8 | Crimson Horned Pheasant | Tragopan Satyra |
| 9 | Cheer Pheasant | Catreus Wallichii |
Protected Reptiles
| S.N | Name | Scientific Name |
| 1 | Asiatic Rock Python | Python Molurus |
| 2 | Golden Monitor Lizard | Varanus Flavescens |
| 3 | Gharial Crocodile | Gavialis Gangetica |
There is plenty of incredible wildlife experience all over the world but, Wildlife in Nepal is the emerging wildlife destination to explore the variety of most endangered and rare species in the world.