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'''India''', officially the '''Republic of India''' is a country in [[South Asia]], consisting of [[States and union territories of India|28 states and eight union territories]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://knowindia.india.gov.in/states-uts/|title=States and Union Territories|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=21 April 2024|archive-date=5 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205154934/https://knowindia.india.gov.in/states-uts/|url-status=live}}</ref> All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the [[Government of India|Central Government]]. India has its own [[National symbols of India|national symbols]].<ref name="Symbol">{{cite web|title=National Symbols|url=https://www.india.gov.in/india-glance/national-symbols|access-date=14 August 2022|publisher=[[Government of India]]|archive-date=1 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501093137/https://www.india.gov.in/india-glance/national-symbols|url-status=live}}</ref> Apart from the [[national symbol]]s, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including animals listed below.

== States ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Indian state animals
! [[States and union territories of India|State]]
! [[Common name]]<ref name="ENVIS">{{cite web|url=https://wiienvis.nic.in/KidsCentre/state_symbols_india_8411.aspx|title=State symbols of India|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-date=22 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922102907/https://wiienvis.nic.in/KidsCentre/state_symbols_india_8411.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
! [[Binomial name]]<ref name="Name">{{cite web|url=https://a-z-animals.com/animals/scientific/|title=Scientific names|publisher=A-Z animals|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-date=17 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517031141/https://a-z-animals.com/animals/scientific/|url-status=live}}</ref>
! Image
! [[IUCN Red List#Categories|IUCN category]]<ref name="IUCN">{{cite web|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/|title=IUCN redlist|publisher=[[IUCN]]|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-date=27 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627094911/https://www.iucnredlist.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| [[Blackbuck]]
| ''[[Antilope cervicapra]]''
| [[File:10BlackBuck.jpg|100px]]
| [[Least Concern]]
|-
| [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| [[Gayal]]
| ''[[Bos frontalis]]''
| [[File:Mithun,_Glao_Lake.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|-
| [[Assam]]
| [[Indian rhinoceros|One-horned rhinoceros]]
| ''[[Rhinoceros unicornis]]''
| [[File:Great-Indian-one-horned-rhinoceros-at-Kaziranga-national-park-in-Assam-India.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[Bihar]]
|[[Gaur]]
| ''[[Bos gaurus]]''
|[[File:Gaur_Male.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[Chhattisgarh]]
| [[Wild water buffalo]]
| ''[[Bubalus arnee]]''
| [[Image:Indian Water Buffalo Bubalus arnee by Dr Raju Kasambe IMG 0347 (11) (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Endangered]]
|-
| [[Goa]]
| [[Gaur]]
| ''[[Gaur|Bos gaurus]]''
| [[File:Gaur_Male.jpg|100px]]
| [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|-
| [[Gujarat]]
| [[Asiatic lion]]
| ''[[Panthera leo persica|Panthera leo]]''
| [[File:Asiatic Lion strolling (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Endangered]]
|-
| [[Haryana]]
| [[Blackbuck]]
| ''[[Antilope cervicapra]]''
| [[File:10BlackBuck.jpg|100px]]
| [[Least Concern]]
|-
| [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| [[Snow leopard]]
| ''[[Panthera uncia]]''
| [[File:Snow Leopards - Ghost of the Mountains for Ministry of Tourism (MOT) India 9 (cropped).png|100px]]
| [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|-
| [[Jharkhand]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Indian elephant]]
| rowspan="3"|''[[Elephas maximus indicus|Elephas maximus]]''
| rowspan="3"|[[File:Male Elephant Tusker Nagarhole Karnataka Apr22 D72 23736.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Endangered]]
|-
| [[Karnataka]]
|-
| [[Kerala]]
|-
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| [[Swamp deer]]
| ''[[Rucervus duvaucelii]]''
| [[File:Swamp deer (19).jpg|100px]]
| [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|-
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[Indian giant squirrel]]
| ''[[Ratufa indica]]''
| [[Image:Malabar giant sqirrel.jpg|100px]]
| [[Least Concern]]
|-
| [[Manipur]]
| [[Sangai]]
| ''[[Sangai|Cervus eldi]]''
| [[File:Sangai deer male with newborn fawn.jpg|100px]]
| [[Endangered]]
|-
| [[Meghalaya]]
| [[Clouded leopard]]
| ''[[Neofelis nebulosa]]''
| [[File:Clouded Leopard in Darjeeling Zoo.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="4"|[[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|-
| [[Mizoram]]
| [[Himalayan serow]]
| ''[[Capricornis thar]]''
| [[Image:Himalayan Serow Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary East Sikkim Sikkim India 13.02.2016.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[Nagaland]]
| [[Gayal]]
| ''[[Bos frontalis]]''
| [[File:Mithun,_Glao_Lake.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[Odisha]]
| [[Sambar (deer)|Sambar]]
| ''[[Rusa unicolor]]''
| [[File:Sambar (Cervus unicolor unicolor) male.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| [[Blackbuck]]
| ''[[Antilope cervicapra]]''
| [[File:10BlackBuck.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Least Concern]]
|-
| [[Rajasthan]]
| [[Chinkara]]
| ''[[Gazella bennettii]]''
| [[Image:Chinkara_-_Shreeram_M_V_-_Bikaner.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[Sikkim]]
| [[Red panda]]
| ''[[Ailurus fulgens]]''
| [[File:Gangtok Bulbuley Himalayan Zoological Park Captive Red Panda Walking.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Endangered]]
|-
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| [[Nilgiri tahr]]
| ''[[Nilgiritragus hylocrius]]''
| [[File:Nilgirithar western ghats.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[Telangana]]
| [[Spotted deer]]
| ''[[Axis axis]]''
| [[File:A_chital_stag_1.JPG|100px]]
| [[Least Concern]]
|-
| [[Tripura]]
| [[Phayre's leaf monkey|Phayre's langur]]
| ''[[Trachypithecus phayrei]]''
| [[File:Trachypithecus phayrei 30780911.jpg|100px]]
| [[Endangered]]
|-
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| [[Swamp deer]]
| ''[[Rucervus duvaucelii]]''
| [[File:Swamp deer (19).jpg|100px]]
| [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|-
| [[Uttarakhand]]
| [[Alpine musk deer]]
| ''[[Moschus chrysogaster]]''
| [[Image:Moschus chrysogaster 287858485 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Endangered]]
|-
| [[West Bengal]]
| [[Fishing cat]]
| ''[[Prionailurus viverrinus]]''
| [[File:Prionailurus viverrinus 01.jpg|100px]]
| [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|}

== Union territories ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Indian state animals (Union territories)
! [[States and union territories of India|Union territory]]
! [[Common name]]<ref name="ENVIS"/>
! [[Binomial name]]<ref name="Name"/>
! Image
! [[IUCN Red List#Categories|IUCN category]]<ref name="IUCN"/>
|-
| [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
| [[Dugong]]
| ''[[Dugong dugon]]''
| [[File:Dugong in Ritchies archipelago Neil Island Andaman.jpg|100px]]
| [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|-
| [[Chandigarh]]
| [[Indian gray mongoose]]
| ''[[Herpestes edwardsi]]''
| [[File:Herpestes edwardsii. 2.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Least Concern]]
|-
| [[Delhi]]
| [[Nilgai]]
| ''[[Boselaphus tragocamelus]]''
| [[File:Nilgai_(Boselaphus_tragocamelus)_male.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| [[Kashmir stag|Hangul]]
| ''[[Kashmir stag|Cervus hanglu]]''
| [[Image:Cervus cashmeerianus Smit.jpg|100px]]
| [[Critically Endangered]]
|-
| [[Ladakh]]
| [[Snow leopard]]
| ''[[Panthera uncia]]''
| [[File:Snow Leopards - Ghost of the Mountains for Ministry of Tourism (MOT) India 9 (cropped).png|100px]]
| [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|-
| [[Lakshadweep]]
| [[Indian vagabond butterflyfish|Butterfly fish]]
| ''[[Chaetodon decussatus]]''
| [[Image:Bep chaetodon decussatus.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Least Concern]]
|-
| [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
| [[Indian palm squirrel]]
| ''[[Funambulus palmarum]]''
| [[File:Funambulus palmarum (Bengaluru).jpg|100px]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Symbols of Indian states}}

[[Category:States and union territories of India-related lists|Animals]]
[[Category:Lists of animals by country|Indian state animals]]
[[Category:Lists of Indian state symbols|Animals]]

List of Indian state animals - Revision history

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