Who is the most famous endangered animal of western ghats?

1. Which is the endangered species of Western Ghat?
2. What is the #1 most endangered animal?
3. What are Western Ghats famous for?
4. Which animals are endemic to the Western Ghats of India but are endangered?
5. Which plant is known as Queen of Western Ghats?
6. Are there Tigers in Western Ghats?
7. What species no longer exists?

Which is the endangered species of Western Ghat?

Among the 32 threatened species are the tiger, leopard, lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri tahr, Asian elephant, Nilgiri langur and gaur. The endemic Malabar large-spotted civet is estimated to number fewer than 250 mature individuals, with no sub-population greater than 50 individuals.

What is the #1 most endangered animal?

1. Javan rhinoceros. Once the most widespread of Asian rhinos, Javan rhinos are now listed as critically endangered.

What are Western Ghats famous for?

The Western Ghats are one of the world's biodiversity hotspots with over 5,000 flowering plants, 139 mammals, 508 birds and 179 amphibian species. At least 325 globally threatened species occur here. The range covers 60,000km² and forms the catchment area for a complex of river systems that drain almost 40% of India.

Which animals are endemic to the Western Ghats of India but are endangered?

A number of flagship mammals occur in the property, including parts of the single largest population of globally threatened 'landscape' species such as the Asian Elephant, Gaur and Tiger. Endangered species such as the lion-tailed Macaque, Nilgiri Tahr and Nilgiri Langur are unique to the area.

Which plant is known as Queen of Western Ghats?

Which plant is known as Queen of Western Ghats? The wild child of the Western Ghats, Taman has purple blossoms that make the tree standout as a mass of a single, vibrant colour, earning it the nickname 'Queen's flowers'.

Are there Tigers in Western Ghats?

It has particularly impressive populations of large mammals – for instance around 30% of all Asian elephants and approximately 25% of the world's wild tigers, spread across a number of wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves and national parks. Eleven out of 50 tiger reserves in India are situated in the Western Ghats.

What species no longer exists?

extinct. A species that no longer exists anywhere on Earth.