List Of Indian State Animals
This is a list of the state animals of all the states and union territories of India:
| State | Common name | Scientific name | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Blackbuck | Antilope cervicapra | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Gayal | Bos frontalis | |
| Assam | One-horned rhino | Rhinoceros unicornis | |
| Bihar | Gaur | Bos gaurus | |
| Chhattisgarh | Wild Buffalo | B. bubalis arnee | |
| Goa | Gaur | Bos gaurus | |
| Gujarat | Asiatic lion | Panthera leo persica | |
| Haryana | Blackbuck | Antilope cervicapra | |
| Himachal Pradesh | Snow leopard | Uncia uncia or Panthera uncia | |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Kashmir stag | Cervus elaphus hanglu | |
| Jharkhand | Indian Elephant | Elephas maximus indicus | |
| Karnataka | Indian Elephant | Elephas maximus indicus | |
| Kerala | Indian Elephant | Elephas maximus indicus | |
| Lakshadweep | Butterfly Fish | Chaetodon decussatus | |
| Meghalaya | Clouded Leopard | Neofelis nebulosa | |
| Madhya Pradesh | Barasingha | Rucervus duvaucelii | |
| Maharashtra | Indian Giant Squirrel | Ratufa indica | |
| Manipur | Sangai | Cervus eldi eldi | |
| Mizoram | Hoolock gibbon | Hoolock hoolock | |
| Nagaland | Gaur | Bos gaurus | |
| Odisha | Sambar | Rusa unicolor | |
| Puducherry | Squirrel | Sciuridae | |
| Punjab | Blackbuck | Antilope cervicapra | |
| Rajasthan | Chinkara | Gazella bennettii | |
| Sikkim | Red Panda | Ailurus fulgens | |
| Tamil Nadu | Nilgiri Tahr | Nilgiritragus hylocrius | |
| Tripura | Phayre's Langur | Trachypithecus phayrei | |
| Uttarakhand | Musk deer | Moschidae | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Swamp Deer | Rucervus duvaucelii | |
| West Bengal | Fishing cat | Prionailurus viverrinus |
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The animals in India are endangered and some of them work.
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