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Animals of India

546 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from India on GBIF: 228 birds, 159 mammals, 66 sharks & fish, 57 insects & other invertebrates, 31 reptiles, 5 amphibians. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 546 animals by group

Big cats 4

Small wild cats 4

Bears 2

Pandas 1

Wolves 1

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 3

Hyenas & aardwolf 1

Mongooses, civets & genets 13

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 5

Whales & dolphins 4

Elephants 1

Rhinos 1

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 2

Deer 7

Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 14

Wild pigs & peccaries 2

Camels, llamas & relatives 1

Gibbons 1

Monkeys 16

Lorises, galagos & tarsiers 2

Bats 24

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 14

Mice, rats & other rodents 17

Rabbits, hares & pikas 7

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 7

Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals 5

Birds of prey 31

Owls 5

Parrots 3

Ducks, geese & swans 22

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 41

Seabirds, divers & grebes 7

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 24

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 9

Pigeons & doves 7

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 10

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 4

Crows, jays & magpies 11

Songbirds & perching birds 51

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 3

Crocodiles & alligators 3

Snakes 17

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 5

Turtles & tortoises 6

Frogs & toads 5

Sharks 12

Rays, skates & chimaeras 5

Bony fish 49

Butterflies & moths 8

Bees, wasps & ants 9

Beetles 4

Dragonflies & damselflies 2

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 9

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 9

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 8

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 2

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 4

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 2

Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.