Biodiversity hotspots in India

Static GK is an important section of various government and banking exams. The weightage of questions on environment is increasing consistently in almost all examinations. To help you in this preparation, we have compiled the information on “Biodiversity hotspots in India” in this blog.

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BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS IN INDIA

1.Himalayas: Includes the entire Indian Himalayan region (and that falling in Pakistan, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Myanmar)

2. Indo-Burma: Includes entire North-eastern India, except Assam and Andaman group of Islands (and Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and southern China)

3. Sundalands: Includes Nicobar group of Islands (and Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines)

4. Western Ghats and Sri Lanka: Includes entire Western Ghats (and Sri Lanka)

1. Himalayas

Geographical extent

750,000 km² spanning Indian states of West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Kashmir

Species diversity and Endemism

Taxonomic Group	Species	Endemism (%)
Plants	10,000	31.6
Mammals	300	4
Birds	977	1.5
Reptiles	176	27.3
Amphibians	105	40.0
Freshwater Fishes	269	12.3

Important species

Animals: Asian elephant, Snow leopard, Ganges River dolphin, Red panda, Bengal tiger, Greater one-horned rhino, Golden langur, Pygmy hog

Birds:  White-winged duck, White-bellied heron, Bengal florican

Plants: Coptis teeta, Gymnocladus assamicus, Illicium griffithii, Lilium polyphyllum, Nardostachys jatamansi

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