{"id":83531,"date":"2021-10-22T16:45:33","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T11:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=83531"},"modified":"2021-10-22T16:45:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T11:15:34","slug":"biodiversity-hotspots-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/biodiversity-hotspots-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Biodiversity hotspots in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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 \u201cBiodiversity hotspots in India\u201d in this blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS IN INDIA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1.Himalayas<\/strong>: Includes the entire Indian Himalayan region (and that falling in Pakistan, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Myanmar)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

    3. Sundalands<\/strong>: Includes Nicobar group of Islands (and Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    4. Western Ghats and Sri Lanka<\/strong>: Includes entire Western Ghats (and Sri Lanka)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Himalayas<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      Geographical extent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      750,000 km\u00b2 spanning Indian states of West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Kashmir<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Species diversity and Endemism<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Taxonomic Group<\/td>Species<\/td>Endemism (%)<\/td><\/tr>
      Plants<\/td>10,000<\/td>31.6<\/td><\/tr>
      Mammals<\/td>300<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
      Birds<\/td>977<\/td>1.5<\/td><\/tr>
      Reptiles<\/td>176<\/td>27.3<\/td><\/tr>
      Amphibians<\/td>105<\/td>40.0<\/td><\/tr>
      Freshwater Fishes<\/td>269<\/td>12.3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      Important species<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Animals: Asian elephant, Snow leopard, Ganges River dolphin, Red panda, Bengal tiger, Greater one-horned rhino, Golden langur, Pygmy hog<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Birds: \u00a0White-winged duck, White-bellied heron, Bengal florican <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Plants: Coptis teeta<\/em>, Gymnocladus assamicus<\/em>, Illicium griffithii<\/em>, Lilium polyphyllum<\/em>, Nardostachys jatamansi<\/em>
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