List of Indian state animals


India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia. It is made up of 28 states and 8 union territories. All Indian states have their own government and the Union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. As most of the other countries India too has a national emblem—the Lion Capital of Sarnath.
Apart from India's national emblem, each of its States and Union Territories have their own state seals and symbols which include state animals, birds, trees, flowers etc. A list of state animals of India is given below. See Symbols of Indian states and territories for a complete list of all State characters and seals.
StateCommon nameIUCN CategoryNotes
Andhra PradeshBlackbuckLC
Arunachal PradeshMithunVU
AssamOne-horned rhinocerosVUThe state hosts majority of Indian rhinos living in the Sub-continent
BiharGaurVU
ChhattisgarhWild water buffaloEN
GoaIndia bison/ Gaur/Gavoredo in KonkaniVU
GujaratAsiatic lionENLives exclusively in Gir Forest National Park
HaryanaBlackbuckLC
Himachal PradeshSnow leopardVU
JharkhandIndian elephantEN
KarnatakaIndian elephantENKarnataka has the largest number of elephants in India
KeralaIndian elephantENElephants are an integral part of Kerala's culture. See Elephants in Kerala Culture
Madhya PradeshBarasingha Swamp deerVU
MaharashtraIndian giant squirrelLC
ManipurSangaiEN
MeghalayaClouded leopardVU
MizoramHimalayan serowNT
NagalandGayal/MithunVU
OdishaSambarVU
PunjabBlackbuckLC
RajasthanDromedary CamelLC
SikkimRed pandaEN
Tamil NaduNilgiri tahrEN
TelanganaSpotted deerLC
TripuraPhayre's langurEN
Uttar PradeshSwamp deerVU
UttarakhandAlpine musk deerEN
West BengalFishing CatVU

Union territories