PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Indian crested porcupine (Indian porcupine) and Regional 3R Forum in Asia and Pacific Indian crested porcupine (Indian porcupine) lIt is a rodent native to southern Asia and the Middle East Least concerned – IUCN Habitat species has a broad habitat tolerance, occupying rocky hillsides, tropical and temperate shrubland, grasslands, forests, arable …
PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Capped langur and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (North Atlantic Alliance) Capped langur Vulnerable – IUCN Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act Appendix I in CITES primate in the family Cercopithecidae Habitat subtropical or tropical dry forests. Range : found in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China, India, and Myanmar Threats human …
PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Gee’s golden langur and International Seabed Authority (ISA) Gee’s golden langur Endangered — IUCN Schedule I species in the Wildlife Protection Act (1972) CITES Appendix I Habitat found in moist evergreen, dipterocarp, riverine, and moist deciduous forest Range of distribution are very small. These are confined to western Assam and in …
PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Ganges shark and Commonwealth of Nations Ganges shark critically endangered – IUCN Schedule I species shark found in the Ganges River (Padma River) and the Brahmaputra River of Bangladesh and India The genus is currently considered to contain three recent species Borneo river shark Irrawaddy river shark Ganges shark Habitat …
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PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Namdapha Flying Squirrel and International Civil Aviation Organization Namdapha Flying Squirrel critically endangered — IUCN It is arboreal and nocturnal restricted to a single valley in the Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh Habitat dry deciduous montane forests occupying moist forest tracts along streams Threats Poaching of animals for food …
PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 The Malabar Civet (Kannan chandu Mangala kutri, Bal kutri and Dodda punugina) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) The Malabar Civet (Kannan chandu Mangala kutri, Bal kutri and Dodda punugina) Critically Endangered — IUCN Schedule I, part I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 CITES Appendix III (India). One of the …
PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 White-bellied Heron and Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM) White-bellied Heron Critically Endangered – IUCN extremely rare bird Habitat recorded from small or large rivers, usually with sand or gravel bars and marshes/lakes near wet grasslands range — eastern Himalayan foothills in Bhutan and north-east India to the hills of Bangladesh, north Myanmar and India …
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PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Hoolock gibbons and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Hoolock gibbons primate species of genus Hoolock Endangered — IUCN CITES Appendix I schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972 State Animal of Arunachal Pradesh Habitat Primarily forest dweller inhabits tropical evergreen rainforests, tropical evergreen and semi-evergreen …
PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Hawksbill Turtle and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) Hawksbill Turtle critically endangered — IUCN Maturation is slow and is estimated between 25 – 40 years Habitat Hawksbills nest on insular and mainland sandy beaches throughout the tropics and subtropics Range species is migratory in nature …
PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Green sea turtle (green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle) and UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Green sea turtle (green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle) endangered — IUCN only species in the genus Chelonia name — green fat found beneath its carapace Habitat They lay …
PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Large Rock Rat (Elvira Rat) and United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Large Rock Rat (Elvira Rat) Critically endangered — IUCN nocturnal and burrowing rodent endemic to India Habitat Tropical dry deciduous shrubland forest, seen in rocky areas Distribution Known only from Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu Threats habitat loss …
PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Sea horse and General Assembly (GA) Sea horse Data deficient — IUCN Appendix II of CITES small marine fishes in the genus Hippocampus Habitat found in shallow tropical and temperate waters throughout the world, from about 45°S to 45 S and live in sheltered areas such as seagrass beds, estuaries, coral …
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PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Greater flamingo and United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) Greater flamingo Least concerned — IUCN CMS Appendix II CITES Appendix II Habitat The species inhabits shallow eutrophic waterbodies such as saline lagoons, saltpans and large saline or alkaline lakes Range this species is regularly seen from West Africa eastward …
PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Pygmy Hog and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Pygmy Hog Critically endangered — IUCN world’s smallest wild pig indicators of the management status of grassland habitats. The grasslands where the pygmy hog resides are crucial for the survival of other endangered species such as Indian Rhinoceros, Swamp Deer, Wild Buffalo , …
PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Andaman White-toothed Shrew, Jenkin’s Andaman Spiny Shrew and the Nicobar White-tailed Shrew and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Andaman White-toothed Shrew, Jenkin’s Andaman Spiny Shrew and the Nicobar White-tailed Shrew Critically endangered — IUCN endemic to India nocturnal animal Habitat lives in tropical moist deciduous and evergreen forests, …
PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Siberian ibex and Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Siberian ibex Least concerned– IUCN species of ibex that lives in central Asia Habitat It live mostly above the tree line, in areas of steep slopes and rocky scree. Their habitat consists of a mixture of high altitude tundra, alpine meadows, and regions …
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PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Bharal (Himalayan blue sheep or naur or na or gnao) and International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) Bharal (Himalayan blue sheep or naur or na or gnao) Least concerned — IUCN caprid found in the high Himalayas bharal is a major food of the snow leopard Habitat inhabit open grassy slopes …
PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Mugger crocodile (Indian, Indus, Persian, Sindhu, marsh crocodile ) and International Court of Justice (ICJ; World Court) Mugger crocodile (Indian, Indus, Persian, Sindhu, marsh crocodile ) Vulnerable – IUCN CITES Appendix I species one of the three crocodilians found in India, the others being the gharial and the saltwater crocodile Habitat …
PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Pink- headed Duck and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Pink- headed Duck Critically endangered – IUCN CITES Appendix I. has not been conclusively recorded in India since 1949 It is shy and secretive Males have a deep pink head and neck from which the bird derives its name Habitat secluded and overgrown …
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