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Nepal - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Nepal. The explanation in brackets is the ages they lived in extinct species. Note that Mya is million years ago. For example, "48.6～40.4 Mya" shows a range between 48.6 and 40.4 million years ago. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.
Nepal is an inland country located in South Asia. It is surrounded by India and China. The whole country is in a part of the Himalayas. The following shows the distribution of animals in Nepal.
| Nepal | |
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Nepal
regionally extinct
in historic age |
 | Bird |
Pink-headed Duck |
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Nepal
extant species |
 | Elephant |
Asian elephant |  | Primate |
Rhesus Macaque,
Assam Macaque,
Northern Plains Gray Langur |  | Rodent |
Malayan Porcupine,
Indian Porcupine,
Black Giant Squirrel,
Hairy-footed flying squirrel,
Particolored Flying Squirrel,
Spotted Giant Flying Squirrel,
Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel,
Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel,
Inornate squirrel,
Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel,
Himalayan Striped Squirrel,
Northern Palm Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Plateau Pika,
Nubra Pika,
Large-eared Pika,
Royle's Pika,
Himalayan Pika,
Hispid Hare,
Woolly Hare |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Pygmy Hog,
Wild Boar,
Sri Lankan Spotted Chevrotain,
Himalayan Musk Deer,
Black Musk Deer,
Indian Muntjac,
European red deer,
Barasingha,
Chital deer,
Four-horned Antelope,
Nilgai,
Water buffalo,
Yak,
Gayal,
Blackbuck,
Himalayan tahr,
Argali,
Bharal,
Mainland serow,
Grey goral,
Tibetan antelope |  | Megabat |
Leschenault's Rousette,
Indian Flying-fox,
Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat,
Blanford's Fruit Bat |  | Odd-toed ungulate |
Indian Rhinoceros |  | Pangolin |
Chinese Pangolin |  | Carnivora |
Jungle Cat,
Leopard Cat (Spotted),
Fishing Cat (Spotted),
Eurasian Lynx (Spotted),
Asian Golden Cat,
Marbled Cat (Spotted),
Clouded Leopard (Spotted),
Leopard (Spotted),
Tiger (Stripe),
Snow Leopard (live in alpine),
Binturong,
Masked Palm Civet,
Asian Palm Civet,
Spotted Linsang (Stripe),
Large Indian Civet (Spotted),
Small Indian Civet (Spotted),
Striped Hyena,
Small Asian Mongoose,
Indian Gray Mongoose,
Crab-eating Mongoose,
Gray Wolf,
Golden Jackal,
Dhole,
Red Fox,
Bengal Fox,
Tibetan Sand Fox,
Brown Bear (３m),
Asiatic Black Bear,
Sloth Bear (Slow and gentle),
Red Panda (Living fossil),
Oriental Small-clawed Otter,
European otter,
Smooth-coated Otter,
Yellow-throated Marten,
Beech Marten,
Honey Badger,
Burmese Ferret-badger,
Yellow-bellied weasel,
Siberian weasel |  | Crocodile |
Indian gavial,
Mugger Crocodile |  | Monitor |
Yellow Mangrove Monitor |  | Goose |
Taiga Bean-Goose,
Greylag Goose,
Bar-headed Goose |  | Junglefowl |
Red Junglefowl |  | Pheasant |
Blood Pheasant,
Koklass Pheasant,
Kalij Pheasant,
Cheer Pheasant ,
Himalayan Monal |  | Peafowl |
Indian Peafowl |  | Stork |
Painted Stork ,
Asian Openbill Stork,
Woolly-necked Stork,
White Stork,
Black Stork,
Black-necked Stork,
Lesser Adjutant,
Greater Adjutant |  | Ibis |
Black-headed Ibis,
Indian Black Ibis,
Common Spoonbill |  | Raptor |
Indian White-rumped Vulture,
Slender-billed Vulture |  | Crane |
Common Crane ,
Sarus Crane ,
Demoiselle Crane (Highest flying) |  | Parrot |
Alexandrine Parakeet ,
Slaty-headed Parakeet ,
Grey-headed Parakeet ,
Plum-headed Parakeet ,
Blossom-headed Parakeet ,
Red-breasted Parakeet ,
Vernal Hanging Parrot | | Bird |
Spiny Babbler,
Nepal Wren-babbler | | bird (EN) |
Baer's Pochard |
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Nepal
small extant
species |
 | Mouse (EN) |
Himalayan Field Mouse |  | Turtle (CR) |
Red-crowned Roofed Turtle | | Turtle (EN) |
Elongated Tortoise |  | Swallowtail
butterfly |
Varnished Apollo ,
(Parnassius acdestis) ,
Common Red Apollo ,
Common Blue Apollo ,
(Parnassius simo) ,
Great Windmill ,
Rose Windmill ,
Chinese Windmill ,
Common Batwing ,
Common Rose … total 25 species |
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