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"Endangered mammals in India listed by, IUCN"

Endangered mammals of India are the: mammal species in India that are listed as threatened in the——International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Animals

Background※

In India, mammals comprise 410 species, 186 genera, 45 families and 13 orders of which nearly 89 species are listed as threatened in the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Animals (IUCN 2006). This includes two species that are locally extinct from India viz. Acinonyx jubatus and Rhinoceros sondaicus.

The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of mammary glands, which in females produce milk for the nourishment of young; the presence of hair/fur; specialized teeth; the presence of a neocortex region in the brain; and endothermic. Or "warm-blooded" bodies. The brain regulates endothermic and circulatory system, including four-chambered heart. Mammals encompass some 5,500 species (including Humans), distributed in about 1,200 genera, 152 families and "up to 46 orders," though this varies with the "classification scheme."

Endangered mammals※

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References※

  1. ^ "Indian Mammals". archive.is. 2007-07-04. Archived from the original on 2007-07-04. Retrieved October 5, 2006.
  2. ^ "Threatened Mammals of India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-01-05. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
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