State animals of the states of India:
State Animal of India: National Animal of India and State Animal of the States Declaring an animal as the national animal, a bird as the national bird, a tree as the national tree or a flower as the national flower, even if there is no direct effect on wildlife But the awareness and sensitivity towards nature, environment and animals in the citizens of the country is expanded by this. Tiger is our national animal. Do you know that before 9th July 1969 our national animal was lion.
The total number of state animals including the national animal is 21. Generally a wild animal has been declared by one state as its state animal, but there are some wild animals which have been declared by two states as their state animal. Gaur, Mithun, reindeer and musk deer are such wildlife. Elephant is one such wildlife, which has been declared by four states as their state animal.
List of state animals of the states of India:
| State | Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Andhra Pradesh | Black buck | Antelope servikapra |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Gayle | Bose frontalis |
| Assam | One horned rhinoceros | Rhinoceros unicornis |
| Bihar | Bull | Oxen[2] |
| Chhattisgarh | Wild buffalo | Bubalus Bubalis Arnie |
| Goa | Gavoredo in Gaur/Konkani | Bose gauras |
| Gujarat | Asiatic Lion | Panthera leo persica |
| Haryana | Black buck | Antelope servikapra |
| Himachal Pradesh | Snow leopard | Uncia uncia or Panthera uncia |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Kashmiri Baharsinga/Hangul | Cervus Elaphus Henglu |
| Jharkhand | Indian elephant | Elephs maximus indicus |
| Karnataka | Indian elephant | Elephs maximus indicus |
| Kerala | Indian elephant | Elephs maximus indicus |
| Madhya Pradesh | Reindeer | Ruservus duvausili |
| Maharashtra | Indian giant squirrel | Ratufa indica |
| Manipur | Sangai | Cervus aldi aldi |
| Meghalaya | Clouded leopard | Neofelis nebulosa |
| Mizoram | Himalayan serow | Capricornis thar |
| Nagaland | Gayle/Gemini | Bose frontalis |
| Odisha | Sambar | Rusa unicolor |
| Punjab | Black buck | Antelope servikapra |
| Rajasthan | Chinkara | Gazella Bennetti |
| Sikkim | Red panda | Ailurus fulgens |
| Tamil Nadu | Nilgiri Tahr | Nilgiritragus hyalocris |
| Telangana | Pied deer | Axis |
| Tripura | Fire langur | Trachypithecus Fairei |
| Uttar Pradesh | Sing out | Ruservus duvausili |
| Uttarakhand | Alpine musk deer | Moscus chrysogaster |
| West Bengal | Fish cat | Prenylurus viverinus |
| Union territories | ||
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Dugong | Dugong |
| Chandigarh | Indian gray weasel | Herpestes edwardsi |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Not yet announced | Not yet announced |
| Daman and Diu | Not yet announced | Not yet announced |
| Delhi | Blue cow | Boselaphus tragocamelus |
| Lakshadweep | Butterfly | Chaetodon decucitus |
| Puducherry | Indian Squirrel | Funambulus palmarum |
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State Animals FAQs:
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