Indian Mammals

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1. Name the variety of Asiatic wild ass found in Ladhak. Poitou onager burro kiang

2. Which Indian mammal comes in three main varieties- common or grey, golden and crab eating? (Hint: This animal created havoc for local Hawaiian fauna when introduced there.) frog mongoose monkey raccoon

3. Which aberrant goat, with sheep like affinities, is found above the timberline in the Himalayas? tahr goral takin bharal

4. Which animal predominantly found in Kashmir, and also called the rock rabbit, hoards large heaps of green vegetation for winter food? (Hint: one species of this animal is found in North America.) Guinea pig hispid hare Bunyoro rabbit pika

5. Which mouse deer is found mainly in peninsular India and normally rests in tree holes? water chevrotain spotted chevrotain greater mouse deer Kancil

6. Ailurus fulgens is the scientific name of which relative of giant panda found in Himalayan forests? red panda giant panda xiongmao black panda

7. Which species of insectivorous mammal was discovered in a cave near Talewadi village in Belgaum district of Karnataka? Salim Ali's fruit bat Wroughton's free-tailed bat Hardwicke's forest bat papillose bat

8. Which species of freshwater aquatic mammal is unique to the Indian sub-continent? (Hint: think about the river Ganges) porpoise dolphin orca dugong

9. Which variety of bear has a peculiarly modified mouth to enable it to feed on the larvae of insects by suction? sloth bear Himalayan brown bear Asiatic black bear sun bear

10. Which species of the domesticated one-humped camel is believed to have spread to India from central Arabia? Bactrian camel guanaco cama dromedary camel