Nepal - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity

The north is Himalayas, and the south is the low land with the border of India. It is located in a tropical region. The biota is spread from the high ground to the low ground. The representative in the high ground is a snow leopard. There is elephant's habitat, and the fossil of the elephant family is excavated.

The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Nepal.

Nepal prehistoric age
	Nepal extinct species Cenozoic		Primitive elephant	Prodeinotherium
			Elephant	Stegodon
			Primate	Sivapithecus, Ankarapithecus
			Even-toed ungulate	Giraffokeryx (Giraffe), Conohyus (Boar), Dorcatherium (Deer), Dorcabune (Deer), Sivalik Hippopotamus
			Odd-toed ungulate	Brachypotherium (Rhino)
			Carnivora	Amphicyon (Bear-dog)

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.

Nepal
	Nepal regionally extinct in historic age		bird	Pink-headed Duck
	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, Gayal, Yak, 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, Fishing Cat, Eurasian Lynx, Asian Golden Cat, Marbled Cat, Clouded Leopard, Leopard, Tiger, Snow Leopard, Binturong, Masked Palm Civet, Asian Palm Civet, Spotted Linsang, Large Indian Civet, Small Indian Civet, Striped Hyena, Small Asian Mongoose, Indian Gray Mongoose, Crab-eating Mongoose, Golden Jackal, Gray Wolf, Dhole, Red Fox, Bengal Fox, Tibetan Sand Fox, Brown Bear, Asiatic Black Bear, Sloth Bear, Red Panda, 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
			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
			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
	Nepal small endangered species		Mouse	Himalayan Field Mouse
			Turtle	Red-crowned Roofed Turtle
			Turtle	Elongated Tortoise
			bird	Baer's Pochard

The following sites are the natural habitats of wildlife, where various species are seen, in Nepal.

Nepal
	Sagarmatha National Park [World Heritage]		Primate	Northern Plains Gray Langur
			Rodent	Royle's Pika, Bobak Marmot
			Rabbit	Woolly Hare
			Even-toed ungulate	Himalayan Musk Deer, Indian Muntjac, Indian Sambar, Himalayan tahr, Mainland serow, Grey goral, Asiatic Black Bear
			Carnivora	Snow Leopard, Masked Palm Civet, Golden Jackal, Gray Wolf, Red Panda, Yellow-throated Marten, Siberian weasel
			Pheasant	Blood Pheasant
			bird	White-throated Redstart, Grandala, Robin Accentor
			Swallowtail butterfly	Common Red Apollo

Wildlife's class - mammal, reptile (dinosaur), amphibia, bird, fish, arthropod (insect), molluscs, cnidarian, echinoderm (others), plant
Redlist Categories & Criteria - Extinct, Extinct in the Wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, others
The italic shows endemic species. * after the name shows subspecies. ' after the name shows family or genus.
          shows maga species.          shows rare and interesting species.
Area attribute - regionally extinct in historic age, regionally extant species, regionally marine species, UNESCO World Heritage, UNESCO World Hertage Tentative List, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Ramsar Site
Habitat environment - Rainforest, Savannah, Desert area, Mountainous area, Wetland, Forest area, Coastal area, Marine park, Tundra area, Colony, Nesting site
Geologic age - Paleozoic (Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian), Mesozoic (Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous), Cenozoic (Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene, Holocene), Quaternary (Pleistocene, Holocene)