Fauna of Bhutan
National symbol of Bhutan, Takin.
Fauna of Bhutan refers to the set of species that live in Bhutan. Because of its unique geographical location and relatively preserved natural environment, fauna of Bhutan is the richest among Asian countries of comparable dimensions. There are an estimated of more than 160 mammal species.[1]
In a narrow tropical and subtropical zone, located along the southern border of the Himalayas, there mammals include Asian elephant, Indian rhinoceros, gaur, Asian buffalo, hog deer, clouded leopard, Binturong, Barasingha, pygmy hog, bristly rabbit, endemic golden langur and the sloth bear and birds - hornbills, trogony. In these forests there are snakes, mosquitoes and many other insects.
References
- ↑ Bisht, Ramesh Chandra (2008). International Encyclopaedia Of Himalayas (5 Vols. Set). Mittal Publications. pp. 54–58.
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