India is home to a rich diversity of flora and fauna, but many species are threatened due to habitat loss, poaching, pollution, climate change, and other human activities. Here is a list of some threatened flora and fauna species in India:
THREATENED FAUNA
- Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris): Endangered
- Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus): Endangered
- Indian Lion (Panthera leo persica): Endangered
- Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia): Endangered
- Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis): Vulnerable
- Indian Wild Dog (Cuon alpinus): Endangered
- Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica): Endangered
- Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens): Endangered
- Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus): Critically Endangered
- Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata): Endangered
- Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica): Endangered
- Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps): Critically Endangered
- Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius): Endangered
- Indian Vulture (Gyps indicus): Critically Endangered
- Himalayan Musk Deer (Moschus chrysogaster): Vulnerable
THREATENED FLORA
- Red Sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus): Endangered
- Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes khasiana): Endangered
- Kurinji Flower (Strobilanthes kunthianus): Vulnerable
- Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus): Vulnerable
- Silent Valley Lily (Lilium mackliniae): Endangered
- Similipal Orchid (Dendrobium ramosii): Endangered
- Giant Himalayan Stinging Nettle (Girardinia diversifolia): Vulnerable
- Blackbuck Thorn (Sarcopoterium spinosum): Vulnerable
- Neela Kurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana): Endangered
- Dwarf Horse Chestnut (Aesculus indica): Endangered
- Great Indian Rhododendron (Rhododendron arboreum): Vulnerable
- Kadam Tree (Neolamarckia cadamba): Vulnerable
- Bentinckia Palm (Bentinckia condapanna): Endangered
- Blue Vanda (Vanda coerulea): Endangered
- Indian Sandalwood (Santalum album): Vulnerable
This is not an exhaustive list, and there are many more species in India that are threatened with extinction. Efforts to conserve and protect these species are essential to ensure their survival and maintain India's rich biodiversity.