Studies on the Mammalian Diversity of Lahaul valley, District Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India with their Conservation status
Author: Gaurav Sharma , Shiv Kumar , Nirlep Dhatwalia and Kangru Ram
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Abstract
The studies on the Mammalian diversity in and around Lahaul Valley, District Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh has been conducted during 2010-19. About 23 species belongs to 13 families under 06 orders of class Mammalia has been recorded from the different localities of study area and information on their conservation status is also provided. The order Carnivora is the most dominant order having 10 species, followed by Artiodactyla 05 species, Rodentia 03 species, Chiroptera and Primates each having 02 species and least by Lagomorpha having 01 species. In terms of mammals species recorded in different localities of Lahaul valley, the maximum number of 15 species were recorded from Tindi, followed by 14 species from Udaipur, 07 species from Pattan, 06 species from Miyar Valley, 04 species each from Keylong and Kardang, 03 species from Suraj Tal and 02 species each from Sarchu and Jispa. In these 23 recorded species as per conservation status, 02 species are listed as Endangered, 02 spe
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Mammal, diversity, Lahaul Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Conclusion
The studies on the Mammalian diversity in and around Lahaul Valley, District Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh has been conducted during 2010-19. About 23 species belongs to 13 families under 06 orders of class Mammalia has been recorded from the different localities of study area and information on their conservation status is also provided. The order Carnivora is the most dominant order having 10 species, followed by Artiodactyla 05 species, Rodentia 03 species, Chiroptera and Primates each having 02 species and least by Lagomorpha having 01 species. In terms of mammals species recorded in different localities of Lahaul valley, the maximum number of 15 species were recorded from Tindi, followed by 14 species from Udaipur, 07 species from Pattan, 06 species from Miyar Valley, 04 species each from Keylong and Kardang, 03 species from Suraj Tal and 02 species each from Sarchu and Jispa. In these 23 recorded species as per conservation status, 02 species are listed as Endangered, 02 spe
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Sharma, Gaurav, Kumar, Shiv, Dhatwalia, Nirlep and Ram, Kangru (2019). Studies on the Mammalian Diversity of Lahaul valley, District Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India with their conservation status. Biological Forum - An International Journal, 11