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Fauna in Corbett

One of the most important and well- preserved wild life sanctuaries in India, the Fauna in Corbett National Park is the one of the leading tourist attractions of Uttaranchal. Nestled amidst the majestic beauty of the Himalayan Mountain Range, the Corbett National Park, established by the late Jim Corbett, one of the most famous naturalists and environmentalists of the world, is one of the most visited national Parks in India.


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Nestled in the lap of nature, the environmental conditions at the Corbett National Park provide the perfect settings for the preservation and growth of the various species of Fauna in Corbett. Since they are natural, these conditions are best suited for the safe habitation of various rare and endangered species of wildlife.


Accommodation in Corbett
Camp Forktail Creek Corbett Jungle Lodge
Corbett Ramganga Resort Corbett Riverview Retreat
Claridges Corbett Hideaway Corbett Riverside Resort
Tiger Camp Resort Call of the Wild Safari Lodge
Roop Resort Corbett Treff Hotel
Corbett County The Wild Crest
Treetops Resort Jungle Brook Camp Resort
Vaghat River Lodge Manu Maharani Resort
Solluna Resort Corbett
 

The various species of Fauna in Corbett can be divided into the following sub types:

Mammals
The most commonly found ones are Sloth Bear, Himalayan Black Bear, Dhole, Jackal, Yellow Throated Martem, Himalayan Palm Civet, Indian Grey Mongoose, Common Otter, Porcupine, Clack-taped Hare besides the Chital, Spotted Deer, Para, Kakka, and the Barking Deer

Birds
The Peacock, Jungle Fowl, partridge, Kaleej Pheasant, crow, vulture, parakeet, Laughing Thrush, oriole, kingfisher, drongo, dove, woodpecker, duck, teal, stork, cormorant and seagull form the species that inhabit the Corbett National Park

Reptiles
Indian marsh crocodile, gharial, King cobra, common krait, cobra, Russels viper, python and monitor lizard are the most common ones

FishesMahaseer, kalimuchi, kalabasu, chilwa and goonch infest the water bodies in the park


Fauna of Corbett National Park

Common Name-- Zoological Name

1. Rhesus Macaque -- Macaca mulatia villosa

2. Common langur -- Semnopithecus entellus

3. Common Red Fox -- Vulpes vulpes montana

4. Asiatic Jackal -- Canis aurius

5. Dhole -- Cuon alpinus

6. Sloth Bear -- Melursus ursinus

7. Himalayan Black Bear -- Selenarctos thibetanus

8. Small Indian Civet -- Viverricula indica

9. Common Palm Civet -- Paradoxurus hermaphorditus

10. Himalayan Palm Civet -- Paguma larvata

11. Wild Boar -- Sus scrofa cristatus

12. Hog Deer -- Axis porcinus

13. Barking Deer -- Munitiacus muntjak uaginalis

14. Chital (Spotted Deer) -- Axis axis

15. Sambar -- Cervus unicolor

16. Goral -- Nemorhaedus goral

17. Serow -- Nemorhaedus (Capricornis) sumatraensis

18. Nilgai -- Boselaphus tragocamellus

19. Indian Pangolin -- Manis crassicaudata

20. Large Red Flying Squirrel -- Petaurista petaurista albiventer

21. Northern Palm Squirrel -- Funambulus pennanti

22. Indian Crested Porcupine -- Hystrix indica

23. Indian Gerbil -- Tatera indica indica

24. Common Otter -- Lutra lutra monticola

25. Smooth-coated otter -- Lutra perspicillata

26. Small-Clawed Otter -- Aonyx cinerea

27. Yellow-Throated Marten -- Martes flavigula

28. Common Indian Rat -- Rattus rattus refescens

29. Common Indian Rat -- Rattus rattus gangutrianus

30. Home Mouse -- Mus musculus tytleri

31. Mouse -- Mus musculus homeurus

32. Common Indian Field Mouse -- Mus booduga

33. Indian Bush Rat -- Golunda ellioti myothrix

34. Bandicoot Rat -- Nosokia indica indica

35. Large Bandicoot Rat -- Bandicota indica indica

36. Peter's Tube-Nose Bat -- Murina grisea

37. Long-Eared Bat -- Piecotus auritus homochrous

38. Greater Yellow Bat -- Scotophillus heathi heathi

39. Indian Pygmy Pipistrelle -- Pipistrellus mimus mimus

40. Hodgson's Bat -- Myotis formosus

41. Great Himalayan Leaf-Nosed Bat -- Hipposideros armiger armiger

42. Leaf-Nosed Bat -- Hipposideros cineraues micropus

43. Little Japanese Horseshoe Bat -- Rhinoplophus cornutus blythi

44. Short-Nosed Fruit Bat -- Cynopterus sphinx sphinx

45. Indian Flying Fox -- Pteropus giganteus giganteus

46. Long-Eared Hedgehog -- Hemiechinus auritus collaris

47. House Shrew -- Suncus murinus tytleri

48. Savi Pygmy Shrew -- Suncus etruscus micronyx

49. Rufous-Tailed Hare -- Lepus nigricollis ruficaudatus

50. Indian Grey Mongoose -- Herpestes edwardsinyula

51. Asiatic Elephant -- Elephas maximus

52. Jungle Cat -- Felis chaus affinis

53. Leopard Cat -- Felis bengalensis horsfieldi

54. Leopard -- Panthera pardus

55. Tiger -- Panthera tigris tigris

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