Scientific Study of Rajaji National Park, Water Resources

No.	Sub Class	Family	Species	English Name	Local	Habits & Habitat
1	Eutheria	Felidae (Cat)	Panthera tigris Binnaeus	Tiger	Bagh (Sher)	Prey, Mostly on Deers, Pig etc. Noctornal in Habit.
2	- do -	- do -	Panthera pardus Linnaaus	Panther or Leopard	Baghera or Guldar	Prey on Cattle deer, Monkey, Pig Langoor dog, Porcupine and some time even on birds or reptiles. Noctornal in Habit.
3	- do -	- do -	Felis Bengalensis	Leopard Cat	Ban bilao or Chita billi	Nocturnal in Habit & Prey on small Animals, Birds, Lizards in forests & are destructive of poultry in the neighbourhood of villages.
4	- do -	- do -	Felis chaus affinis	Jungle cat	Jungli billi	Prey on Birds & Destructive of eggs of birds.
5	- do -	Vivernidae	Vivernicula Indica Welhi Fecock	The small Indian Civet	Malpusa	Prefers areas along grass or scrub to live in, nocturnal in habit & preys on rates squirrel small birds lizards etc.
6	- do -	Herpestedae	Herpestes edwardsi nyula Hodgson	Common Mongoosa	Neola	Destructive to the eggs & chicks of the red jungle fowl the peafowl, the partridges and other ground nesting birds.
7	Eutheria	Hyena	Hyaena Hyaena Linnaeus	Striped hyena	Lakarbagha	Nocturnal in habit and scavanger by profession. Usually feed on carcass & occasionally preys on sheep & goats calves and stray dogs.
8	- do -	Cinadae (dog family)	Vulpes bengalen sis shaw	Indian fox	Lomari	Feeds on small mammals reptiles and insects including terminates and white ants.
9	- do -	- do -	Canis aureus indicus Hodgson	The Jackal	Gidar	Can live in any environment humid dry. Usually come out at dusk and retire at dawn does considerable damage to wild life by killing birds and destroying eggs.
10	- do -	- do -	Cuon alpinus primaevus Hodgson	Wild dog	Ban kutta	Very destructive animal haunting in packs, all forest animals including the tiger, are scared of these ferocious & blood thirsty animals.
11	- do -	Bear family	Mehersus urnisus Shaw	Sleth bear	Bhalloo	Food consists of honey wild figs, jamun, bel etc., Termites are it’s favourite food. The animal is vegetarian by habit.
12	- do -	Weasal family	Lutra Lutra Linnaeus	Smooth Indian Otter	Udbilao	Very destructive to flash.
13	Eutheria	Rodents family	Hystrix Indica Kerr	Indian Percupine	Sehi	It causes some minor damage to plantation specially to young semal and sissoo plants whose succulent roots are it’s favourite.
14	- do -	- do -	Lupus nigrisoilis	Indian Hare	Khargosh	Eat leaves, grasses & wild fruits.
15	- do -	Pig family	Sus sacrofa wild boar	Indian Wild Boar	Suar	Cause damage to young plantation as well as young natural seedlings by digging out the roots of young plants. However, damage is not much.
16	- do -	Elephant diac	Elephant maximum indicus	Indian Elephant	Hathi	Prefers moving in area covered with tall forests where the ground is hilly or undulating. The elep- hants are doing damage to forests as well as plantations but they are not yet & manace.
17	- do -	Family Antelopes	Neporhaedus goral Harwicks	The Goral	Ghural	Ghural is stocky goat like animal & keeps in the cliffs of the big river gorses and rocky precepitious grounds.
18	- do -	- do -	Boselaphus tragocamelus plallus	Blue bull	Nilgai	Nilgai is some what horse like in build. It avoids dense forests and usually keeps to open areas and grass land bordering villages.
19	Eutheria	Deer	Axis Axis Erxleben	Spotted deer	Chital	Move in large hards.
20	-	- do -	Muntiaeus muntjak zimmrmami	Barking deer	Kakar	The food consist of Various leaves grasses and wild fruits, move singly or in pair.
21	-	- do -	- do -	Axis percinus	Hog deer	Para Prefers grassy blanks.
22	-	- do -	Cervus unicolor	The sambhar	Sambhar	High forests are favorite haunts of sambhar. Its food consists of grass leaves and various kind of wild fruits. the sambhar brouse natural regeneration of sal.
23	-	Monkey	Macaca mulatca zimmermann	Monkey or Macaques	Lal bander	The animal is quarrel some and noisy inquarrel some nature.
24	- do -	- do -	Preshytes entellus Durfresna	Ape	Langur	Generally inhabit the most miscel aneous forest where they feed on the leaves and fruits of the tall trees occuring in such forests. There is certain amount of symbiotic relantionship with chital. If both species are present in a forest, chital herbs would usually be found to be moving with Langurs.
25	-	-	Martes planigula planigula boddairt	Yellow throated martin	Chitroll	Very destructive to birds their eggs and young chicks
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