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Fauna of Pakistan

Index Fauna of Pakistan

Pakistan's native fauna reflect its varied climatic zones. [1]

150 relations: Alexandrine parakeet, Arabian Sea, Asian black bear, Asiatic lion, Astola Island, Azad Kashmir, Balochistan forest dormouse, Balochistan, Pakistan, Barilius modestus, Barn owl, Bearded vulture, Bharal, Black kite, Black pond turtle, Blackbuck, Blanford's fox, Bufo stomaticus, Caracal, Catfish, Channa marulius, Channa striata, Chashma and Taunsa Barrage Dolphin Sanctuary, Cheer pheasant, Chenab River, Chinkara, Chital, Chukar partridge, Common kingfisher, Common myna, Common shelduck, Continental shelf, Dalmatian pelican, Demoiselle crane, Deosai National Park, Dromedary, Duttaphrynus himalayanus, Echis, Eublepharis, Eurasian eagle-owl, Eurasian lynx, European green toad, Fishing cat, Flora of Pakistan, Fluvial, Forestry in Pakistan, Fresh water, Gharial, Goitered gazelle, Great Rann of Kutch, Greater flamingo, ..., Green sea turtle, Grey partridge, Hawke's Bay Beach, Hawksbill sea turtle, Himalayan brown bear, Himalayan goral, Himalayan monal, Himalayan snowcock, Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Honey badger, Hoopoe, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, Houbara bustard, Hydrophiinae, Hyelaphus, Ilish, Indian cobra, Indian crested porcupine, Indian leopard, Indian peafowl, Indian rhinoceros, Indian star tortoise, Indian wolf, Indus River, Indus River Delta, Karakorum, Kashmir gray langur, Kashmir stag, Kot Diji, Leatherback sea turtle, Leopard cat, Lesser florican, List of amphibians of Pakistan, List of animals representing first-level administrative country subdivisions, List of birds of Pakistan, List of butterflies of Pakistan, List of ecoregions in Pakistan, List of fish in Pakistan, List of mammals of Pakistan, List of national animals, List of national birds, List of non-marine molluscs of Pakistan, List of reptiles of Pakistan, List of spiders of Pakistan, Loggerhead sea turtle, Long-eared hedgehog, Mahseer, Marco Polo sheep, Markhor, Marmot, Merlin (bird), Mimathyma ambica, Mugger crocodile, Muslim, Nanorana vicina, Nilgai, Olive ridley sea turtle, Onager, Ormara Turtle Beaches (Ramsar Site), Osprey, Pakistan, Pelagic zone, Peregrine falcon, Persian leopard, Pothohar Plateau, Punjab, Pakistan, Ramsar Convention, Red fox, Red-vented bulbul, Reef, Rhesus macaque, Rita rita, Rock dove, Sandspit Beach, Sea turtle, Shaheen falcon, Shikra, Shrimp, Siberian ibex, Sind krait, Sindh, Sindh ibex, Smooth-coated otter, Snow leopard, South Asian river dolphin, State bird, Striped hyena, Tharparkar, Tor putitora, Urial, Western tragopan, Wetland, White-backed vulture, White-bellied musk deer, Wild boar, Wildlife of Pakistan, Yellow monitor, Yellow-bellied sea snake, Yellow-throated marten. Expand index (100 more) »

Alexandrine parakeet

The Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria), also known as the Alexandrine parrot, is a medium-sized parrot in the genus Psittacula of the family Psittacidae.

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Arabian Sea

The Arabian Sea, also known as Sea of Oman, is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Peninsula, and on the east by India.

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Asian black bear

The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus, previously known as Selenarctos thibetanus), also known as the moon bear and the white-chested bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to Asia and largely adapted to arboreal life.

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Asiatic lion

The Asiatic lion (Panthera leo leo) is a lion population in Gujarat, India.

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Astola Island

Astola Island, also known as Jezira Haft Talar (Balochi: زروان ءِ هفت تلار) Satadip or 'Island of the Seven Hills', is a small uninhabited Pakistani island in the Arabian Sea approximately south of the nearest part of the coast and southeast of the fishing port of Pasni.

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Azad Kashmir

Azad Jammu and Kashmir (آزاد جموں و کشمیر Āzād Jammū̃ o Kaśmīr, translation: Free Jammu and Kashmir), abbreviated as AJK and commonly known as Azad Kashmir, is a nominally self-governing polity administered by Pakistan.

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Balochistan forest dormouse

The Balochistan forest dormouse (Dryomys niethammeri) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae.

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Balochistan, Pakistan

Balochistan (bəloːt͡ʃɪs't̪ɑːn) (بلوچِستان), is one of the five provinces of Pakistan.

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Barilius modestus

Barilius modestus is a fish in genus Barilius of the family Cyprinidae.

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Barn owl

The barn owl (Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed species of owl and one of the most widespread of all birds.

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Bearded vulture

The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), also known as the Lämmergeier or ossifrage, is a bird of prey and the only member of the genus Gypaetus.

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Bharal

The bharal (Pseudois nayaur), also called the Himalayan blue sheep or naur, is a caprid found in the high Himalayas of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, and Pakistan.

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Black kite

The black kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors.

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Black pond turtle

The black pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii), also known as the spotted pond turtle or the Indian spotted turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to South Asia.

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Blackbuck

The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), also known as the Indian antelope, is an antelope found in India, Nepal and Pakistan.

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Blanford's fox

Blanford's fox (Vulpes cana), is a small fox found in certain regions of the Middle East and Central Asia.

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Bufo stomaticus

Bufo stomaticus (commonly known as the Indian marbled toad, Punjab toad, Indus Valley toad, or marbled toad) is a species of toad found in Asia from Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan to Nepal extending into Peninsular India from the plains to about 1800m.

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Caracal

The caracal (Caracal caracal) is a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and India.

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Catfish

Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish.

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Channa marulius

Channa marulius (bullseye snakehead or great snakehead) is a large species of snakehead native to South and Southeast Asia, as well as southern China.

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Channa striata

Channa striata, the striped snakehead, is a species of snakehead fish.

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Chashma and Taunsa Barrage Dolphin Sanctuary

Chashma and Taunsa Barrage Dolphin Sanctuary is located in Mianwali District, Punjab, Pakistan.

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Cheer pheasant

The cheer pheasant, (Catreus wallichii), also known as Wallich's pheasant is a vulnerable species of the pheasant family, Phasianidae.

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Chenab River

The Chenab River (चेनाब; ਚਨਾਬ,; چناب) is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region.

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Chinkara

The chinkara (Gazella bennettii), also known as the Indian gazelle, is a gazelle species native to Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

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Chital

The chital or cheetal (Axis axis), also known as spotted deer or axis deer, is a species of deer that is native in the Indian subcontinent.

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Chukar partridge

The chukar partridge, or simply chukar (Alectoris chukar), also called Chukor, is a Eurasian upland gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae.

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Common kingfisher

The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also known as the Eurasian kingfisher, and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa.

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Common myna

The common myna or Indian myna (Acridotheres tristis), sometimes spelled mynah, is a member of the family Sturnidae (starlings and mynas) native to Asia.

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Common shelduck

The common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) is a waterfowl species of the shelduck genus, Tadorna.

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Continental shelf

The continental shelf is an underwater landmass which extends from a continent, resulting in an area of relatively shallow water known as a shelf sea.

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Dalmatian pelican

The Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) is the most massive member of the pelican family, and perhaps the world's largest freshwater bird, although rivaled in weight and length by the largest swans.

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Demoiselle crane

The demoiselle crane (Grus virgo) is a species of crane found in central Eurasia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and North Eastern China.

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Deosai National Park

The Deosai National Park is a high-altitude alpine plain and national park in northern Pakistan.

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Dromedary

The dromedary, also called the Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius), is a large, even-toed ungulate with one hump on its back.

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Duttaphrynus himalayanus

The Himalayan toad (Duttaphrynus himalayanus) is a species of toad that is widely distributed throughout the Himalayan mountains.

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Echis

Echis (common names: saw-scaled vipers, carpet vipersSpawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Ralph Curtis Books. Oriental Press. 192 pp..) is a genus of venomous vipers found in the dry regions of Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka.

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Eublepharis

The genus Eublepharis, also known as the leopard geckos, was first described by the British zoologist John Edward Gray in 1827.

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Eurasian eagle-owl

The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) is a species of eagle-owl that resides in much of Eurasia.

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Eurasian lynx

The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is a medium-sized wild cat native to Siberia, Central, Eastern, and Southern Asia, Northern, Central and Eastern Europe.

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European green toad

The European green toad (Bufo viridis) is a species of toad found in mainland Europe.

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Fishing cat

The fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) is a medium-sized wild cat of South and Southeast Asia.

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Flora of Pakistan

Pakistan's native flora reflects its varied climatic zones, which range from arid and semi-arid to temperate and tropical.

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Fluvial

In geography and geology, fluvial processes are associated with rivers and streams and the deposits and landforms created by them.

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Forestry in Pakistan

The forestry sector of Pakistan is a main source of lumber, paper, fuelwood, latex, medicine as well as food and provide ecotourism and wildlife conservation purposes.

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Fresh water

Fresh water (or freshwater) is any naturally occurring water except seawater and brackish water.

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Gharial

The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), also known as the gavial or fish-eating crocodile, is a crocodilian in the family Gavialidae, and is native to the northern part of the Indian Subcontinent.

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Goitered gazelle

The goitered or black-tailed gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) is a gazelle found in Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran, parts of Iraq and Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, India, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and in northwest China and Mongolia.

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Great Rann of Kutch

The Great Rann of Kutch is a salt marsh located in the Thar Desert in the Kutch District of Gujarat, India.

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Greater flamingo

The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family.

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Green sea turtle

The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae.

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Grey partridge

The grey partridge (Perdix perdix), also known as the English partridge, Hungarian partridge, or hun, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.

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Hawke's Bay Beach

Hawke's Bay Or Hawkesbay is a beach in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan located 20km at south-west of Karachi.

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Hawksbill sea turtle

The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae.

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Himalayan brown bear

The Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus), also known as the Himalayan red bear, isabelline bear or Dzu-Teh, is a subspecies of the brown bear and is known from northern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, northern India, west China, and Nepal.

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Himalayan goral

The Himalayan goral (Naemorhedus goral) is a bovid species found across the Himalayas.

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Himalayan monal

The Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus), also known as the Impeyan monal, Impeyan pheasant, is a bird in the pheasant family, Phasianidae.

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Himalayan snowcock

The Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis) is a snowcock in the pheasant family Phasianidae found across the Himalayan ranges and parts of the adjoining Pamir range of Asia.

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Himalayas

The Himalayas, or Himalaya, form a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.

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Hindu Kush

The Hindu Kush, also known in Ancient Greek as the Caucasus Indicus (Καύκασος Ινδικός) or Paropamisadae (Παροπαμισάδαι), in Pashto and Persian as, Hindu Kush is an mountain range that stretches near the Afghan-Pakistan border,, Quote: "The Hindu Kush mountains run along the Afghan border with the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan".

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Honey badger

The honey badger (Mellivora capensis), also known as the ratel, is the only species in the mustelid subfamily Mellivorinae and its only genus Mellivora.

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Hoopoe

Hoopoes are colourful birds found across Afro-Eurasia, notable for their distinctive "crown" of feathers.

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Hoplobatrachus tigerinus

Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, the Indus Valley bullfrog or Indian bullfrog, popular name Asian bullfrog, Asean bullfrog or Asia bullfrog, is a large species of frog found in mainland Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nepal.

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Houbara bustard

The houbara bustard or North African houbara (Chlamydotis undulata) is a large bird in the bustard family.

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Hydrophiinae

The Hydrophiinae, commonly known as sea snakes or coral reef snakes, are a subfamily of venomous elapid snakes that inhabit marine environments for most or all of their lives.

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Hyelaphus

Hyelaphus (golden deer or hog deer) is a genus of relatively small South and Southeast Asia deer that are overall brown.

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Ilish

Tenualosa ilisha (ilish, hilsa, hilsa herring "ইলিশ" in Bangla, or hilsa shad) is a species of fish related to the herring, in the Clupeidae family.

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Indian cobra

The Indian cobra (Naja naja) also known as the spectacled cobra, Asian cobra, or binocellate cobra is a species of the genus Naja found in the India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bhutan, and a member of the "big four" species that inflict the most snakebites on humans in India.

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Indian crested porcupine

The Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica), or Indian porcupine, is a large species of hystricomorph rodent (order Rodentia) belonging to the Old World porcupine family, Hystricidae.

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Indian leopard

The Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) is a leopard subspecies widely distributed on the Indian subcontinent.

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Indian peafowl

The Indian peafowl or blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus), a large and brightly coloured bird, is a species of peafowl native to South Asia, but introduced in many other parts of the world.

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Indian rhinoceros

The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also called the greater one-horned rhinoceros and great Indian rhinoceros, is a rhinoceros native to the Indian subcontinent.

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Indian star tortoise

The Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) is a threatened species of tortoise found in dry areas and scrub forest in India and Sri Lanka.

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Indian wolf

The Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) is a subspecies of grey wolf that ranges from Southwest Asia to the Indian Subcontinent.

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Indus River

The Indus River (also called the Sindhū) is one of the longest rivers in Asia.

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Indus River Delta

The Indus River Delta (سندھ ڈیلٹا, سنڌو ٽِڪور), forms where the Indus River flows into the Arabian Sea, mostly in the Southern Sindh province of Pakistan with a small portion in the Kutch Region of the Western tip of India.

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Karakorum

Karakorum (Khalkha Mongolian: Хархорум Kharkhorum) was the capital of the Mongol Empire between 1235 and 1260, and of the Northern Yuan in the 14–15th centuries.

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Kashmir gray langur

The Kashmir gray langur (Semnopithecus ajax) is an Old World monkey, one of the langur species.

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Kashmir stag

The Kashmir stag (Cervus hanglu hanglu), also called hangul, was previuosly thought to be a subspecies of elk native to India but later researchers identified it to be a separate species.

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Kot Diji

The ancient site at Kot Diji (کوٹ ڈیجی) was the forerunner of the Indus Civilization.

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Leatherback sea turtle

The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle or simply the luth, is the largest of all living turtles and is the fourth-heaviest modern reptile behind three crocodilians.

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Leopard cat

The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) is a small wild cat native to continental South, Southeast and East Asia.

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Lesser florican

The lesser florican (Sypheotides indicus), also known as the likh or kharmore, is a large bird in the bustard family and the only member of the genus Sypheotides.

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List of amphibians of Pakistan

This list of the amphibians of Pakistan currently contains 19 confirmed species that are known to occur in Pakistan.

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List of animals representing first-level administrative country subdivisions

This is a list of animals that represent first-level administrative country subdivisions.

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List of birds of Pakistan

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Pakistan.

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List of butterflies of Pakistan

The following is a list of the butterflies of Pakistan.

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List of ecoregions in Pakistan

This is a list of ecoregions of Pakistan.

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List of fish in Pakistan

There are 531 species of Fish in Pakistan.

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List of mammals of Pakistan

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Pakistan.

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List of national animals

This is a list of national animals.

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List of national birds

This is a list of national birds, most official, but some unofficial.

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List of non-marine molluscs of Pakistan

The non-marine molluscs of Pakistan are a part of the fauna of Pakistan.

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List of reptiles of Pakistan

There are around 170 species of reptiles living in Pakistan.

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List of spiders of Pakistan

The following is a list of spiders of Pakistan.

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Loggerhead sea turtle

The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), or loggerhead, is an oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world.

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Long-eared hedgehog

The long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) is a species of hedgehog native to Central Asian countries and some countries of the Middle East.

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Mahseer

Mahseer (महाशीर or महासीर; مہاشیر) is the common name used for the genera Tor, Neolissochilus, and Naziritor in the family Cyprinidae (carps).

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Marco Polo sheep

The Marco Polo sheep (Ovis ammon polii) is a subspecies of argali sheep, named after Marco Polo.

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Markhor

The markhor (Capra falconeri; مرغومی marǧūmi; Persian/Urdu), also known as the screw horn goat, is a large species of wild goat that is found in northeastern Afghanistan, northern and central Pakistan, Northern India, southern Tajikistan, southern Uzbekistan and in the Himalayas.

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Marmot

Marmots are large squirrels in the genus Marmota, with 15 species.

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Merlin (bird)

The Merlin (Falco columbarius) is a small species of falcon from the Northern Hemisphere, with numerous subspecies throughout North America and Eurasia.

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Mimathyma ambica

Mimathyma ambica, the Indian purple emperor, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Asia.

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Mugger crocodile

The mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris.

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Muslim

A Muslim (مُسلِم) is someone who follows or practices Islam, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion.

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Nanorana vicina

Nanorana vicina (common names: Himalaya paa frog, Stoliczka's frog, Murree frog) is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family.

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Nilgai

The nilgai or blue bull (literally meaning "blue cow"; Boselaphus tragocamelus) is the largest Asian antelope and is endemic to the Indian subcontinent.

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Olive ridley sea turtle

The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), also known as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, are smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world, species of sea turtle found in warm and tropical waters, primarily in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

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Onager

The onager (Equus hemionus), also known as hemione or Asiatic wild ass, is a species of the family Equidae (horse family) native to Asia.

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Ormara Turtle Beaches (Ramsar Site)

Ormara Turtle Beaches is a 10 km stretch of sandy beach along the Balochistan coast in Pakistan.

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Osprey

The osprey or more specifically the western osprey (Pandion haliaetus) — also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk — is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range.

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Pakistan

Pakistan (پاکِستان), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (اِسلامی جمہوریہ پاکِستان), is a country in South Asia.

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Pelagic zone

The pelagic zone consists of the water column of the open ocean, and can be further divided into regions by depth.

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Peregrine falcon

The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a widespread bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae.

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Persian leopard

The Persian leopard (Panthera pardus tulliana syn. P. p. ciscaucasica and P. p. saxicolor) is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List; the population is estimated at fewer than 871–1,290 mature individuals and considered declining.

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Pothohar Plateau

The Pothohar Plateau (پوٹھوار, سطح مرتفع پوٹھوہار; alternatively spelled Potohar or Potwar) is a plateau in north-eastern Pakistan, forming the northern part of Punjab.

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Punjab, Pakistan

Punjab (Urdu, Punjabi:, panj-āb, "five waters") is Pakistan's second largest province by area, after Balochistan, and its most populous province, with an estimated population of 110,012,442 as of 2017.

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Ramsar Convention

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.

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Red fox

The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the largest of the true foxes and one of the most widely distributed members of the order Carnivora, being present across the entire Northern Hemisphere from the Arctic Circle to North Africa, North America and Eurasia.

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Red-vented bulbul

The red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) is a member of the bulbul family of passerines.

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Reef

A reef is a bar of rock, sand, coral or similar material, lying beneath the surface of water.

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Rhesus macaque

The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) is one of the best-known species of Old World monkeys.

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Rita rita

Rita rita (Common names: Rita (English), রিঠা (Bengali)) is a species of bagrid catfish that is found across southern Asia.

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Rock dove

The rock dove, IOC World Bird List, rock pigeon, or common pigeon (also; Columba livia) is a member of the bird family Columbidae (doves and pigeons).

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Sandspit Beach

Sandspit is a beach and is situated in south west of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

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Sea turtle

Sea turtles (superfamily Chelonioidea), sometimes called marine turtles, are reptiles of the order Testudines.

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Shaheen falcon

The Shaheen Falcon (Falco peregrinus peregrinator) is a non-migratory subspecies of the peregrine falcon found mainly in the South Asia.

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Shikra

The shikra (Accipiter badius) is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found widely distributed in Asia and Africa where it is also called the little banded goshawk.

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Shrimp

The term shrimp is used to refer to some decapod crustaceans, although the exact animals covered can vary.

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Siberian ibex

The Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica) is a species of ibex that lives in central Asia.

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Sind krait

The Sind krait (Bungarus sindanus) is a species of krait, a venomous elapid snake found in India, Nepal, and Pakistan.

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Sindh

Sindh (سنڌ; سِندھ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan, in the southeast of the country.

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Sindh ibex

The Sindh ibex or Turkman wild goat (Capra aegagrus blythi) is a vulnerable subspecies of wild goat commonly native to southern Pakistan.

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Smooth-coated otter

The smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) is a species of otter, the only extant representative of the genus Lutrogale.

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Snow leopard

The snow leopard or ounce (Panthera uncia) is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

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South Asian river dolphin

The South Asian river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is an endangered freshwater or river dolphin found in the Indian subcontinent which is split into two subspecies, the Ganges river dolphin (P. g. gangetica)(~3,500 individuals) and the Indus river dolphin (P. g. minor)(~1,500 individuals).

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State bird

A state bird is the insignia of a nation or a state (sub-national entity).

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Striped hyena

The striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) is a species of hyena native to North and East Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

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Tharparkar

Tharparkar (تھرپارکر,ٿرپارڪر) is a desert in Pakistan.

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Tor putitora

Tor putitora, the Putitor mahseer, Himalayan mahseer, or golden mahseer, is an endangered species of cyprinid fish that is found in rapid streams, riverine pools, and lakes in the Himalayan region and southern Asia, ranging from Iran south to Sri Lanka, and east to Thailand.

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Urial

The urial (Ovis orientalis vignei), also known as the arkars or shapo, is a subspecies group of the wild sheep Ovis orientalis.

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Western tragopan

The western tragopan or western horned tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus) is a medium-sized brightly plumed pheasant found along the Himalayas from north-eastern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northern Pakistan in the west to Uttarakhand within India to the east.

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Wetland

A wetland is a land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, such that it takes on the characteristics of a distinct ecosystem.

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White-backed vulture

The white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks.

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White-bellied musk deer

The White-bellied musk deer or Himalayan musk deer (Moschus leucogaster) is a musk deer species occurring in the Himalayas of Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan and China.

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Wild boar

The wild boar (Sus scrofa), also known as the wild swine,Heptner, V. G.; Nasimovich, A. A.; Bannikov, A. G.; Hoffman, R. S. (1988), Volume I, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Libraries and National Science Foundation, pp.

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Wildlife of Pakistan

The wildlife of Pakistan comprises a diverse flora and fauna in a wide range of habitats from sea level to high elevation areas in the mountains, including 177 mammal and 660 bird species.

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Yellow monitor

The yellow monitor or golden monitor, Varanus flavescens, is a species of monitor lizard found in Asia.

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Yellow-bellied sea snake

Hydrophis platurus, commonly known as the yellow-bellied sea snake, yellowbelly sea snake or pelagic sea snake, is a species of snake from the subfamily Hydrophiinae (the sea snakes) found in tropical oceanic waters around the world, excluding the Atlantic Ocean.

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Yellow-throated marten

The yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula) is an Asian marten species, which is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List due to its wide distribution, evidently relatively stable population, occurrence in a number of protected areas, and lack of major threats.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna_of_Pakistan

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