Animal Info - Nepal
Contents
Threatened Species, Environmental
and Social Data (Mammals, Biodiversity/Ecosystems,
Population, Area/Land Use, Protected Lands, Economy, Education), References
and Links
Threatened Species
Threatened Species: The following list
includes all mammals which occur in Nepal and are rated as Critically
Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU) in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals.
- Critically Endangered:
- Endangered:
- Vulnerable:
- Argali (Ovis ammon).
- Asiatic Golden Cat
(Catopuma temminckii).
- Assamese Macaque (Macaca assamensis).
- Barasingha (Cervus
duvauceli).
- Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra).
- Clouded Leopard
(Neofelis nebulosa).
- Dhole (Cuon alpinus).
- Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra).
- Fishing Cat (Prionailurus
viverrinus).
- Four-horned Antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis).
- Gaur (Bos frontalis).
- Himalayan Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus).
- Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus).
- Irrawaddy Squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus).
- Mainland Serow (Capricornis sumatraensis).
- Malayan Porcupine (Hystrix brachyura).
- Mandelli's Mouse-eared Bat (Myotis sicarius).
- Marbled Cat (Pardofelis
marmorata).
- Sikkim Rat (Rattus sikkimensis).
- Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus).
- Smooth-coated Otter (Lutra perspicillata).
- Wild Yak (Bos
grunniens).
Environmental and Social Data
Mammals
Total number of species: 167 (Groombridge
& Jenkins 1994)
Number of endemic species: 1 (Groombridge & Jenkins 1994)
Number of threatened species: 1996:
28 (17 % of
total species) (IUCN 1996); 2000:
30 (18 % of total species) (IUCN 2000)
Biodiversity/Ecosystems
Nepal contains portions of the Western Himalayan Temperate Forests, Eastern
Himalayan Broadleaf & Conifer Forests, Eastern Himalayan Alpine Meadows, and
Terai-Duar Savannas & Grasslands Global 200 Ecoregions (Olson & Dinerstein 1998, Olson & Dinerstein 1999)
Nepal contains portions of the Eastern Himalayas Global
Biodiversity Hotspot (Cons. Intl. 1999a)
Population
Population in 1995: 22,579,000 (Natl.
Geog. Soc. 1995)
Population density in 1995: 160.4 people/sq km (415.3 people/sq mi) (Natl. Geog. Soc. 1995)
Population in 1998: 23,698,421 (World
Almanac 1999)
Average population growth rate, 1980 - 1990: 2.6 % (World Bank 1992)
Area/Land Use
Area: 140,797 sq km (54,362 sq mi) (Natl.
Geog. Soc. 1995)
Percentages of primary world ecosystem types:
- Polar and Alpine: 23 %
- Interrupted Woods: 35 %
- Major Forests: 42 %
(Groombridge 1992)
Percent of land area classified as the following degree of human disturbance: Low:
21 %, Medium: 65 %, High: 14 % (WRI 1994)
Protected Lands
Area: 11,260 sq km (4,346 sq mi) (Groombridge
1992)
Percent of land protected: 7.17 % totally protected, 0.79 % partially protected,
7.96 % totally or partially protected (Groombridge
1992)
Economy
Per capita GNP ($ U.S.) (1991): $170 (WRI
1994)
Per capita GDP ($ U.S.) (1996): $1,200 (World Almanac 1999)
Education
Percent of females in secondary education (1989): 17 % (World Bank 1992)
Percent adult literacy: Female: 13 % (1990), 3 % (1970); Male: 38 % (1990), 23 %
(1970) (WRI 1994)
References and Links
References: Cons. Intl. 1999a, Groombridge 1992, Groombridge
& Jenkins 1994, IUCN 1994, IUCN 1996, IUCN 2000,
IUCN 2004, Natl. Geog. Soc. 1995, Olson & Dinerstein 1998, Olson & Dinerstein 1999, World Almanac 1999, World Bank 1992, WRI 1994
General Links (After you get to one of these sites, click on the
link for Nepal): CIA
World Factbook, Foreign
Embassies of Washington, D.C., Library
of Congress - Country Studies, University
of Texas - Country Maps, Washington
Post - Countries, World
Resources Institute - Country Profiles; Links for Nepal: Nepal Home Page, nepalnews.com,
World
Wildlife Fund - Nepal, World Wide Web
Virtual Library - Nepal
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