Wildlife in Madhya Pradesh
MAMMALS (mammals gallery)
Tiger ( Panthera tigris tigris ), the king of the jungle,
roams freely in this secure, though a bit small habitat
along with his fellow beings - leopard ( Panthera pardus
), wild dog ( Cuon alpinus ), wolf ( Canis lupus ), hyaena
( Hyaena hyaena ) and caracal ( Felus caracal ) and smaller
cats. Sloth bear ( Melursus ursinus ) has his most favourite
home in the rock escarpments and undisturbed vales. The
wooded areas are dotted with sambar ( Cervus unicolor )
- the largest of Indian deers, chital ( Axis axis ) and
chowsingha ( Tetracevos quadricornis ). One can easily see
nilgai ( Boselaphus tragocamelus ) and chinkara ( Gazella
gazella ) in most open areas in the grasslands, specially
on the periphery.
BIRDS (birds gallery)
The avifauna comprises more than 200 species including a
host of migratory birds. One can see white necked stork,
barheaded goose, honey Buuzzard, King Vulture, Blossom headed
Parakeet, Paradise flycatcher, Slaty headed Scimitar babbler
to name a few.
REPTILES (reptiles gallery)
Varieties of snakes, including the python and other reptiles
are found here.
FLORA (flora gallery)
Dry and hot climate, in union with shallow Vindhyan soils
has given rise to dry Teak and dry mixed forest. The dominating
vegetation type is Miscellaneous Dry Deciduous forest interspread
with grassland areas. Other major forest types are riverines,
open grasslands, open woodlands with tall grasses and thorny
woodlands. The characteristic floral species of this area
include tree species such as Tectona grandis, Diospyros
melanoxylon, Madhuca indica, Buchnania latifolia, Anogeissus
latifolia, Anogeissus pendula, Lannea coromandelica, Bosswelia
serrata etc. Major shrub species includes Lantana camera,
Grewia sp., Nyctanthus arbortristis, Ixora sp., Zyziphus
mauritiana, Zyziphus oenoplea , etc. The dominant grass
species are Apluda mutica, Themeda quadrivalvis, Meteropogon
contortus, Arishtida sp. etc.
In addition to these Panna is host to a number of
Butterflies & Insects
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