India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories. All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols. Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including animals listed below.
States
| State | Common name | Binomial name | Image | IUCN category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Blackbuck | Antilope cervicapra | Least Concern | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Gayal | Bos frontalis | Vulnerable | |
| Assam | One-horned rhinoceros | Rhinoceros unicornis | ||
| Bihar | Gaur | Bos gaurus | ||
| Chhattisgarh | Wild water buffalo | Bubalus arnee | Endangered | |
| Goa | Gaur | Bos gaurus | Vulnerable | |
| Gujarat | Asiatic lion | Panthera leo | Endangered | |
| Haryana | Blackbuck | Antilope cervicapra | Least Concern | |
| Himachal Pradesh | Snow leopard | Panthera uncia | Vulnerable | |
| Jharkhand | Indian elephant | Elephas maximus | Endangered | |
| Karnataka | ||||
| Kerala | ||||
| Madhya Pradesh | Swamp deer | Rucervus duvaucelii | Vulnerable | |
| Maharashtra | Indian giant squirrel | Ratufa indica | Least Concern | |
| Manipur | Sangai | Cervus eldi | Endangered | |
| Meghalaya | Clouded leopard | Neofelis nebulosa | Vulnerable | |
| Mizoram | Himalayan serow | Capricornis thar | ||
| Nagaland | Gayal | Bos frontalis | ||
| Odisha | Sambar | Rusa unicolor | ||
| Punjab | Blackbuck | Antilope cervicapra | Least Concern | |
| Rajasthan | Chinkara | Gazella bennettii | ||
| Sikkim | Red panda | Ailurus fulgens | Endangered | |
| Tamil Nadu | Nilgiri tahr | Nilgiritragus hylocrius | ||
| Telangana | Spotted deer | Axis axis | Least Concern | |
| Tripura | Phayre's langur | Trachypithecus phayrei | Endangered | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Swamp deer | Rucervus duvaucelii | Vulnerable | |
| Uttarakhand | Alpine musk deer | Moschus chrysogaster | Endangered | |
| West Bengal | Fishing cat | Prionailurus viverrinus | Vulnerable |
Union territories
| Union territory | Common name | Binomial name | Image | IUCN category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Dugong | Dugong dugon | Vulnerable | |
| Chandigarh | Indian gray mongoose | Herpestes edwardsi | Least Concern | |
| Delhi | Nilgai | Boselaphus tragocamelus | ||
| Jammu and Kashmir | Hangul | Cervus hanglu | Critically Endangered | |
| Ladakh | Snow leopard | Panthera uncia | Vulnerable | |
| Lakshadweep | Butterfly fish | Chaetodon decussatus | Least Concern | |
| Puducherry | Indian palm squirrel | Funambulus palmarum |
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