List of mammals of Telangana
This list includes the mammal species found in the Indian state of Telangana. There are 62 mammal species in Telangana.[1]
Artiodactyla
- Blackbuck, Antilope cervicapra
- Chital, Axis axis
- Gaur, Bos gaurus
- Zebu, Bos indicus
- Domestic cow, Bos taurus
- Nilgai, Boselaphus tragocamelus
- Domestic water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis
- Dromedary camel, Camelus dromedarius
- Domestic goat, Capra hircus
- Chinkara, Gazella bennettii[2]
- Indian spotted chevrotain, Moschiola indica[3]
- Northern red muntjac, Muntiacus vaginalis[4]
- Sambar, Rusa unicolor
- Wild boar, Sus sucrofa
- Four-horned antelope, Tetracerus quadricornis
Carnivora
- Golden jackal, Canis aureus
- Domestic dog, Canis familiaris
- Dhole, Cuon alpinus
- Domestic cat, Felis catus
- Jungle cat, Felis chaus
- Sloth bear, Melursus ursinus
- Leopard, Panthera pardus
- Tiger, Panthera tigris
- Asian palm civet, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
- Indian grey mongoose, Urva edwarsii
- Ruddy mongoose, Urva smithii
- Bengal fox, Vulpes bengalensis
Chiroptera
- Greater short-nosed fruit bat, Cynopterus sphinx[5]
- Fulvus roundleaf bat, Hipposideros fulvus
- Indian roundleaf bat, Hipposideros lankadiva
- Schneider's leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros speoris
- Greater false vampire bat, Lyroderma lyra
- Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat, Mops plicatus[6]
- Round-eared tube-nosed bat, Murina cyclotis[6]
- Kelaart's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus ceylonicus
- Indian flying fox, Pteropus giganteus
- Lesser woolly horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus beddomei[6]
- Lesser mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma hardwickii
- Leschenault's rousette, Rousettus leschenaultii[7]
- Lesser Asiatic yellow bat, Scotophilus kuhlii
- Egyptian free-tailed bat, Tadarida aegyptiaca
- Black-bearded tomb bat, Taphozous melanopogon
- Naked-rumped tomb bat, Taphozous nudiventris
Eulipotyphla
- Asian house shrew, Suncus murinus
Lagomorpha
- Indian hare, Lepus nigricollis
Primates
- Rhesus macaque, Macaca mulatta
- Bonnet macaque, Macaca radiata
- Northern plains gray langur, Semnopithecus entellus
- Tufted gray langur, Semnopithecus priam
Rodentia
- Lesser bandicoot rat, Bandicota bengalensis
- Cutch rat, Cremnomys cutchicus[6]
- Northern palm squirrel, Funambulus pennantii
- Indian palm squirrel, Funambulus palmarum
- Indian crested porcupine, Hystrix indica
- House mouse, Mus musculus
- Phillips's mouse, Mus phillipsi[6]
- Rock-loving mouse, Mus saxicola[6]
- Earth-colored mouse, Mus terricolor[6]
- Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus
- Black rat, Rattus rattus
- Indian giant squirrel, Ratufa indica
Scandentia
- Madras treeshrew, Anathana ellioti[8]
References
- ^ "Mammals of Telangana". iNaturalist. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ Varma, Kunaparaju Shanmukh (31 January 2025). "Indian Gazelle (Gazella bennettii)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ Sreeja, R. (28 April 2023). "Indian Chevrotain (Moschiola indica)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ Acharya, Adityayan (26 April 2024). "Northern Red Muntjac (Muntiacus vaginalis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ Kostecke, Rich (24 November 2024). "Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus sphinx)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g G., Sharma; M., Kamalakannan; U., Saikia; S., Talmale; D., Dam; D., Banerjee, Chordata: Mammals (PDF), doi:10.26515/Fauna/1/2023/Chordata:Mammals, retrieved 26 July 2025
- ^ Chakravarty, Rohit (20 July 2020). "Leschenault's Rousette (Rousettus leschenaultii)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Vardhan, Harsha (11 May 2025). "Madras Treeshrew (Anathana ellioti)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 26 July 2025.