Fauna of Nepal

Part of a series on the
Wildlife of Nepal
Biodiversity Flora Fauna Lists Amphibians Ants Birds Butterflies Fish Mammals Molluscs Moths Odonates Reptiles Spiders
Protected areas National parks Ramsar Sites
Conservation Projects Crane Acts of Parliament National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1973 Forest Act, 1993
Organisations National Ministry of Forests and Environment Central Zoo Natural History Museum of Nepal International International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Related topics Nepalese natural history Environmental issues Forestry Tourism
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The Fauna of Nepal includes 3.96% of mammals, 3.72% of butterflies and 8.9% of birds among the total number of species found in the world. The protected species in Nepal include 26 mammals, nine birds and three reptiles. The endemic fauna are: Himalayan field mouse, Spiny babbler, Nepali kalij, 14 herpetofauna, and six types of fishes.^[1]

Taxonomic lists and indices

Vertebrates

• Birds of Nepal
• Mammals of Nepal
• Reptiles of Nepal
• Amphibians of Nepal

Invertebrates

• Butterflies of Nepal
• List of moths of Nepal (Bombycidae)
• List of moths of Nepal (Brahmaeidae)
• List of moths of Nepal (Drepanidae)
• List of moths of Nepal (Eupterotidae)
• List of moths of Nepal (Lasiocampidae)
• List of moths of Nepal (Limacodidae)
• List of moths of Nepal (Saturniidae)
• List of moths of Nepal (Sphingidae)
• List of moths of Nepal (Uraniidae)
• List of moths of Nepal (Zygaenidae)
• List of beetles of Nepal (Carabidae: Paussinae)
• List of beetles of Nepal (Cerambycidae)
• List of beetles of Nepal (Coccinellidae)
• List of bugs of Nepal (Scutelleridae)
• List of Odonata of Nepal
• Non-marine molluscs of Nepal

See also

• Flora of Nepal
• Wildlife of Nepal

References

External links

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