Thursday, December 26, 2024
Wildlife

Civets, Mongoose & The dog tribe

Small Indian civet- Punjab, Himalayan foot hills southwards up to Kanyakumari
Large Indian civet - Punjab, Upper Bengal, Assam and Orissa
 
Malabar civet - Malabar coast
 
Stripe necked mongoose -The western ghats from north Kanara southwards
Small Indian Mongoose- Northern India from Kashmir to Bengal, Orissa, and Assam
Brown mongoose -Central and southern India
Jackal - Throughout India
Red Fox - Kashmir and Himalayas extending up to desert zone of north west India
Wolf - Kashmir, Punjab extending up to the desert zone and dry plains of peninsular India
Wild dog- Throughout forest regions of India
Desert Fox - Punjab dry districts