List of J&K Endangered Species of Animals, Plants and Birds (Jammu and Kashmir)
An endangered species is a species that has been categorized as likely to become Extinct Endangered (EN), as categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Here in this post, you will get a list of J&K endangered species of animals, plants, and birds. Red List is the second most serve conservation status for wild populations in the IUCN’s scheme after Critically Endangered (CR).
In 2012, the IUCN Red List featured 3079 animal and 2655 plant species as endangered (EN) worldwide. Many species of animals and birds J&K comes under the category of endangered species per IUCN’s Red Data Book.
List of J&K Endangered Species of Animals
| S.No. | Species | Region | Status as per IUCN’s |
| 1) | Snow Leopard | Ladakh, Kashmir, and Jammu | Endangered |
| 2) | Common Leopard | Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh | Endangered |
| 3) | Brown Bear | Ladakh, Kashmir, and Jammu | Endangered |
| 4) | Ibex | Ladakh, Kashmir, and Jammu | Endangered |
| 5) | Himalayan Tahr | Jammu | Endangered |
| 6) | Markhor | Kashmir and Jammu | Critically Endangered |
| 7) | Serow | Kashmir and Ladakh | Endangered |
| 8) | Hangul | Kashmir | Critically Endangered |
| 9) | Musk Deer | Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh | Endangered |
| 10) | Tibetan gazelle | Ladakh | Endangered |
| 11) | Chiru | Ladakh | Critically Endangered |
List of J&K Endangered Species of Birds
Here is the list of Jammu and Kashmir endangered species of BIrds:
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| Black Necked Crane | Ladakh |
| Himalayan Golden Eagle | Kashmir, Ladakh & Jammu |
| Cheer Pheasant | Kashmir & Jammu |
| Bearded Vulture | Jammu |
| The Koklass | Jammu & Kashmir |
| The Western Tragopan | Ladakh |
| Brahmin Shelduck | Ladakh |
| Great Bitten | Ladakh |
| Eurasian Wigeon | Ladakh |
| Snowcock Wigeon | Ladakh |
List of J&K Endangered Species of Flora
Many species of plants have become endangered in J&K due to overexploitation. Here is the list of Jammu and Kashmir Endangered species as per IUCN category:
| S.NO | Species | Category |
| 1) | Aconitum chasmanthum | Critically Endangered |
| 2) | Aconitum heterophyllum | Critically Endangered |
| 3) | Aconitum kashmiricum | Critically Endangered |
| 4) | Amelia benthamii | Critically Endangered |
| 5) | Fritillaria roylei | Endangered |
| 6) | Gentiana kurroo | Critically Endangered |
| 7) | Taxus wallichiana | Endangered |
| 8) | Jurina dolomiaca | Endangered |
| 9) | Ephedra geradiana | Endangered |
Conclusion
Here in this blog, we have mentioned the list of J&K Endangered Species of plants, animals, and birds. All the information listed above is according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). If you have any doubt you can mention below and don’t forget to share.
In my next post, I will give information about Endemic species of J&K.
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