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Difference between African lion and Asiatic lion |
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African lion (Panthera leo leo) |
Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) |
Bigger than the Asiatic lion. | Slightly smaller than the African lion. |
Males have relatively short, sparse and darker mane. | Males have fuller mane. |
Males do not live with the females of their pride unless they’re mating or have a large kill. | Males live with the females of their pride. |
The most distinguishing feature is the longitudinal fold of skin that runs along its belly. | This longitudinal fold of skin is absent. |
Distribution: Sub-Saharan Africa and West Africa. | Distribution: Found only in Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, and its surrounding areas. |
Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, and desert | Habitat: Dry deciduous forest |
Conservation Status:
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Conservation Status:
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Threats: Habitat loss, climate change, human-wildlife conflict, inbreeding, diseases, hunting, grazing, mining, infrastructure development, etc.
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African Cheetah |
Asiatic Cheetah |
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IUCN status | Vulnerable | Critically Endangered |
CITES status | Appendix-I | Appendix-I |
WPA, 1972 | Schedule I | Schedule I |
CMS status | Appendix-I | Appendix-I |
Habitat | Found all over African continent. Population around 6,500-7,000. | Found only in Iran (Declared extinct in India in 1952). Population around 40-50. |
Physical Characteristics | Bigger in size as compared to Asiatic Cheetah. | Smaller and paler than the African cheetah. It usually has red eyes and a more cat-like appearance. |
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Threat: | Habitat loss, climate change, human-wildlife conflict, inbreeding, diseases, hunting, grazing, mining, infra-structure development, etc.
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International Tiger Day
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State |
Tiger Population (in 2022) |
1439 Tigers in Central Indian Landscape and Eastern Ghats |
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Madhya Pradesh |
785 (1) |
Maharashtra |
444 (4) |
Rajasthan | 88 |
Andhra Pradesh | 63 |
Telangana | 21 |
Odisha | 20 |
Chhattisgarh | 17 |
Jharkhand | 1 |
Total in Central Indian Landscape and Eastern Ghats |
1439 |
1087 Tigers in Western Ghats Landscape |
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Karnataka |
563 (2) |
Tamil Nadu |
306 (5) |
Kerala |
213 |
Goa | 5 |
Total in Western Ghats Landscape |
1087 |
Shivalik Hills and Gangetic Plains Landscape (819) |
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Uttarakhand |
560 (3) |
Uttar Pradesh |
205 |
Bihar | 54 |
Total in Shivalik-Gangetic |
819 |
Northeast Hills and Brahmaputra Flood Plains |
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Assam |
229 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
9 |
Northern West Bengal | 2 |
Mizoram |
0 |
Nagaland |
0 |
Total in North East Hill, and Brahmaputra |
236 |
Sundarbans |
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Total in Sundarbans |
101 |
Total |
3682 |
Tiger population growth in India |
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State | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 |
Shivalik Gangetic Plain |
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Uttarakhand | 178 | 227 | 340 | 442 | 560 |
Uttar Pradesh | 109 | 118 | 117 | 173 | 205 |
Bihar | 10 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 54 |
Central Indian Landscape and Eastern Ghats |
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AP and Telangana | 95 | 72 | 68 |
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AP |
– |
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48 | 63 |
Telangana |
– |
– |
– |
26 |
21 (↓) |
Chhattisgarh | 26 | 26 | 46 | 19 |
17 (↓) |
Madhya Pradesh | 300 | 257 | 308 | 526 | 785 |
Maharashtra | 103 | 169 | 190 | 312 | 444 |
Odisha | 45 | 32 | 28 | 28 |
20 (↓) |
Rajasthan | 32 | 36 | 45 | 69 | 88 |
Jharkhand |
– |
10 | 3 | 5 |
1 (↓) |
Western Ghats |
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Karnataka | 290 | 300 | 406 | 524 | 563 |
Kerala | 46 | 71 | 136 | 190 | 213 |
Tamil Nadu | 76 | 163 | 229 | 264 | 306 |
Goa |
– |
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5 | 3 | 5 |
The Northeast |
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Assam | 70 | 143 | 167 | 190 | 229 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 14 |
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28 | 29 | 9 (↓) |
Mizoram | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
0 |
Nagaland |
– |
– |
– |
– |
0 |
Northern West Bengal | 10 |
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3 | 0 | 2 |
Sundarbans |
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70 | 76 | 88 | 101 |
Total | 1,411 | 1,706 | 2,226 | 2,967 | 3,682 |
Tiger Reserves With Only One Tiger |
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State |
Tiger Reserve |
Chattisgarh |
Indravati |
Udanti Sitanadi |
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Jharkhand |
Palamu |
Rajasthan |
Mukundara |
Ramgarh Vishadhari |
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Arunachal Pradesh |
Namdapha |
West Bengal |
Buxa |
Tiger Reserves With No Tiger |
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State | Tiger Reserve |
Maharashtra |
Sahyadri |
Odisha |
Satkosia |
Telengana |
Kawal |
Mizoram |
Dampa |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Kamlang |
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