Natural Vegetation And

Wildlife of Sikkim
By: Yashada Mohan
 Sikkim
• General information:
• Area: 7096 Sq. Kms.
• Capital: Gangtok
• District: 6
• Sub-division: 16
• Total Forest Cover: 47.34%
• State Animal: Red Panda
• State Bird: Blood Pheasant
• State Flower: Dendrobium Nobile (Nobile Orchid)
• State Tree: Rhododendron Niveum
• Population: 6,10,577
• Density of Population: 86 Persons per Sq. Km.
• Literacy Rate: 81.4 %
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 Sikkim Flora
• Sikkim can be basically divided into three zones
• The tropical from almost sea level to about 5000 feet, the
temperate from 5000 to 11,000 feet and the alpine above
11,000 feet.
• Till 10,000 feet, there are terraced farmlands in which the
Rice, Maize, Barley and Millet are grown.
• Sikkim harbors over 4500 flowering plants,550 orchids,36
rhododendrons,16 conifers,28 Bamboos, 362 Ferns and its
allies, 9 Tree Ferns, 30 Primulas, 11 Oaks, over 424
Medicinal plants.

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Sikkim Flora
Local Name Botanical Name Type
Orchids Flower orchidaceous vines, vinelike, or somewhat shrubby

Burans (Buransh) Flowers Rhododendron shrubs

Bamboo tree Bambusa vulgaris woody perennial evergreen plants
Angel's trumpet Brugmansia seven species of small trees and shrubs
Himalayan juniper Juniperus Recurva Herb plant
Orange Day Lily Hemerocallis fulva perennial plant
Rose Rosa rubiginosa shrub
Purple hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla shrub
Lichen Lichinaceae fungal hyphae

Source: Sikkim - Wikipedia 4

Fauna of Sikkim
• Sikkim is a Home for many
animals like marbled cat,
snow leopard, musk deer,
Himalayan tahr, red panda,
Himalayan marmot,
Himalayan serow,
Himalayan goral, muntjac,
common langur, Asian black
bear, clouded leopard,
leopard cat, dhole, Tibetan
wolf, hog badger, binturong,
and Himalayan jungle cat.

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 Sikkim fauna
Red Panda
• The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), also known
as the lesser panda, is a small mammal
• Red panda is a state animal of Sikkim.
• It has dense reddish-brown fur with a black
belly and legs, white-lined ears, a mostly
white muzzle and a ringed tail.
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Snow leopard
• Snow leopards live in the mountainous
regions of central and southern Asia
• Snow leopards prefer steep, rugged terrains
with rocky outcrops and ravines
• This type of habitat provides good cover and
clear view to help them sneak up on their prey
Sikkim fauna
Wild Yak
• The wild yak is a large, wild bovine native to
the Himalayas.
• It is the ancestor of the domestic yak.
• Yak safari, One can ride the back of a Yak at
Tsomgo Lake in East Sikkim also in the
Chopta Valley, Lachen and Lachung in North
Sikkim
Leopard cat
• The leopard cat species is also known by the
scientific name Prionailurus bengalensis and
is classified as part of the Felidae family in the
Mammalia class
• A leopard cat is about the size of a domestic
cat, but more slender, with longer legs and
well-defined webs between its toes

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National Parks and Wildlife
Sanctuaries of Sikkim
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 Khangchendzonga National Park
 Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary
 Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary
 Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary
 Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary
 Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary
 Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary
THANK YOU!
Name: Yashada Mohan
Class: IX Excellent
Roll no: 22