Common name: Himalayan wild pig Scien3fic name: Sus Scrofa Linnaeus Kingdome: Animalia Category: Mammal Physical adapta3ons: thick coat to, and thick shoulder blades to protect their heart. They also have a thick skin under their throat to protect themselves from predators Habitat: They live in the lower parts of the Himalayan Mountain Range Diet: An ant ea3ng pig Connected species: Ants, small incest, wolves, leopards and 3gers Status: vulnerable Fun facts: they are related to the Asian Boar, but this pig has adapted to these harsh climates of the Himalayan Mountain Range Llama Common Name: Llama
Scientific Name: Llama gama
Kingdom: Animalia
Category: Mammal
Physical Adaptations (That allow it to
survive in the Himalayas): Llamas
have warm, insulated wool to keep
them warm. The wool is water-proof
which helps keep the llama warm and
dry. The llamas have narrow hooves to
help them walk over narrow, icy cliffs.
Habitat Zone: Lower Alpine and Middle
Alpine Zones.
Relation to Other Animals: Leopards,
wolfs, bears, and birds depend on the
llama for food.
Food it Depends On: The llama grazes
on grasses, shrubs, herbs, grain, and
other plants.
Facts: Llamas necks can grow to be
very long. They have many relatives
such as the alpaca, camels, and
guanacos.
The Takin Common name: Takin Kingdom: Animalia Binomial name: Budorcas taxicolor Class: Mammalia Phylum: Chordata Order: Ar3odactyla Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Caprinae Genus: Budorcas Full weight: 770 lb Conserva3on status: Vulnerable Descrip3on: The Takin has thick a brown and golden fur and a thin black stripe down it’s back. They have a black snout, with a part in their fur in between their gray horns that rest on top of their heads. Under their chins they have a small goatee. Takins have strong, thick legs and wide hooves for good balance in the rocky place that they live In. They have a small hairy tail that reaches about half a foot below it’s buR. Himalayan Pit Viper Scien3fic name: Gloydius himalayanus Kingdom: Animalia Category: Rep3le Physical adapta3ons: It has large scales for more protec3on and has a deadly bite to kill prey and injure predators. Has a dis3nc3ve brown and black symmetrical paRern to use as camouflage. Habitat: Lives in Pakistan and usually only up to around 1500 feet in the mountains. Lives in rocky areas for areas like caves to hibernate and hide. Diet: It mainly eats millipedes, cen3pedes, and small rodents. Connected species. They are venomous towards humans. They eat small rodents. Status: They are very rare but not endangered yet. Fun Fact! They are one of the laziest snakes, and they are nocturnal. Himalayan Snow Leopard • 
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Common name: Himalayan Snow Leopard Scien3fic name: Uncia uncia Kingdom: Animalia Classifica3on: mammal Physical Adapta3ons: Thick fur, smoky/tan color to help them blend in, wide feet, stocky to help retain heat Habitat Zone: between 9,800 and 18,000 ] in central Asia Diet: meat, yaks, mountain deer Connected Species: yaks, human, wild goats, sheep Status: unknown Fun Fact: contain larger nasal cavi3es SpoRed Linsang • 
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Common name: SpoRed Linsang Scien3fic name: Prionodon pardicolor Kingdom: Animalia Category: Mammal Physical adap3ons: It can navigate through trees at night, with its eyes being able to see in the dark, to search for its prey sleeping while it silently kills it. Habitat zone:. Lives in Himalayas. Mostly in the trees. Diet: Small animals such as squirrels and birds, it also eats bird eggs. Status: With only about 200 in existence, the SpoRed Linsang is one of the most endangered species of East and Southeast Asia. It is very rare to get a glimpse of one of these animals in the wild. Fun Fact: They hide their young inside a tree to protect them and then they come out when they can fend for themselves. Himalayan Monal •  Common name: Himalayan Monal •  Scien3fic name: Lophophorous impejanus •  Kingdom: Anamalia •  Category: mammal •  Physical adapta3ons: they can fly fast to get away from animals. •  Diet: seeds, buds, and small mammals. •  Connected species: snow Leopards and Tibe3an wolves eat them. •  Status: least concerned. •  Fun Fact: They are the na3onal bird of Nepal. Black Headed Jay Common Name: Black Headed Jay Scien3fic Name: Garrulus Ianceolatus Kingdom: Anamalia Category: Physical Adapta3ons: Greyish pink body, blue tail , and white streaks on throat Habitat Zone: Alpine Diet: Insects, plants, small lizards, and eggs Connected Species: Eurasian Jay Alpine Ibex • 
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Common Name: Alpine Ibex Scien:fic Name: Capra ibex Kingdom: Animalia Category: Mammalia Physical Adapta:ons: The Alpine Ibex is a good climber and jumper. They have thick furs to survive in the cold weather. Habitat Zone: Upper Alpine Diet: They eat woody plants because green plants are hard to find in the higher mountains. Connected Species: Golden Eagle and foxes. Status: Least concern Fun Fact: Have large swept-­‐back horns. Red Panda Common Name: Red Panda Scien:fic Name: Ailurus fulgens Kingdom: Animalia Category: Mammal Physical Adapta:ons: to the Himalayas: So] dense fur and heavy claws used to climb trees swi]ly. It also has a long bushy tail for balance Habitat Zone: temperate forests of the Himalayas and the foothills of western Nepal Diet: Bamboo, blossoms, morus, leaves, bark, fruit of the acer tree, berries, eggs, birds, insects, and small mammals Connected Species: Snow Leopard, martens, and giant pandas Status: Vulnerable Fun Fact: front legs are shorter than the back legs causing it to waddle Blue poppy • 
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Blue poppy Science name: Meconopsis Baileyi
Kingdom: Plantae Category: Flowering plant. Physical adapta3on: It’s a hardy plant. •  Habitat zone: Sub-­‐alpine and alpine forests.It can grow in al3tudes up to 4,000 meters. •  Diet: Water and sun •  Connected species: humans and insects. •  Status: Rare •  Fun fact: Blue poppies are not really poppies. Common Name: Golden Snub-­‐Nosed Monkey Scien:fic Name: Rhinopithecus roxellana Kingdom: Animalia Category: Mammal Physical Adapta:ons: Really thick fur Habitat Zone: They live from 5,000 ] to 10,000 ]. Diet: Shrubs and various leaves Connected Species: They are related to the Snub-­‐Nosed Leaf Monkey and Golden Haired Snub-­‐Nose Monkey Status: Endangered Fun Fact: The adult male is twice as big as the female. The Himalayan Shrew Common name: Himalayan Shrew Scien3fic name: Soriculus nigrescens Kingdom: Animalia Category: mammal Species: S. nigrescens conserva3on status: least concern Physical adapta3ons: the shrew increases its ability to generate body heat during the winter by nonshivering thermogenesis in brown adipose 3ssue. This is the heat produc3on automa3cally caused by the metabolic rate. Habitat zone: southwestern border of china, and northern border of Nepal and India. Food it depends on: seeds, fungi, earthworms, insects, and mice. Rela3on to other animals: birds of prey, wolves, and leopards rely on the shrew for food. Fun fact: the largest species of shrew is the house shrew in Asia. It is about 15cm long and weighs about 100 grams. Himalayan Goral Common Name: Goral Scien:fic Name: Naemorhedus goral Kingdom: Animalia Category: Mammal Physical Adapta:ons that allows this animal to live in the Himalayas: The goral has a gray-­‐brown coat with tan legs and a single dark stripe along its back. Their horns, which can grow up to 18 cen3meters, help the goral dig through dirt and snow for food. They also have excellent camouflage and are quick runners. Habitat Zone: low alpine and middle alpine zones Diet: grasses, leaves, twigs, fruits, and nuts Connected Species: very similar to the Himalayan serow. It is prey for the snow leopard, Eurasian lynx, gray wolf, and human. Status: Near threatened Fun Facts: The goral is crepuscular, being most ac3ve in the early morning and late evening. The Muntjac Deer
Common name: Muntjac deer Scien:fic name: ManCacus muntjac Kingdom: Animalia Category: Mammal Physical adap:ons: They live in the dark dense forest keeping them away from any harm and predators. They have very large canine teeth that are used to kill and fight with their predators, they also have two small horns that also help them kill. This animal is also is known as the barking deer because when it “barks” it sounds a lot like a dog. Habitat: dense forests, rarely found in the grasslands. Diet: They eat a lot of grass and fallen fruits. Connected species: Their predators are the snow leopard and the bear. Status: It is not counted amongst the endangered but the government has banned their hun3ng. Fun fact: They are very small species of dear, and when they are born, they can fit in the palm of a humans hand. Bengal Tiger Common name: Bengal Tiger Scien3fic name: Panthera 1gris Kingdom: Animalia Category: Mammal Physical Adapta3ons: Black strips and cinnamon/ orange fur to blend in with grass and shadows. Habitat: The Bengal Tiger lives in grasslands, subtropic & tropic, forests, and mangroves. Diet: Bengal Tigers mostly feed on boars, buffalos, deer, and moose. Connected Species: There are many colors in the 3ger family, they is the normal cinnamon/orange with black stripes, the white with black stripes, and the golden colored 3ger. Status: Endangered. Fun Fact: There is thought to be only 3,948 3gers in the wild. Common name: red panda Scien3fic name: Ailurus fulgens Kingdome: Animalia Physical adapta3ons: fur coat, helps them get through the hard cold winters. Habitat zone: They live in the Himalayan Mountain range in Nepal, and some Sothern parts of China. They also live in large bamboo thickets Diet: The biggest part of a Red Pandas diet is bamboo Connected spices: snow leopard, Tibetan wolf. Status: vulnerable Fun facts: only about the size of a house cat. They are red white and black and some3mes a shade of yellow They weigh from 7lbs to 14 lbs. They are not bears they are more related to the skunk or raccoon unlike its cousin the Giant Panda. Orange Flanked Bush Robin Common name: Orange Flanked Bush Robin Scien3fic name: Tarsiger rufilatus Kingdom: Animalia Category: Aves Physical adapta3ons: They have layers of feathers for winter. Habitat zone: they live in Asia, Europe, Japan, Finland, and in the Himalayas. Diet: insects, small plants, and worms. Connected species: the robin, the blue tailed robin, the red flanked blue tail. Status: not vulnerable Fun fact: the male is blue and yellow and the female is grey and yellow. The Clouded Leopard Common Name: Clouded Leopard
Scientific Name: Neofelis nebulosa
Kingdom: Animalia
Category: Mammal
Physical Adaptions: The leopard has a
long tail and broad paws that act like
snow shoes and a balancing pole.
Habitat: India, China, and Nepal. Extinct
in Taiwan. They like medium altitudes.
Diet: Birds, Monkeys, pigs, cattle, deer,
yaks
Connected Species: Yak, Farm Animals
Status: Vulnerable (barely threatened)
Fun Facts: The leopard is unique by its
large spots. It is also a magnificent
hunter.
Himalayan wolf Common name: Himalayan wolf (white wolf) Scien3fic name: Canis himalayensis Kingdom: Animalia Category: mammal Physical Adapta3ons: They have warm long hair to stay warm, they also have tough paw beds so they can walk on the ruff ground and ice Habit zones: small parts of Pakistan and Kashmir, the Republic of India, and into China and Mongolia Diet: Rodents and rabbits make up the majority of what they will consume. Some3mes they will take down the young of larger sized prey. They also eat ice and drink water when found. Connected species: Yak, Muskrat, Rodents Status: Cri3cally endangered Fun Fact: Today there are less than 350 Himalayan Wolves le] in the wild Yellow Throated Mar:ns Common name: yellow throated mar3ns Scien3fic name: Martes flavigula Class: Mammal Kingdom: Animalia Diet: prey on small ungulates, rats, mice, hares, snakes, lizard, eggs, pheasants, and francolins Physical Adap3ons: patrols it’s territories and climbs trees Status: Endangered Fun fact: yellow throated martens are the most ancient form of martens Hispid Hare Common name: Hispid Hare Scien3fic name: Caprolagus hispidus Kingdom: Animilia Category: mammal Physical adapta3ons: They have two layers of fur to keep warm in high al3tudes. Habitat zones: They live in deserts, tundra, swamps, and grasslands. Diet: They are herbivores so they eat bark, grass, and crops. Connected species: the jackrabbit, snowshoe hare, Tolai hare, and many other rabbits and hares. Also they are prey to smaller animals because they are not a very big meal. Status: endangered species Fun fact: They were born blind and hairless. Also the female hare is bigger than the male hare. SpoRed Linsang • 
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Common name: SpoRed Linsang Scien3fic name: Prionodon pardicolor Kingdom: Animalia Category: Mammal Physical adap3ons: It can navigate through trees at night, with its eyes being able to see in the dark, to search for its prey sleeping while it silently kills it. Habitat zone:. Lives in Himalayas. Mostly in the trees. Diet: Small animals such as squirrels and birds, it also eats bird eggs. Status: With only about 200 in existence, the SpoRed Linsang is one of the most endangered species of East and Southeast Asia. It is very rare to get a glimpse of one of these animals in the wild. Fun Fact: They hide their young inside a tree to protect them and then they come out when they can fend for themselves. The Markhor Goat Common name: Markhor Scien3fic name: Capra falconeri Kingdom: Animalia Category: Mammal Physical Adapta3ons that allow it to survive in the Himalayas: The Markhor has a very thick coat of hair to keep it warm in the Himalayas in the winter. Habitat Zone: Lower alpine, middle alpine, and higher alpine zones. Diet: The Markhor is a herbivore. In spring and summer the Markhor mainly grazes on tussocks of grass. When those dry up, it eat leaves and twigs. They especially like the evergreen oak. Connected Species: Their predators are mainly packs of wolves and wild cats. They are also preyed on by lynxes and snow leopards. Humans endanger them by defores3ng their habitat. Status: Endangered Fun Fact: The Markhor is the na3onal animal of Pakistan.