biology

1. WILD LIFE AND
VEGETATION
OF SIKKIM

2. WILDLIFE
• The dense forests, hills and
mountains of Sikkim are home to
a huge variety of animal species
from musk deer and red panda ,

3. WILD LIFE OF
SIKKIM
TO BHARAL OR BLUE SHEEP
,THE HIMALAYAN BLACK
BEAR AND THE EXCLUSIVE
SNOW LEOPARD.

4. WILD LIFE OF
SIKKIM
• The lowland forests of Sikkim
are home to Sikkim's largest
reptile Burmese python ,house
geckos, the Himalayan crestless
porcupine , the Chinese pangolian
, and barking deer. Several
species of birds can also be found
here -the great pied hornbill
locally called 'hongraio', chestnut-
breasted partridge, the red
junglefowl and more.

5. VEGETATION OF
SIKKIM
SIKKIM IS HOME TO AROUND 5,000 SPECIES OF
FLOWERING PLANTS, 515 RARE ORCHIDS,

6. VEGETATION OF SIKKIM
• 60 primula species, 36 rhododendron
species, 11 oak varieties, 23 bamboo
varieties, 16 conifer species,

7. VEGETATION OF
SIKKIM
362 TYPES OF FERNS AND FERNS ALLIES, 8 TREE
FERNS, AND OVER 900 MEDICINAL PLANTS.