1st government safari park of bangladesh
Asian Elephant
Scientific name : |
Elephas maximus
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Type: | Mammal | |||
Diet: | Herbivore | |||
Size (H): | 2m – 3m (7ft – 10ft) | |||
Weight: | 3,000kg – 5,000kg | |||
Life Span: | 55 – 70 years | |||
Mating Season: | Mostly during the rainy season | |||
Conservation Status: | Critically Endangered | |||
Pigtailed Macaque
Scientific name : |
Macaca leonina |
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Type: | Mammal | |||
Diet: | Herbivore | |||
Hight : | 495 to 564 mm (M)
467 to 564 mm (F) |
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Weight: | 6.2 to 14.5 kg | |||
Life Span: | 26 years | |||
Conservation Status: | Critically Endangered | |||
Hoolock
Scientific name : |
Hoolock hoolock |
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Type: | Mammal | |||
Diet: | Fruits , leaves , flowers and insects | |||
Hight: | 81.2 cm (M & F) | |||
Weight: | 6.9 kg (M), 6.1 kg (F)
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Life Span: | 30 years ( in captivity) | |||
Habit : | arboreal and diurnal | |||
Conservation Status: | Endangered | |||
Assamese Macaque
Scientific name : |
Macaca assamensis |
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Type: | Mammal | |||
Diet: | Herbivore | |||
Size: | Head -body 50cm
tail 70-110 cm |
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Weight: | 10-20 kg (M)
8-18 kg (F) |
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Habit : | Diurnal. Terrestrial ,Arboreal | |||
Life Span: | 20 years in the wild,
25 years in captivity |
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Conservation Status: | Threatened | |||
Capped Langur
Scientific name : |
Trachypithecus pileatus | |||
Type: | Mammal | |||
Diet: | Herbivore | |||
Length: | Head-body 68 – 70 cm (M) &
59 – 67 cm (F) Tail- 94 -104 cm (M) &78 -90 cm (F) |
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Weight: | 11.5kg – 14kg (M)
9.5 kg -11.5 kg (F) |
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Life Span: | up to 17 years in captivity | |||
Habit: | Diurnal ,arboreal
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Conservation Status: | Endengered | |||
Sambar Deer
Scientific name : |
Rusa unicolor
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Type: | Mammal | |||
Diet: | Herbivore | |||
Size: | Head-body length: 160 – 270 cm
Shoulder height: 102 – 160 cm Tail length: 25 – 30 cm |
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Weight: | 150 – 320 kg
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Habit: | fairly shy and is mainly active at twilight or at night | |||
Life Span: | 20 years ( in the wild )
up to 26 years ( in captivity) |
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Conservation Status: | Critically Endangered | |||
Spotted Deer
Scientific name : |
Axis axis
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Type: | Mammal | |||
Diet: | Herbivore | |||
Length | 1 – 1.5 m (3.25 – 5 ft) | |||
Weight: | 70 – 79 Kg | |||
Life Span: | 9 – 11 years | |||
Conservation Status: | Not Threatened | |||
Barking Deer
Scientific name : |
Muntiacus muntjak
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Type: | Mammal | |||
Diet: | Herbivore
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Size: | Head – bodyLength: 90 cm
Height: 50-75 cm Tail: 17 cm |
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Weight: | 14-28 kg | |||
Habit: | Nocturnal ,Solitary | |||
Habitat: | Deciduous ,Mixed evergreen and Mangrove Froest | |||
Life Span: | 20-30 years | |||
Conservation Status: | Critically Endangered | |||
Scientific name : |
Axis porcinus
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Type: | Mammal
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Diet: | Herbivore | |||
Size | Head -body length: 105-115 cm
Shoulder height: 60-70 cm Tail length: 15-20 cm
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Weight: | Males – 43 kg,
Females – 32 kg
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Life span | Up to 20 years | |||
Conservation Status: | Extinct in wild | |||
Royal Bengal tiger
Scientific name : |
Panthera Tigris Tigris |
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Type: | Mammal | |||
Diet: | Carnivore | |||
Size: | Length :head – body : 140 -280 cm,
Tail : 60 -110 cm Height : 95 -110 cm |
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Weight: | 180-280 kg (M)
115-185 kg (F) |
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Life Span: | 18 – 25 years | |||
Lifestyle : | Solitary | |||
Habitat : | Dense tropical forest and mangroves | |||
Most Distinctive Feature: | Striped fur and large body size | |||
Conservation Status: | Critically Endangered | |||
Fishing Cat
Scientific name : |
Prionailurus bengalensis | |||
Type: | Mammal | |||
Diet: | Carnivore | |||
Length: | Head-body length: 65.8 – 85.7 | |||
Weight: | 3 -4 kg | |||
Distribution: | Widely distributed in Bangladesh | |||
Conservation Status: | Data Deficient | |||
Clouded leopard
Scientific name : |
Neofelis nebulosa
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Type: | Mammal
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Diet: | Carnivore | |||
Length: | Head-body length: 61 – 106 cm
Tail length: 55 – 91 cm |
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Weight: |
16 – 23 kg
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Life span | 11-17 years | |||
Conservation Status: | Endangered | |||
Hippopotamus
Scientific name : |
Hippopotamus amphibius |
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Type: | Mammal | |||
Diet: | Herbivore | |||
Length: | 6.5ft – 16.5 ft | |||
Weight: | 1tonne – 4.5tonnes | |||
Life Span: | 40 – 50 years | |||
Lifestyle: | Nocturnal | |||
Habitat : | Lakes, rivers and wetlands | |||
Conservation Status: | Vulnerable | |||
Black Bear
Scientific name : |
Ursus tibetanus |
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Type: | Mammal | |||
Diet: | Omnivore | |||
Size (H): | 4ft – 6.25 ft | |||
Weight: | 90kg – 115kg | |||
Life Span: | 15 – 25 years | |||
Lifestyle : | Nocturnal | |||
Habitat : | Deciduous Tropical Forest | |||
Most Distinctive Feature | Distinctive v-shaped marking on chest | |||
Conservation Status: | Endangered | |||
Sun Bear
Scientific name : |
Helarctos malayanus |
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Type: | Mammal | |||
Diet: | Omnivore | |||
Size (H): | 4ft – 5ft | |||
Weight: | 30kg-60kg | |||
Life Span: | 15 – 30 years | |||
Lifestyle : | Diurnal/Nocturnal | |||
Habitat : | Primarily, lowland tropical forests | |||
Most Distinctive Feature: | Yellow or orange U-shaped marking on chest | |||
Conservation Status: | Critically Endangered | |||
Wildebeest
Scientific name : |
Connochaetes Taurinus |
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Type: | Mammal | |||
Diet: | Herbivore | |||
Size: | Head-body length: 150 – 240 cm
Tail length: 60 – 100 cm |
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Weight: | Male weight: up to 290 kg
Female weight: up to 260 kg |
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Life Span: | 15-20 years | |||
Habitat : | Open woodland and open grassy plains | |||
Special Features: | Long, thin legs and hairy face: | |||
Conservation Status: | Least Concern | |||
Lion
Scientific name : |
Panthera leo |
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Type: | Mammal | |||
Diet: | Carnivore | |||
Size (L): | 1.7 m – 2.5 m (M) , 1.4 m -1.75 m (F)
Tail: 70 cm -105 cm |
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Weight: | 150 kg -250 kg (M)
120 kg -180 kg (F) |
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Life Span: | 16 -18 years | |||
Lifestyle : | Social | |||
Most Distinctive Feature: | Long and thick hairy mane of the male around the face | |||
Conservation Status: | Endangered | |||
Gaur
Scientific name : |
Bos gaurus |
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Type: | Mammal | |||
Diet: | Carnivore | |||
Size : | Body length: 250-330 cm
Shoulder height :170-220 cm Tail length:70-100 cm |
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Weight: | 700 -1000 kg | |||
Life Span: | 16 -18 years | |||
Habit: | Diurnal | |||
Habitat: | Evergreen ,Semi-evergreen and Moist deciduous Forest | |||
Conservation Status: | Extinct in Wild | |||