Question

Name any five endangered species of animals listed in the Red Data Book of India.

Answer 1

Endangered species:

1. An endangered species is a type of organism that is threatened by extinction.
   
2. Species become endangered for two main reasons: loss of habitat and loss of genetic variation.

Five endangered species are:

1. Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica).
2. Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris).
3. Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus).
4. Banteng (Bos javanicus).
5. Central Kashmir vole (Alticola montosa).