Question

Which of the following species is native to Western Ghats?

• A. Markhor
• B. Golden langur
• C. Indian giant squirrel
• D. Pygmy hog

Answer 1

The correct option is C Indian giant squirrel

Indian giant squirrel species is endemic to deciduous, mixed deciduous, and moist evergreen forests of peninsular India.
The pygmy hog (Porculasalvania) is a critically endangered suid, previously spread across India, Nepal, and Bhutan, but now only found in Assam.
Gee, golden langur is found in a small region of western Assam, India and in the neighboring foothills of the Black Mountains of Bhutan.[5][6] It is one of the most endangered primate species of India.
The markhor is a large species of wild goat that is found in northeastern Afghanistan, northern and central Pakistan, Kashmir, southern Tajikistan, southern Uzbekistan and in the Himalayas.
The species was classed by the IUCN as Endangered until 2015 when it was down listed to Near Threatened, as their numbers have increased in recent years by an estimated 20% for the last decade. The markhor is the national animal of Pakistan