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title: "10 Rare Animal Species Found Only in India"  
description: "Discover 10 rare animal species found only in India—from the Lion-tailed Macaque to the Purple Frog, these unique creatures exist nowhere else on Earth."  
author: "Khushi Singh"  
published: 2025-04-13  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/5036/10-rare-animal-species-found-only-in-india  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["Rare animals of India", "endemic species India", "Indian wildlife", "animals found only in India", "unique Indian animals", "endangered Indian species"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# 10 Rare Animal Species Found Only in India

![10 Rare Animal Species Found Only in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8ca29e1e-6066-4d05-ae25-15b739836b5b/images/1701e5e8-06c2-4367-a2c8-576059a59595.jpeg) ![10 Rare Animal Species Found Only in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8ca29e1e-6066-4d05-ae25-15b739836b5b/images/4e6164ee-8317-43af-a27f-04e9a3163fd1.jpeg) Found only in the Western Ghats, the Lion-tailed Macaque is a small, endangered primate known for its silver-white mane. ![10 Rare Animal Species Found Only in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8ca29e1e-6066-4d05-ae25-15b739836b5b/images/c3474fbb-a77d-4cc0-bad7-c59ded9ce1e1.jpeg) Native to the Nilgiri Hills, the Nilgiri Tahr is a rare mountain goat with curved horns and sure-footed grace. ![10 Rare Animal Species Found Only in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8ca29e1e-6066-4d05-ae25-15b739836b5b/images/880c701f-edec-4ca8-86b9-bf9909b2c0ba.jpeg) The Sangai, or Manipur Brow-antlered Deer, lives in Loktak Lake’s floating biomass and is a state symbol. ![10 Rare Animal Species Found Only in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8ca29e1e-6066-4d05-ae25-15b739836b5b/images/57fea577-fb51-4ab7-9b42-a64836e03e47.jpeg) Critically endangered and found in the Western Ghats, the Malabar Civet is a nocturnal, elusive carnivore. ![10 Rare Animal Species Found Only in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8ca29e1e-6066-4d05-ae25-15b739836b5b/images/67ee9a1e-f69f-4d98-82eb-de231fd7a257.jpeg) Once thought extinct, the Pygmy Hog is the smallest pig species, found only in Assam’s grasslands. ![10 Rare Animal Species Found Only in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8ca29e1e-6066-4d05-ae25-15b739836b5b/images/de2fa14a-d2b7-487a-beab-ece4cd2f7b25.jpeg) Hangul is the only species of red deer in India, found in the dense forests of Dachigam National Park, Kashmir. ![10 Rare Animal Species Found Only in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8ca29e1e-6066-4d05-ae25-15b739836b5b/images/2421b390-557c-463c-a5ff-84207456383a.jpeg) Discovered recently in Kerala, the Purple Frog lives underground and emerges only for breeding during monsoons. ![10 Rare Animal Species Found Only in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8ca29e1e-6066-4d05-ae25-15b739836b5b/images/81684eb1-53e5-45ae-ac84-58be3c935d38.jpeg) Seen only in Arunachal Pradesh, this rare flying squirrel glides between trees and is extremely hard to spot. ![10 Rare Animal Species Found Only in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8ca29e1e-6066-4d05-ae25-15b739836b5b/images/2f6f0d4c-6937-4524-8d3f-3e63b86b5dd2.jpeg) A stunning blue spider, the Gooty Tarantula is found in Andhra Pradesh and prized by collectors. ![10 Rare Animal Species Found Only in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8ca29e1e-6066-4d05-ae25-15b739836b5b/images/75333e76-434d-4825-a9e5-e5f179b0cdbb.jpeg) Found in central and southern India, the Indian Pangolin is a shy, scaly mammal threatened by illegal wildlife trade.

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