Endemic Animals of Arunachal Pradesh

The Namdapha flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus biswasi) is a rare species of flying squirrel native to India. It was the sole member in the genus Biswamoyopterus until the description of the Laotian giant flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus laoensis) in 2013. In 2018, Quan Li from the Kunming Institute of Zoology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered a new squirrel in the same genus while studying specimens in their collection called the ...
Mount Gaoligong flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus gaoligongensis), based on the region it was discovered in. Less

Oligodon erythrorhachis, the Namsang kukri snake, is a species of snake found in India (Arunachal Pradesh (Chessa - Papum Pare district) ). Less

The Arunachal macaque (Macaca munzala ) is a macaque native to Arunachal Pradesh in North-east India. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. It was scientifically described in 2005.It is a relatively large brown primate with a comparatively short tail.Its species name comes from mun zala, meaning deep forest (mun ) monkey (monkey ), as it is called by the Monpa people of West Kameng and Tawang. Less

The Mechuka giant flying squirrel (Petaurista mechukaensis ) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. First described in 2007 from East Himalayan forests at altitudes of 1,500–2,500 m (4,900–8,200 ft) in the region of Mechuka of north-central Arunachal Pradesh in India, its taxonomic status and position is not fully resolved. it was originally described as P. nigra but has been replaced by mechukaensis because it was a primary homonym of P. ni ...
gra Wang 1981. Less