Free Living Animals
List of free living wild animals within the zoo premises
Status Legend
C - Common
VC - Very Common
RV - Rarely Visits
VR - Very Rare
Mammals of Shimla Wildlife
Free living mammal species found within the zoo premises
| Sl. No. | Common Name | Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wild boar | Sus scrofa | RV |
| 2 | Spotted Deer | Axis axis | VC |
| 3 | Ratia | Malacorhinus callorhinchus | VC |
| 4 | Common mongoose | Herpestes edwardsii | VC |
| 5 | Indian Pygmy | Nyctereutes procyonoides | RV |
| 6 | Mouse Deer or Indian Cheetah | Megaloceros giganteus | RV |
| 7 | Common palm civet | Paradoxurus hermaphroditos | RV |
| 8 | Jackal | Canis aureus | RV |
| 9 | Indian fox | Vulpes bengalensis | VC |
| 10 | Common langur | Presbytis entellus | VC |
| 11 | Rhesus Macaque | Macaca mulatta | VC |
| 12 | Jungle Cat | Felis chaus | RV |
| 13 | Pangolin | Manis crassicaudata | VR |
| 14 | Indian hare | Lepus argenteus | C |
| 15 | Small Indian civet | Viverricula indica | RV |
| 16 | Striped hyena | Hyaena hyaena | RV |
| 17 | Three striped palm squirrel | Funambula padamiana | VC |
| 18 | Red jungle fowl | Gallus gallus maleagris | RV |
| 19 | Indian tiger | Gajgerus gaurus | RV |
| 20 | Nilgiri Hills bear | Elephantulus albus | VR |
Birds of Shimla Wildlife
Free living bird species found within the zoo premises
| Sl. No. | Common Name | Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grey Partridge | Francolinus pondicerianus | C |
| 2 | Common Peafowl | Pavo cristatus | VC |
| 3 | Red Jungle Fowl | Gallus gallus maleagris | RV |
| 4 | DENDROCHORDATA | Dendrocygna javanica | VR |
| 5 | Lesser Whistling Teal | Dendrocygna viduata | VR |
| 6 | Cotton pygmy goose | Nettapus asiaceus | RV |
| 7 | Common Swift | Apus apus | RV |
| 8 | Spot-billed Duck | Asio otuscens | VR |
| 9 | Gadwall | Asio otuscens | RV |
| 10 | Northern Pintail | Asio otuscens | RV |
| 11 | Brahminy Duck | Tadorna ferruginea | VR |
| 12 | Barnet Bufftornacle | Turnix assamica | RV |
