List of mammals of Telangana

This list includes the mammal species found in the Indian state of Telangana. There are 62 mammal species in Telangana. ^[1]

Artiodactyla

Blackbuck

• Blackbuck, Antilope cervicapra
• Chital, Axis axis
• Gaur, Bos gaurus
• Zebu, Bos indicus
• Domestic cow, Bos taurus
• Nilgai, Boselaphus tragocamelus
• Domestic water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis
• Dromedary camel, Camelus dromedarius
• Domestic goat, Capra hircus
• Chinkara, Gazella bennettii ^[2]
• Indian spotted chevrotain, Moschiola indica ^[3]
• Northern red muntjac, Muntiacus vaginalis ^[4]
• Sambar, Rusa unicolor
• Wild boar, Sus sucrofa
• Four-horned antelope, Tetracerus quadricornis

Carnivora

Tiger

• Golden jackal, Canis aureus
• Domestic dog, Canis familiaris
• Dhole, Cuon alpinus
• Domestic cat, Felis catus
• Jungle cat, Felis chaus
• Sloth bear, Melursus ursinus
• Leopard, Panthera pardus
• Tiger, Panthera tigris
• Asian palm civet, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
• Indian grey mongoose, Urva edwarsii
• Ruddy mongoose, Urva smithii
• Bengal fox, Vulpes bengalensis

Chiroptera

Indian flying fox

• Greater short-nosed fruit bat, Cynopterus sphinx ^[5]
• Fulvus roundleaf bat, Hipposideros fulvus
• Indian roundleaf bat, Hipposideros lankadiva
• Schneider's leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros speoris
• Greater false vampire bat, Lyroderma lyra
• Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat, Mops plicatus ^[6]
• Round-eared tube-nosed bat, Murina cyclotis ^[6]
• Kelaart's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus ceylonicus
• Indian flying fox, Pteropus giganteus
• Lesser woolly horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus beddomei ^[6]
• Lesser mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma hardwickii
• Leschenault's rousette, Rousettus leschenaultii ^[7]
• Lesser Asiatic yellow bat, Scotophilus kuhlii
• Egyptian free-tailed bat, Tadarida aegyptiaca
• Black-bearded tomb bat, Taphozous melanopogon
• Naked-rumped tomb bat, Taphozous nudiventris

Eulipotyphla

• Asian house shrew, Suncus murinus

Lagomorpha

• Indian hare, Lepus nigricollis

Primates

Northern plains gray langur

• Rhesus macaque, Macaca mulatta
• Bonnet macaque, Macaca radiata
• Northern plains gray langur, Semnopithecus entellus
• Tufted gray langur, Semnopithecus priam

Rodentia

Black rat

• Lesser bandicoot rat, Bandicota bengalensis
• Cutch rat, Cremnomys cutchicus ^[6]
• Northern palm squirrel, Funambulus pennantii
• Indian palm squirrel, Funambulus palmarum
• Indian crested porcupine, Hystrix indica
• House mouse, Mus musculus
• Phillips's mouse, Mus phillipsi ^[6]
• Rock-loving mouse, Mus saxicola ^[6]
• Earth-colored mouse, Mus terricolor ^[6]
• Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus
• Black rat, Rattus rattus
• Indian giant squirrel, Ratufa indica

Scandentia

• Madras treeshrew, Anathana ellioti ^[8]

References

1. "Mammals of Telangana". iNaturalist. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
2. Varma, Kunaparaju Shanmukh (31 January 2025). "Indian Gazelle (Gazella bennettii)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
3. Sreeja, R. (28 April 2023). "Indian Chevrotain (Moschiola indica)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
4. Acharya, Adityayan (26 April 2024). "Northern Red Muntjac (Muntiacus vaginalis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
5. Kostecke, Rich (24 November 2024). "Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus sphinx)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
6. G., Sharma; M., Kamalakannan; U., Saikia; S., Talmale; D., Dam; D., Banerjee, Chordata: Mammals (PDF), doi:10.26515/Fauna/1/2023/Chordata:Mammals , retrieved 26 July 2025
7. Chakravarty, Rohit (20 July 2020). "Leschenault's Rousette (Rousettus leschenaultii)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
8. Vardhan, Harsha (11 May 2025). "Madras Treeshrew (Anathana ellioti)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 26 July 2025.