Oriental Realm

Oriental Realm

Geographical Area:

       Most of Asian countries .....India ,  Burma (Mayanmar) ,Indo-China i.e. Vietnam ,Laos & Cambodia , Malay of yodsys Malaysia,  Filipines , Islands of Indonesia like Java, Bali& Borneo .

Climate:

       Temperate

        Annual rainfall : More than 1500 mm.

Ecology :

       Dense rain forest in Eastern part,

       Desert in Weastern part,

       Moderate forest in other parts.

Sub-regions with some fauna :

(1)Indian..................Sloth, Chousingha,                                        Black buck, Antilope

(2Ceylonese...........Loris, Spring rat,

                               Shield tails

(3)Indo-Chinese.....Panda, Takin, Frog,

                                      Flying lemur, 

                                Rhino (1 horned)

(4) Indo-Malayan....Orang-utan, Gibbon, 

                                Mydus, Broad bills,

                                 Rhino(1horned)

It represents 30 Mammalian families , out of them 4 are endemic .