Q. Consider the following statements:
1.Endemic species are those that are only found in a particular geographical area and do not occur naturally in any other part of the world.
2.Namdapha Flying Squirrel and lion-tailed macaque are endemic to Western Ghats.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Endemic species are those that are restricted to a geographical area and do not occur naturally in any other part of the world.
Namdapha Flying Squirrel is endemic to the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
Many species such as the Nilgiri tahr (Hemitragus hylocrius) and the lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) are endemic to Western Ghats . In fact, 50 per cent of India’s amphibians and 67 per cent of fish species are endemic to this region.
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