Union minister of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC), Shri Bhupender Yadav said that India has become the first country in the world to prepare a checklist of its entire fauna, covering 104,561 species, positioning itself as a global leader in biodiversity documentation.

Shri Yadav launched the Fauna of India Checklist Portal on the occasion of 109th Foundation Day of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in Kolkata.

The Fauna of India Checklist Portal

The Fauna of India Checklist Portal is the first comprehensive document on the faunal species reported from India. He said, the faunal checklist will be an invaluable reference for taxonomists, researchers, academicians, conservation managers, and policymakers. It comprises 121 checklists of all known taxa covering 36 phyla. Endemic, threatened, and scheduled species have also been included in the list.