Namdapha NP
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Overview
Namdapha in Arunachal Pradesh has four big cats: the tiger, leopard, clouded leopard and snow leopard. The critically endangered Namdapha flying squirrel is named after it.
It is in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, on the Myanmar border.
It is the only park in India with four big cats: tiger, leopard, clouded leopard and snow leopard.
It is also a tiger reserve and holds the hoolock gibbon.
It covers about 1,985 sq km.
The Noa-Dihing river flows through the park.
Its elevation ranges from about 200 m to over 4,500 m.
The Namdapha flying squirrel is found only here.
Geography and key facts
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Four big cats
- Namdapha flying squirrel
- Changlang district
- Hoolock gibbon
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on biodiversity.
Note for UPSC
Arunachal Pradesh; home to four big cats (tiger, leopard, clouded and snow leopard).
Prelims often asks park–state pairs, the rivers flowing through a park and its flagship species.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Namdapha NP yet.
Key facts
- Type
- National park / tiger reserve
- State / UT
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Coordinates
- 27.650°N, 96.110°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Climate, Soils and Natural Vegetation (map lesson)
- Natural Vegetation and Biogeography of India (map lesson)
- Ecology, Biodiversity and Protected Areas (map lesson)
- Wildlife Conservation: Protected Areas, Laws and Species Projects (map lesson)
- Biodiversity: Levels, Hotspots, Threats and Global Frameworks (map lesson)
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