Flora and Fauna in Tripura

- State bird is Green imperial pigeon.
- State animal is Phayre’s langur.
- State tree is Agar.
- State flower is Nagesar.
- Tripura is in “North-East” biogeographic zone.
- 57.73% covered by forest(2011)
- Tripura host three types of ecosystems: mountain, forest and freshwater
- From the survey in 1989-90, Tripura has 90 land mammal species from 65 genera and 10 orders
- The state has nearly 300 species of birds.
- Wildlife sanctuaries are – Sipahijola(18.54 km2 important fanna: birds,primates,migratory birds in winter), Gumti (389.54 km2 important fanna: Elephant, samber, barking, deer, wild goats, serrow etc), Rowa (.86 km2 important fanna: birds and primates) and Trishna (194.71 km2 Bison, leopard, barking deer, wild dog, capped langur, king cobra, spectacled monkey, slow lorries etc.)
- National Parks are – Clouded Leopard National Park and Rajbari National Park
- Wildlife sanctuaries and National Parks covers 566.93 km2
- Gomti and Rudrasagar lakes are important for migratory birds.
- Mammal species includes – Elephant, bear, binturong, wild dog, porcupine, barking deer, samber, wild boar, gaur, leopard, clouded leopard.
- Tripura holds highest position with 7 primates Out of 15 free ranging primates of India. No other state has this number.