Fauna of Bangladesh

The invertebrate fauna so far recorded in Bangladesh comprises about 1,000 species. 18 species of bees have been discovered. Most of them are solitary bees consisting of 11 species. The rest include 4 of honeybees, 2 of bumblebees and the only stingless bee species, Trigona fuscobaltiata. The most common indoor flies include housefly, the lesser housefly, the stable fly, the blue bottle fly, the green bottle flies and the flesh flies. The common outdoor flies include the black flies, the deer flies, the horse flies, the hover flies, the crane flies and some muscoids. There are also some 113 species of mosquitos discovered in Bangladesh, the most common genera are Anopheles, Culex, Aedes, Mansonia, Psorophora and Haemagogus. About 124 species of butterflies have been discovered. Most of the species dwell in the northeast and southeast regions of the country. There are also some species of moths, most commonly the snout moths, Scirpophaga incertulas, Chilo polychrysus, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis, Achyra nudalis, Scirpophaga nivella, Leucinodes orbonalis, Corcyra cephalonica, Plodia interpunctella and soforth. Many species of fresh and marine-water crabs, shrimps and lobsters have also been recorded in Bangladesh. 4 species of freshwater and 11 species of marine crabs have been discovered. The most commercially exploited species of the coastal area is Scylla serrata (mud crab). There are at least two species of king crabs found in the coastal zone. About 10 species of freshwater shrimp/prawns and 19 species of marine shrimps are recorded. Six species of lobsters are found to occur in the Bay of Bengal, Panulirus polyphagus and Thenus orientalis are the two most commercially important species. Daphnia is a common freshwater genus among the 20 copepod species. Two species of starfish have also been recorded. == Vertebrates ==

(Tenualosa ilisha) is the national fish of Bangladesh The vertebrate fauna includes about 1,600 species. Fishes hold the largest number of species among them. Of the 708 species of fishes, 442 are marine and the rests are of fresh and brackish waters. The marine fishes are split into 18 orders and 123 families. Their species include 56 of cartilaginous fishes and 386 of bony fishes. The 266 species of inland fishes belong to 61 families, of which Cyprinidae is the largest, having 61 species. There are also 55 species of catfishes found in the fresh waters of Bangladesh. The number of reptiles species found is 126 which includes 109 inland and 17 marine species. From the 109 inland reptiles, 3 are crocodilians, 21 turtles and tortoises, 18 lizards, and 67 snakes. The marine reptiles comprise 12 snakes and 5 turtles. There are 628 species of birds found in Bangladesh under 16 orders and 67 families, including 276 passerines. Resident species total 388 (including 171 passerines) under 16 orders and 60 families, while the remaining 240 species (including 105 passerines) under 10 orders and 33 families are migratory. The mammals of Bangladesh comprise 110 species of inland mammals under 12 orders and 35 families, and three species of marine mammals only from the order Cetacea. ==Conservation efforts==

is on edge of extinction. There remain less than 2500 members of the species in the world. So far a number of creatures have disappeared completely from the country and a further 201 species are threatened. The dhole, also called the Asiatic wild dog, is now endangered by habitat and prey-species loss and human persecution. Notable animal species that have disappeared from Bangladesh are the greater one-horned rhinoceros, the Asian two-horned rhinoceros, the banteng, swamp deer, Indian wolf, wild water buffalo and common peafowl. Olive ridley sea turtles nest on the shores of Bangladesh, where they are threatened by marine plastic pollution. ==Gallery==

File:Panthera tigris tigris.jpg|The Bengal tiger is the national symbol of Bangladesh File:Nagarhole Kabini Karnataka India, Leopard September 2013.jpg|Indian leopards can be found in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh File:Asian Elephant tusker 03.jpg|Wild Indian elephants can be seen in hilly areas of Bangladesh File:Gibbon Hoolock de l'ouest.JPG|Hoolock gibbon in Bangladesh File:SaltwaterCrocodile('Maximo').jpg|The saltwater crocodile is the largest of all living reptiles File:Spotted deer (Axis axis) male.jpg|Chital deer are widely seen in Sundarbans and other mangrove forests File:Clouded leopard.jpg|Clouded leopards can be found in the southeastern part File:Python bivittatus тигровый питон.jpg|Python reticulatus is the world's longest snake and longest reptile File:Ophiophagus-hannah-kaeng-krachan-national-park.jpg|The king cobra is the world's longest venomous snake File:Great Hornbill IMG 2015.jpg|Great hornbill File:Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri male by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN8937 (3).jpg|Rose-ringed parakeet File:Trachypithecus pileatus.JPG|Capped langur at Lawachara National Park File:Leptoptilos javanicus 1.jpg|Lesser adjutant File:Masked Finfoot.jpg|Masked finfoot, a beautiful bird found in mangrove forests. File:Binturong in Overloon.jpg|Binturong File:Indian Fox in a Grassland.jpg|Bengal fox File:Flickr - don macauley - Varanus salvator.jpg|The water monitor it is the world's second-heaviest lizard, after the Komodo dragon. File:Asian Golden cat.jpg|Asian golden cat File:Sun Bear, Pengo.jpg|Sun bears can be found in the Chittagong Hill Tracts File:Male Gaur (asiatic wild ox) at Nagarahole wildlife sanctuary.jpg|The gaur the largest extant bovine, is native to parts of South Asia and most of Southeast Asia. File:Sambar Deer 7.jpg|Sambar deer File:Heosemys-depressa.jpg|Arakan forest turtle File:Mugger crocodile in Chittagong Zoo (04).JPG|Mugger crocodile File:Dolphin watching from Al Bandar bay - panoramio.jpg|Dolphins in Al Bandar bay ==See also==