Flora and fauna The park provides sanctuary for 37 known species of mammals including several endangered, threatened or vulnerable species, such as the Bhutan takin, snow leopard, clouded leopard, Bengal tiger, bharal or Himalayan blue sheep, black musk deer, Himalayan black bear, red panda, Ussuri dhole, and spotted linsang. It is also home to the Indian leopard, Himalayan serow, sambar, barking deer, Himalayan goral, Himalayan marmot, Himalayan pika, and more than 300 species of birds. It is also the only park in Bhutan where the national animal (takin), flower (blue poppy), bird (raven) and tree (cypress) exist together. Bhutan Takin

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Flagship species here

11 documented in Jigme Dorji National Park

Snow leopard

Panthera uncia

Vulnerable

Red panda

Ailurus fulgens

endangered

Bharal

Pseudois nayaur

Least Concern

Himalayan musk deer

Moschus leucogaster

endangered

Asiatic black bear

Ursus thibetanus

Vulnerable

Himalayan serow

Capricornis thar

Near Threatened

Himalayan goral

Naemorhedus goral

Near Threatened

Takin

Budorcas taxicolor

Vulnerable

Clouded leopard

Neofelis nebulosa

Vulnerable

Dhole

Cuon alpinus

endangered

Blue poppy

Meconopsis

Terrain & setting

At a glance

Aspect: Faces W
Slope: ≈ 25°

slope & aspect are approximate, estimated from the elevation model.

Background

Jigme Dorji National Park (JDNP), named after the late Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, is the second-largest National Park of Bhutan.

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