Each state of India has officially adopted an animal as its state animal. These animals are chosen based on various factors such as their ecological significance, cultural relevance, and historical importance to the state. Here is a list of Indian states and their corresponding state animals:
Andhra Pradesh: Blackbuck
Arunachal Pradesh: Mithun
Assam: One-horned rhinoceros
Bihar: Gangetic dolphin
Chandigarh: Blackbuck
Chhattisgarh: Wild buffalo
Dadra and Nagar Haveli: Indian Bison
Daman and Diu: Great Indian Bustard
Delhi: Nilgai
Goa: Gaur
Gujarat: Asiatic Lion
Haryana: Blackbuck
Himachal Pradesh: Snow Leopard
Jammu and Kashmir: Hangul
Jharkhand: Elephant
Karnataka: Indian Elephant
Kerala: Indian elephant
Ladakh: Bactrian Camel
Madhya Pradesh: Barasingha
Maharashtra: Indian giant squirrel
Manipur: Sangai
Meghalaya: Clouded leopard
Mizoram: Himalayan Serow
Nagaland: Mithun
Odisha: Sambar deer
Puducherry: Squirrel
Punjab: Blackbuck
Rajasthan: Chinkara
Sikkim: Red panda
Tamil Nadu: Nilgiri tahr
Telangana: Blackbuck
Tripura: Phayre's leaf monkey
Uttar Pradesh: Barasingha
Uttarakhand: Musk deer
West Bengal: Royal Bengal tiger