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Chakraborty, R.
Mammalian wealth of Sikkim
2011 Book Chapter
The mammalian fauna of Sikkim comprises of 125 species and sub-species under 24 families and 10 orders of which about 18% are threatened. The faunal variety is so high as the state acts as a transitional zone between Palaearctic and Oriental fauna. The mammalian fauna comprising of little more than 2.5% of the total faunal wealth of the state. In relation to the Indian vertebrate species the percent species diversity of Sikkim mammal is 2.57% and that in relation to mammalian species of the country is 31.5% which is very high in relation to the geographical area, probably due to its geographical position. There is no mammal in the state which could be treated as true endemic. There are a number of threatened species distributed in the state which needs proper conservation and study.
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