Species & IUCN status

What UPSC asks

1. 1
   Where an animal is foundOnly in India? Which region, river or forest?
2. 2
   Odd behaviour factsWho leads an elephant herd, which animal uses tools
3. 3
   Unusual biologyWhich insect does the waggle dance, which big cat doesn't roar

Asked again and again

How to study it

1. For each species in the news, note where it naturally lives in India.
2. Add one unusual fact about its behaviour or biology.
3. Note what it is often confused with.

Hardly ever askedIUCN Red List categories; they appear in wording but are rarely tested