Rare and Endangered Species in Kanha National Park

Some of the animals which figured in the 1988 IUCN Red List, and found in the tiger reserve are:

Species of Mammals

1. Swamp Deer (Cervus duvauceli branderi)
2. Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
3. Dhole (Cuon alpinus)
4. Gaur (Bos gaurus)
5. Smooth-coated otter (Lutra perspicillata)
6. Bengal Fox (Vulpes bengalensis)
7. Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)
8. Leopard (Panthera pardus)

Birds

1. Green Munia (Estrilda formosa)
2. Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indica)

Reptiles

1. Indian Rock Python

Insects
Kanha has been quoted as the only source of the following species of termite in Madhya Pradesh:

1. Euhamitermes kanhaensis
2. Eurytermes boveni
3. Pericapritermes tetraphilus
4. Odontotermes bhagwatti