Question

write a small note on flora and fauna in Maharashtra and odisha ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The flora and fauna of Odisha, a state in eastern India, is extremely diverse and gives the state a reputation for abundance of natural beauty and wildlife. The districts in the interior are thickly covered by forests both of the tropical moist deciduous type as well as tropical dry deciduous. The hills, plateaus and isolated areas of the northeastern part of the state are covered by the tropical moist deciduous forests whereas the second types of the forests are located in the southwest region of the state. Some of the trees which grow in abundance in Odisha are bamboo, teak, rosewood, sal, piasal, sanghvan and haldi. There are 479 species of birds, 86 species of mammals, 19 species of amphibians and 110 species of reptiles present in Odisha. The state is also an important habitat for the endangered olive ridley turtles and Irrawaddy dolphins. Koraput district of southern Odisha has been identified by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of UN as Global Agricultural Heritage site which is among only other three sites in the world. Other sites are in Peru, China and Philippines.[]

Answer 2

Flora and Fauna of Maharashtra and Odisha are as follows:

• Flora of Maharashtra: Types of forests such as southern tropical semi-evergreen forests, southern tropical dry deciduous forests, southern tropical moist deciduous forests, southern tropical thorn forests, and littoral and swamp forests can be found. There are various species of trees such as Anjani, Mango Hirda, Jambul Shisan, and Ain, etc.

• Fauna of Maharashtra: Different types of animals such as Yellow-footed Green Pigeon, Blackbuck, Indian Giant Squirrel, Sloth bear, Gaur, Python Molurus, Spotted Owlets, and Oriental Garden Lizzard can be seen.

• Flora of Odisha: Trees that grow abundantly are rosewood, sal, teak, bamboo, and haldi. In a recent survey, it was discovered that Odisha has around 726 species of flowering plants.

• Fauna of Odisha: Types of animals found in Odisha are Leopard, Tiger, Asian elephant, Gangetic Dolphin and etc are found. Birds such as Indian skimmer, Indian Peafowl, and reptiles such as Salt Water Crocodile, Green Sea Turtle are found.