Tolipir National Park is a protected area located in the Rawlakot tehsil of Poonch District in the state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. The park is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, including a number of endangered species such as the Himalayan black bear, leopard, and snow leopard.
The park is situated in the western Himalayan mountain range, at an altitude of between 1,500 and 7,000 meters above sea level. The area is characterized by rugged terrain and steep mountain slopes, with a number of peaks rising above 6,000 meters. The climate is cold and temperate, with heavy snowfall in the winter and mild summers. The park is surrounded by the Toli Pir, Shounter, and Barmoghlasht valleys, and is fed by the Toli Pir stream, which flows through the park.
Flora and fauna Fauna List of fauna found in the sanctuary.
# Name Scientific name Picture 1 Eurasian pygmy shrew Sorex minutus 2 Leschenault's rousette Rousettus leschenaultii 3 Lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros 4 Greater false vampire bat Megaderma lyra 5 Java pipistrelle Pipistrellus javanicus – 6 Common bent-wing bat Miniopterus schreibersii 7 Wall-roosting mouse-eared bat Myotis muricola 8 Scully's tube-nosed bat Murina tubinaris – 9 Northern plains gray langur Semnopithecus entellus 10 Rhesus macaque Macaca mulatta 11 Indian jackal Canis aureus indicus 12 Asian black bear Ursus thibetanus 13 Stoat Mustela erminea 14 Yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula 15 Masked palm civet Paguma larvata 16 Jungle cat Felis chaus 17 Indian leopard Panthera pardus fusca 18 Southern red muntjac Muntiacus muntjak 19 Royle's pika Ochotona roylei 20 Kashmir flying squirrel Eoglaucomys fimbriatus – 21 Red giant flying squirrel Petaurista petaurista 22 Indian crested porcupine Hystrix indica 23 House mouse Mus musculus 24 Kashmir field mouse Apodemus rusiges – 25 Turkestan rat Rattus pyctoris – 26 Lesser bandicoot rat Bandicota bengalensis 27 Short-tailed bandicoot rat Nesokia indica 28 Royle's mountain vole Alticola roylei –
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