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The Western Ghats have the highest number of endemic species in India, making them a biodiversity hotspot. This follows from NCERT principle where relation explains outcome clearly for students.
Ref: NCERT Biology Textbook for Class XI and XII (Botany section), Chapter: Biology - Botany portion covering relevant concept, Topic: Plant structure, physiology and applications.
Endemic species are restricted to a particular geographical region and are not naturally found elsewhere.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 13: Biodiversity and Conservation Loss of Biodiversity - Alien Invasion Co-extinction Mass Extinction - Evil Quartet
Endemic species are restricted to a particular geographical region and are often more vulnerable to extinction.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 13: Biodiversity and Conservation Loss of Biodiversity - Causes - Habitat Loss Overexploitation
Endemic species are naturally restricted to a particular geographical region and are not found elsewhere.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 13: Biodiversity and Conservation Species-Area Relationship
Lion-tailed macaque Macaca silenus is old world monkey with distinctive silver-white mane around face, black pelage, and tail tuft resembling lion tail, restricted to undisturbed tropical evergreen rainforests of Western Ghats between 100-1500 meters in Karnataka Silent Valley, Kerala Periyar, Tamil Nadu Kalakkad. Endemic to Western Ghats, highly arboreal, frugivorous, living in troops 15-30, endangered with fewer than 4000 individuals due to fragmentation by plantations, dams. Flagship for rainforest conservation, breeds poorly in captivity requiring canopy connectivity. This pattern is frequ
Ref: IUCN Red List Macaca silenus Endemic Western Ghats Endangered; WII Primates Lion-tailed Macaque Distribution
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