Pench Tiger Reserve

Biodiversity Pench Tiger Reserve

Flora

The major species of the reserve includes Tectona grandis, Lannea coromandelica, Madhuca longifolia, Schrebera swietenioides, Diospyros melanoxylon, Pterocarpus marsupium, Buchanania lanzan, Cleistanthus collinus, Phyllanthus emblica, Colebrookea oppositifolia, Zizyphus xylopyra, Cassia fistula, Acacia catechu, Chloroxylon swietenia, Butea monosperma and Bambusa sp.

Fauna

Major fauna of the Reserve includes Panthera tigris, Panthera pardus, Felis chaus, Prionailurus bengalensis, Viverricula indica, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus, Cuon alpinus, Sus scrofa, Gazella bennettii and Canis aureus.