Bio-diversity facts of Nepal:

Nepal is called an Amazon of Asia. The hidden treasure of its rich biodiversity is not yet fully explored. Many new species could be discovered from Nepal.

1. Nepal has more than 360 species of Orchid which constitutes over 2% of the world’s orchids.

2. Nepal has 8 % of the total species of birds found in the world.

3. Nepal comprises 6% of the world’s rhododendron species.

4. Nepal harbors 5980 species of flowering plants which covers 2.4% of the world’s total. Over 250 species of the flowering plants are endemic in Nepal (i.e. It is not found elsewhere else in the world.)

5. Nepal has one of the largest concentrations of Royal Bengal Tiger in the world after India and Bangladesh.

6. It is said that Nepal has largest moth in the world (Atlas Moth)

7. Some of the largest wild honeybees are found in Nepal.

8. The only natural breeding ground of the Long Snouted Gharial crocodile exists in Nepalese river.

9. Nepal has nearly 870 species of birds, which arguably more than the whole continent of Europe and North Africa combined.

10. Nepal has 4.2% of the world’s butterfly species which is over 650 species of butterflies.

11. Thirty six percent of the world’s Meconopsis species “poppy” including Blue Poppies are found in Nepal of which four are endemic, only found in Nepal. In Nepal, one of the Blue poppy grows as high as 5400-meter altitude. This is perhaps one of the highest limits for the poppy to be found in the world.

12. The mysterious creature of the Himalayas called Yeti is said to be spotted in the Nepalese Himalayas by many. Sir Edmund Hillary even led an expedition to find the Yeti in 1958.

13. Second largest population of One-horned Rhino is found in Nepal.

14. Nepal has one of the best habitats for Snow Leopard.

15. Sukla Phanta in West Nepal harbors the world largest herd of Swamp deer.


Source: https://himalayanecotrek.com/travel-guide/interesting-facts-about-nepal/