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write a short essay on biodiversity found in Eastern Himalaya Biodiversity hotspot.

● Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot includes Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and West Bengal region.


● Area of the Biodiversity is 7,50,000 square kilometers


● 10,000 species of plants out of which 2160 are endemic


● 300 species of animals, out of which 12 are endemic


● 997 species of birds, out of which 15 are endemic


● 176 species of reptiles, out of which 15 are endemic


● 105 species of amphibians, out of which 40 are endemic


● 269 species of fishes are found, out of which 33 are endemic


● Some animals include Himalayan Tohr, golden languar, hoolock gibbon, pygmy hog, flying squirrel, snow leopard, takia, Gangetic dolphin, etc.


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