Biodiversity of the Api Nampa Conservation Area

This is a checklist of flora (angiosperms, gymnosperms, pteridophytes) and fauna (birds and insects) of Api Nampa Conservation Area. A total of 940 species are listed.

Date ( Publication ): 2020-05-25

Author

Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) - Bishnu Shrestha ( Information Officer )

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ICIMOD - Janita Gurung ( Programme Coordinator, KLCDI )

Purpose: This dataset provides information on plants, birds and insects from a relatively new protected area in western Nepal, the Api Nampa Conservation Area. The data, collated from several research conducted in the protected area, avails biodiversity information in a single platform (database) that can be used for further research at national and global levels.

Status: Completed

Maintenance and update frequency: Unknown

Keywords ( Theme )

Protected Area
Biodiversity
Flora
Fauna

Keywords ( Place )

Api Nampa Conservation Area
HKH-BIF

Use limitation: DNPWC (2019) Biodiversity Profile of the Api Nampa Conservation Area, Nepal. Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Access constraints: Copyright

Use constraints: Copyright

Spatial representation type: Text, table

Metadata language: eng

Character set: UTF8

Topic category

Biota

Description: The Api Nampa Conservation Area (ANCA), established in 2010 is spread over an area of 1903 sq. km in Darchula District, Sudurpaschim Province, in western Nepal. ANCA encompassess parts or all of five Rural Minicipalities and one Municipality named after two mountain peaks, Mt Api (7132 masl) and Mt Nampa (6757 masl). Characterized by diverse topography and geology within Nepal's high mountain and high Himalayan physiographic zone, ANCA hosts diverse ecosystem and a wide variety of plants and animals, while also being rich in cultural sacred and spiritual heritage. The floral diversity includes 535 species of angiosperms, 12 species of gymnosperms and 69 species of Pteridophytes. The documented faunal diversity includes 43 species of mammals, 263 species of birds, 69 species of fish and at least 64 species of insects.