CBSE Class 9 Answered

The nature of plant life in an area largely determines the animal life in that area”. It is because the animal life evolves according to the habitat they live in.

• In dense evergreen forests, the fauna is rich and varied. Some animals are Jaguars, monkey, lemur, orangutan and deer.
• In scrub and thorny forests, rats, mice, rabbits, fox, wolf, wild ass, horses and camels are found.
• In montane forests, snow leopard, squirrels, bear and wild sheep are generally found.