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Eravikulam National Park, located in Kerala, covers an area of about 97 square kilometers. Within the park is Mount Anamoudi (Elephant Mountain), the highest Himalayan peak in southern India. Its height is 2695 meters.

Eravikulam is home to many species of insects, 19 species of amphibians, about 90 species of birds, about 26 species of mammals, including the Nilgirian Tar. About 750 individuals of this rare, endangered species are registered in the park. Also in Eravikulam there are panthers, tigers, wild dogs, boars, gauras, Indian muntjaks, zambaras. Here you can find a sponge bear, a Nilgirian thin body, an ordinary jackal, as well as reed cats and leopards. Also here you can find such little-known animals as Indian porcupines, red mongoose, Nilgir harzees, oriental benign otters, Nilgiri langurs. The park is also home to monkeys and unique red wolves.

A new species of Raorchestes resplendens was found in the park. These are amphibians of bright red-orange color with dark spots.

Eravikulam is also known for the fact that on its territory, turning a rocky landscape into a floral sea, blue kurunji flowers bloom once every 12 years.