The forests in Arunachal Pradesh contains a wide range of flora and fauna. Arunachal Pradesh is blessed with a rich biodiversity; therefore, the forest of Arunachal Pradesh contains a phenomenal range of plants and animals.

To begin with, it can be said that the forest in Arunachal Pradesh houses a large number of people belonging to the different tribes of the land. These tribal people, who are aloof from urbanization, dwell in the forests of Arunachal Pradesh amid the biodiversity of the land. In fact, the forest and forest-based products seems to be a part of the livelihood of the tribes of Arunachal Pradesh.

Further, nature has endowed the state of Arunachal Pradesh with an amazing range of plants and wildlife. In fact, the forest at Arunachal Pradesh is known for housing about 5000 plants, 500 birds, 85 terrestrial mammals and a wide number of insects, butterflies and reptiles.

In Arunachal Pradesh, forest or the vegetation is divided into some broad climatic categories. Among the broad climatic categories of Arunachal Pradesh are:

Tropical forests
Sub-tropical forests
Temperate forests
Pine forests
Alpine forests, etc.

Furthermore, in Arunachal Pradesh, we also come across some other types of forests, viz.:

Degraded forests
Bamboo forests
Grasslands, etc.

Among the important animals found in the forests of Arunachal Pradesh are:

Tiger
Leopard
Golden cat
Rhesus macaque
Pig-tailed macaque
Rodents
Linsang
White winged wood duck
Tragopan
Mishmi wren, etc.

Last Updated on 03 January 2011