Mountain above 6000 to 8848 m, high altitude pastures land, trans-Himalayan valleys, forests, lakes, glaciers, rivers and cultivated lands comprise the landscape; some of the highest peaks in the world (Annapurna I: 8091m, Machhapuchhere: 6993m) are contained in this conservation area, also the world’s deepest gorge: Kali Gandaki, and highest altitude lake: Tilicho Lake.
2 distinct climatic zone within a distance of 120 km of Annapurna Region and altitude of 1000-8000 m: 3000 mm annual rainfall in the south (The Himalayas), and less than 500 mm annual rainfall in the north (trans-Himalayas).
Home of 101 species of mammals including the Snow leopard, Musk deer, Tibetan Argali, Tibetan wolf, and Tibetan fox
Home of 474 species of birds "including 38 species of birds at risk in Nepal, and 6 species of Himalayan pheasants found in Nepal."
The host of 39 species of reptiles and 22 species of amphibians.
Home for more 10 ethnic groups (Tibeto-Burmese: Gurung, Thakali, Bhotia, Ethnic Tibetan, and
Magar; and Indo Aryan: Brahmin, Kshetri, Kami, Damai and Sarki)
3,430 species of flora have been recorded in the conservation area
Records of 456 vascular plants: 5 pteridophytes, 11 gymnosperms, 392 dicots, and 48 monocots
Thirteen species of mammals and three bird species are protected under NPWC Act 1973
Mammal species symbolic of ACA are the Snow leopard, Musk deer, Tibetan argali, and Tibetan wolf
Bird species symbolic of the area are the Golden eagle, Demoiselle crane, and various pheasants
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