Sundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuary but their chief prey is the spotted deer ("Axis axis") and the wild boar ("Sus scrofa"). There are three species of wild cat, the leopard cat ("Prionailurus bengalensis"), the fishing cat ("Prionailurus viverrinus") and the jungle cat ("Felis chaus"). Also present are three species of otter, one of which, the smooth-coated otter ("Lutrogale perspicillata"), has been domesticated by local fishermen. The South Asian river dolphin ("Platanista gangetica") inhabits some of the larger water channels. Birds are plentiful with over 270 having been recorded in the area including 38 species of raptor, 95 species of waterfowl and 9 of kingfisher. On
Asystasia gangetica that use "A. g. micrantha" as a larval foodplant; "Junonia oenone", "Junonia hierta", "Junonia natalica", "Junonia terea", "Protogoniomorpha parhassus", "Hypolimnas misippus" and "Microplexia costimaculalis". The vigorous growth of "A. g. micrantha" in tropical regions makes it a weed which can smother certain indigenous vegetation where it has been introduced. Asystasia gangetica Asystasia gangetica is a species of plant in the Acanthaceae family. It is commonly known as the Chinese violet, coromandel or creeping foxglove. In South Africa this plant may simply be called asystasia. This plant is a spreading herb or groundcover, reaching 600 mm in height or up to