▁The ▁terrain ▁is ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁rug ged ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁character ised ▁by ▁huge ▁variations ▁in ▁alt itude . ▁Within ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 ▁miles ▁between ▁the ▁southern ▁and ▁northern ▁borders , ▁Bh ut an ' s ▁elev ation ▁r ises ▁from ▁ 1 5 0 ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 , 5 0 0 ▁metres . ▁This ▁great ▁ge ographical ▁divers ity ▁combined ▁with ▁equally ▁diverse ▁climate ▁conditions ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁Bh ut an ' s ▁out standing ▁range ▁of ▁b iod iversity ▁and ▁e cos ystem s . ▁ ▁The ▁t iger , ▁one - horn ed ▁rh ino , ▁golden ▁lang ur , ▁cloud ed ▁le op ard , ▁his pid ▁ha re ▁and ▁the ▁sl oth ▁bear ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁l ush ▁tropical ▁low land ▁and ▁hard wood ▁for ests ▁in ▁the ▁south . ▁In ▁the ▁temper ate ▁zone , ▁grey ▁lang ur , ▁t iger , ▁common ▁le op ard , ▁g oral ▁and ▁ser ow ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁mixed ▁con ifer , ▁broad leaf ▁and ▁p ine ▁for ests . ▁F ruit ▁bearing ▁trees ▁and ▁b am bo o ▁provide ▁habitat ▁for ▁the ▁H imal ay an ▁black ▁bear , ▁red ▁p anda , ▁squ ir rel , ▁s amb ar , ▁wild ▁p ig ▁and ▁b ark ing ▁de er . ▁The ▁al pine ▁habit ats ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁H imal ay an ▁range ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁are ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁snow ▁le op ard , ▁blue ▁sheep , ▁mar mot ,