List of endangered species in India
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[edit] Critically Endangered species in India
According to the Red Data Book of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), there are 47 critically endangered species in India (As of 5 September 2011[update]):[1]
Birds
- Eurynorhynchus pygmeus (Spoon-billed Sandpiper)
- Grus leucogeranus (Siberian Crane)
- Gyps bengalensis (White-rumped Vulture)
- Gyps indicus
- Gyps tenuirostris (Slender-billed Vulture)
- Heteroglaux blewitti (Forest Owlet)
- Houbaropsis bengalensis (Bengal Florican)
- Ophrysia superciliosa (Himalayan Quail)
- Rhinoptilus bitorquatus (Jerdon's Courser), Endemic to India
- Sarcogyps calvus (Red-headed Vulture)
- Vanellus gregarius (Sociable Lapwing)
- Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (Pink-headed Duck)
- Great Indian Bustard
Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians and Fishes
- Anoxypristis cuspidata (Knifetooth sawfish)
- Batagur baska (Four-toed Terrapin)
- Batagur kachuga (Red-crowned Roofed Turtle)
- Biswamoyopterus biswasi (Namdapha Flying Squirrel)
- Carcharhinus hemiodon (Pondicherry shark)
- Cremnomys elvira (Large Rock-rat)
- Crocidura andamanensis (Andaman White-toothed Shrew)
- Crocidura jenkinsi (Jenkin's Shrew), Endemic to India.
- Crocidura nicobarica (Nicobar Shrew)
- Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback)
- Dicerorhinus sumatrensis (Sumatran Rhinoceros)
- Eretmochelys imbricata (Hawksbill Turtle)
- Fejervarya murthii
- Gavialis gangeticus (Fish-eating crocodile)
- Glyphis gangeticus (Ganges Shark), Endemic to India.
- Indirana gundia
- Himalayan Wolf
- Kashmir Stag
- Namdapha Flying Squirrel
- Indirana phrynoderma
- Ingerana charlesdarwini
- Labeo potail (Deccan Labeo)
- Micrixalus kottigeharensis
- Millardia kondana (Kondana Rat)
- Philautus chalazodes
- Philautus griet
- Philautus ponmudi
- Philautus sanctisilvaticus
- Philautus shillongensis
- Philautus sp. nov. 'Amboli Forest'
- Philautus sp. nov. 'Munnar'
- Porcula salvania (Pygmy Hog or Sus salvanius)
- Pristis microdon (Leichhardt's sawfish)
- Pristis zijsron (Narrowsnout sawfish)
- Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus
- Rhinoceros sondaicus (Javan Rhinoceros)
- Viverra civettina (Malabar Large-spotted Civet)
[edit] Endangered
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- Andaman Shrew (Crocidura andamanensis). (Endemic to India)
- Andaman Spiny Shrew (Crocidura hispida). (Endemic to India)
- Asian Arowana (Scleropages formosus
- Asiatic Black Bear (Selenarctos thibetanus)
- Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica) [3]
- Asiatic Wild Dog/ Dhole (Cuon alpinus)
- Banteng (Bos javanicus)
- Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
- Capped Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus pileatus)
- Chiru (Tibetan Antelope) (Pantholops hodgsonii)
- Wild Cat (Felis silvestris ornata)
- Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
- Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica)
- Golden Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus geei)
- Hispid Hare (Caprolagus hispidus)
- Hoolock Gibbon (Bunipithecus hoolock) (Previously Hylobates hoolock).
- Indian Elephant or Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)
- Indus River Dolphin (Platanista minor).
- Kondana Soft-furred Rat (Millardia kondana). (Endemic to India).
- Lion-tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus). (Endemic to India).
- Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta).
- Malabar Civet (Viverra civettina)
- Markhor (Capra falconeri).
- Narcondam Hornbill (“Rhyticeros narcondami”)
- Nicobar Tree Shrew (Tupaia nicobarica). (Endemic to India).
- Nilgiri Leaf Monkey (Presbytis johni)
- Nilgiri Tahr (Hemitragus hylocrius). (Endemic to India).
- Olive Ridley Turtle. (Endemic to Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, India)
- Particolored Flying Squirrel (Hylopetes alboniger).
- Peter's Tube-nosed Bat (Murina grisea). (Endemic to India).
- Red Panda (Lesser Panda) (Ailurus fulgens).
- Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris).
- Sei Whale (Balaenoptera borealis).
- Servant Mouse (Mus famulus). (Endemic to India).
- Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia).
- Wild Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). (Previously Bubalus arnee).
- Woolly Flying Squirrel (Eupetaurus cinereus).
- Himalayan Tahr
[edit] Vulnerable
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- Andaman Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus cognatus). (Endemic to India.)
- Andaman Rat (Rattus stoicus). (Endemic to India.)
- Argali (Ovis ammon).
- Himalayan W-toothed Shrew (Crocidura attenuate)
- Sri Lankan Highland Shrew (Suncus montanus).
- Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus).
- Asiatic Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii).
- Assamese Macaque (Macaca assamensis).
- Back-striped Weasel (Mustela strigidorsa).
- Barasingha (Cervus duvauceli).
- Bare-bellied Hedgehog (Hemiechinus nudiventris). (Endemic to India.)
- Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra).
- Brow-antlered Deer (Cervus eldi eldi)
- Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)
- Brown fish owl (Ketupa zeylonensis). (Endemic to India.)
- Brown Palm Civet (Paradoxurus jerdoni)
- Central Kashmir Vole (Alticola montosa). (Endemic to India.)
- Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa).
- Day's Shrew (Suncus dayi). (Endemic to India.)
- Dhole (Cuon alpines).
- Dugong (Dugong dugon).
- Eld's Deer (Cervus eldi).
- Elvira Rat (Cremnomys Elvira). (Endemic to India.)
- European Otter(also known as Eurasian Otter) (Lutra lutra)
- Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus).
- Four-horned Antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis).
- Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
- Gaur (Bos gaurus).
- Golden Jackal (Canis aureus)
- Goral (Nemorhaedus goral)
- Himalayan Musk Deer (Moschus chrysogaster)
- Himalayan Shrew (Soriculus nigrescens)
- Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus).
- Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).
- Indian Fox (Vulpes bengalensis)
- Indian Giant Squirrel (Ratufa indica). (Endemic to India.)
- Indian Wolf (Canis lupus indica)
- Irrawaddy Squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus).
- Jerdon's Palm Civet (Paradoxurus jerdoni). (Endemic to India.)
- Kashmir Cave Bat (Myotis longipes).
- Kerala Rat (Rattus ranjiniae). (Endemic to India.)
- Khajuria's Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros durgadasi). (Endemic to India.)
- Kolar Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros hypophyllus). (Endemic to India.)
- Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros).
- Lesser Panda (Ailurus fulgens)
- Mainland Serow (Capricornis sumatraensis).
- Malayan Porcupine (Hystrix brachyuran).
- Mandelli's Mouse-eared Bat (Myotis sicarius).
- Marbled Cat (Pardofelis marmorata).
- Mouflon (or Urial) (Ovis orientalis).
- Nicobar Flying Fox (Pteropus faunulus). (Endemic to India.)
- Nilgiri Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus johnii). (Endemic to India.)
- Nilgiri Marten (Martes gwatkinsii). (Endemic to India.)
- Nonsense Rat (Rattus burrus). (Endemic to India.)
- Asiatic Wild Ass (Equus hemionus).
- Pale Grey Shrew (Crocidura pergrisea). (Endemic to India.)
- Palm Rat (Rattus palmarum). (Endemic to India.)
- Red Goral (Naemorhedus baileyi).
- Rock Eagle-owl (Bubo bengalensis). (Endemic to India.)
- Rusty-spotted Cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus).
- Sikkim Rat (Rattus sikkimensis).
- Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus).
- Slow Loris (Loris tardigradus).
- Smooth-coated Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata). (Previously Lutra perspicillata.)
- Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus).
- Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura).
- Stumptail Macaque (Macaca arctoides).
- Takin (Budorcas taxicolor).
- Wild Goat (Capra aegagrus).
- Wild Yak (Bos grunniens).
- Tiger
- Asiatic Lions
[edit] Threatened
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- Indian Wild Ass (Equus hemionus khur)
- Leopard (Panthera pardus)
- Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes montana)
- Kashmir Stag (Praygnaa)
- Black Buck(Uttar Pradesh)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Extinction of Animals (Press Release)". Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. 2011-09-05. http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=75538. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- ^ a b "List of endangered species". Animal Info. http://www.animalinfo.org/country/india.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
- ^ a b c "Endangered Mammal List". Wildlife Institute of India (WII). Archived from the original on 2007-07-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20070704233109/http://www.wii.gov.in/nwdc/mammals.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
