The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka

NRL Publication ID

263

Published

2007

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National Red List Database

Location and scope

Locality (as published)

Sri Lanka

Scope of the publication

National

Countries included within the publication

Sri Lanka

Country ISO code(s)

Does the publication cover a marine EEZ area(s)?

Not_assigned

Taxonomic coverage

Taxonomic groups included

Amphibians

Birds

Fishes

Mushrooms etc

Lichens

Arachnids

Crustaceans

Insects

Molluscs

Mammals

Multi-taxa

Green Algae

Mosses

Red Algae

Reptiles

Ferns and Allies

Flowering Plants

Gymnosperms

Full taxonomic coverage?

Further details

Assessments extracted and within NRLD?

Data Stewardship Groups responsible

IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

Publication format

Electronic format

Database

Hard copy

Reference and Website

The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka. 2007. IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii+148pp.

Supplementary Links

IUCN Sri Lanka

Language

English

Assessments within the NRLD

Published after year

Country

Criteria system

Kingdom

Taxonomic Group

Scope

Endemic to region

Species or Taxon	Common Names	Taxonomic Group	Year Assessed	Countries	Criteria system	Status	More info
Megaderma lyra E. Geoffroy, 1810	False vampire bat	Mammals	2007	Sri Lanka	IUCN	Near Threatened NT	More info
Hipposideros lankadiva Kelaart, 1850	Great leaf-nosed bat	Mammals	2007	Sri Lanka	IUCN	Near Threatened NT	More info
Manis crassicaudata Gray, 1827	Pangolin	Mammals	2007	Sri Lanka	IUCN	Near Threatened NT	More info
Ratufa macroura Pennant, 1769	Giant squirrel	Mammals	2007	Sri Lanka	IUCN	Vulnerable VU	More info
Funambulus sublineatus Waterhouse, 1838	Dusky-striped jungle squirrel	Mammals	2007	Sri Lanka	IUCN	Vulnerable VU	More info
Funambulus layardi Blyth, 1849	Sri Lanka flame-striped jungle squirrel	Mammals	2007	Sri Lanka	IUCN	Vulnerable VU	More info
Mus mayori Thomas, 1915	Sri Lanka spiny rat	Mammals	2007	Sri Lanka	IUCN	Vulnerable VU	More info
Bubalus arnee (Kerr, 1792)	Wild buffalo	Mammals	2007	Sri Lanka	IUCN	Vulnerable VU	More info
Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758	Elephant	Mammals	2007	Sri Lanka	IUCN	Vulnerable VU	More info
Paradoxurus zeylonensis (Schreber, 1778)	Sri Lanka golden palm cat	Mammals	2007	Sri Lanka	IUCN	Vulnerable VU	More info
Lutra lutra Lataste, 1885	Otter	Mammals	2007	Sri Lanka	IUCN	Vulnerable VU	More info
Prionailurus viverrinus (Bennett, 1833)	Fishing cat	Mammals	2007	Sri Lanka	IUCN	Vulnerable VU	More info