List of endangered species in India

The following list includes all animals and birds which occur in India and are rated as Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU) in the 2004 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources ("IUCN") and Wildlife Institute of India"(WII)".

Critically Endangered:

*Jenkin's Shrew ("Crocidura jenkensii"). (Endemic to India.) cite web |url=http://www.animalinfo.org/country/india.htm|title= List of endangered species|accessdate=2007-08-06|publisher=Animal Info]
*Malabar Large-spotted Civet ("Viverra civettina").
*Namdapha Flying Squirrel ("Biswamayopterus biswasi"). (Endemic to India.)
*Pygmy Hog (Sus salvanius).
*Salim Ali's Fruit Bat ("Latidens salimalii"). (Endemic to India.)
*Sumatran Rhinoceros ("Dicerorhinus sumatrensis").
*Wroughton's Free-tailed Bat ("Otomops wroughtoni"). (Endemic to India.)

Endangered:

*Asiatic Lion ("Panthera leo persica").cite web|url=http://www.wii.gov.in/nwdc/mammals.htm| title=Endangered Mammal List|accessdate=2007-08-06|work=Wildlife Institute of India (WII).]
*Asiatic Black Bear ("Selenarctos thibetanus").
*Desert Cat ("Felis libyca ornata").
*Great Indian Rhinoceros ("Rhinoceros unicornis").
*Hispid Hare ("Caprolagus hispidus").
*Hoolock Gibbon ("Hylobates hoolock").
*Kashmir Stag/ Hangul ("Cervus elaphus hanglu").
*Lion-tailed Macaque ("Macaca silenus").
*Malabar Civet ("Viverra civettina").
*Markhor ("Capra falconeri").
*Nayan Ovis ("Ammon hodgsoni").
*Nilgiri Leaf Monkey ("Presbytis johni").
*Pygmy Hog ("Sus salvanius").
*Andaman Shrew ("Crocidura andamanensis"). (Endemic to India).
*Andaman Spiny Shrew ("Crocidura hispida"). (Endemic to India).
*Indian Elephant or Asian Elephant ("Elephas maximus").
*Banteng ("Bos javanicus").
*Blue Whale ("Balaenoptera musculus").
*Capped Leaf Monkey ("Trachypithecus pileatus").
*Chiru (Tibetan Antelope) ("Pantholops hodgsonii").
*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).
*Indus River Dolphin ("Platanista minor").
*Kondana Soft-furred Rat ("Millardia kondana"). (Endemic to India).
*Lion-tailed Macaque ("Macaca silenus"). (Endemic to India).
*Markhor ("Capra falconeri").
*Marsh Mongoose ("Herpestes palustris"). (Endemic to India.) (Previously considered to be a subspecies of "Herpestes javanicus").
*Nicobar Shrew ("Crocidura nicobarica"). (Endemic to India).
*Nicobar Tree Shrew ("Tupaia nicobaric"a). (Endemic to India).
*Nilgiri Tahr ("Hemitragus hylocriu"s). (Endemic to India).
*Particolored Flying Squirrel ("Hylopetes alboniger").
*Peter's Tube-nosed Bat ("Murina grisea"). (Endemic to India).
*Red Panda(Lesser Panda) ("Ailurus fulgens").
*Sei Whale ("Balaenoptera borealis").
*Servant Mouse ("Mus famulus"). (Endemic to India).
*Snow Leopard ("Uncia uncia").
*Tiger ("Panthera tigris").
*Wild Water Buffalo ("Bubalus bubalis"). (Previously "Bubalus arnee").
*Woolly Flying Squirrel ("Eupetaurus cinereus").

Vulnerable

*Asiatic Wild Dog/ Dhole Cuon alpinus
*Banteng Bos javanicus
*Brow-antlered Deer Cervus eldi eldi
*Brown Bear Ursus arctos
*Brown Palm Civet Paradoxurus jerdoni
*Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa
*Common Otter Lutra lutra
*Dugong/ Seacow Dugong dugon
*Ganges River DolphinPlatanista gangetica
*Gaur Bos gaurus
*Goral Nemorhaedus goral
*GreyIndian Wolf Canis lupus
*Himalayan W-toothed Shrew Crocidura attenuata
*Himalayan Musk Deer Moschus chrysogaster
*Himalayan Shrew Soriculus nigrescens
*Jackal Canis aureus
*Andaman Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus cognatus). (Endemic to India.)
*Andaman Rat (Rattus stoicus). (Endemic to India.)
*Argali (Ovis ammon).
*Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus).
*Asiatic Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii).
*Asiatic Wild Ass (Equus hemionus).
*Assamese Macaque (Macaca assamensis).
*Back-striped Weasel (Mustela strigidorsa).
*Barasingha (Cervus duvauceli).
*Bare-bellied Hedgehog (Hemiechinus nudiventris). (Endemic to India.)
*Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra).
*Brown fish owl (Ketupa zeylonensis). (Endemic to India.)
*Central Kashmir Vole (Alticola montosa). (Endemic to India.)
*Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa).
*Day's Shrew (Suncus dayi). (Endemic to India.)
*Dhole (Cuon alpinus).
*Dugong (Dugong dugon).
*Eld's Deer (Cervus eldi).
*Elvira Rat (Cremnomys elvira). (Endemic to India.)
*Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra).
*Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus).
*Four-horned Antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis).
*Gaur (Bos frontalis).
*Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus).
*Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).
*Indian Giant Squirrel (Ratufa indica). (Endemic to India.)
*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 Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros durgadasi). (Endemic to India.)
*Kolar Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros hypophyllus). (Endemic to India.)
*Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros).
*Mainland Serow (Capricornis sumatraensis).
*Malayan Porcupine (Hystrix brachyura).
*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.)
*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).
*Sri Lankan Highland Shrew (Suncus montanus).
*Stumptail Macaque (Macaca arctoides).
*Takin (Budorcas taxicolor).
*Wild Goat (Capra aegagrus).
*Wild Yak (Bos grunniens).
*Lesser Panda Ailurus fulgens V

Threatened

*Indian Wild Donkey ("Equus hemionus khur")
*Leopard ("Panthera pardus")
*Red Fox ("Vulpes vulpes montana")

ee also

*Endangered Mammals of India
*Fauna of India
*Mammals of India

References