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India

Official name
Republic of India
ISO alpha-2 code
IN
ISO alpha-3 code
IND
ISO numeric-3 code
356
Continent
Asia
Subscribe to India
Assessment ID
226050
Taxon name
Viverra civettina
Blyth, 1862
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Viverra civettina
Blyth, 1862
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
viverridae
Genus
Viverra
Species
civettina
Species authority
Blyth, 1862
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
India
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
India
Country ISO code(s)
IND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/critically_endangered_booklet.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Critically Endangered animal species of India
Ministry of Environment and Forests. 2011. Critically Endangered animal species of India. Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
Assessment ID
226045
Taxon name
Rhinoceros sondaicus
Desmarest, 1822
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Rhinoceros sondaicus
Desmarest, 1822
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
perissodactyla
Family
rhinocerotidae
Genus
Rhinoceros
Species
sondaicus
Species authority
Desmarest, 1822
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
India
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
India
Country ISO code(s)
IND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/critically_endangered_booklet.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Critically Endangered animal species of India
Ministry of Environment and Forests. 2011. Critically Endangered animal species of India. Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
Assessment ID
226028
Taxon name
Porcula salvania
(Hodgson, 1847)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Porcula salvania
(Hodgson, 1847)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
suidae
Genus
Porcula
Species
salvania
Species authority
(Hodgson, 1847)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Sus sylvanius
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
India
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
India
Country ISO code(s)
IND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/critically_endangered_booklet.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Critically Endangered animal species of India
Ministry of Environment and Forests. 2011. Critically Endangered animal species of India. Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
Assessment ID
226023
Taxon name
Millardia kondana
Mishra and Dhanda, 1975
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Millardia kondana
Mishra and Dhanda, 1975
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Millardia
Species
kondana
Species authority
Mishra and Dhanda, 1975
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
India
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
India
Country ISO code(s)
IND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/critically_endangered_booklet.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Critically Endangered animal species of India
Ministry of Environment and Forests. 2011. Critically Endangered animal species of India. Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
Assessment ID
226007
Taxon name
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
(G. Fischer [von Waldheim], 1814)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
(G. Fischer [von Waldheim], 1814)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
perissodactyla
Family
rhinocerotidae
Genus
Dicerorhinus
Species
sumatrensis
Species authority
(G. Fischer [von Waldheim], 1814)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
India
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
India
Country ISO code(s)
IND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/critically_endangered_booklet.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Critically Endangered animal species of India
Ministry of Environment and Forests. 2011. Critically Endangered animal species of India. Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
Assessment ID
226005
Taxon name
Crocidura nicobarica
Miller, 1902
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Crocidura nicobarica
Miller, 1902
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
soricomorpha
Family
soricidae
Genus
Crocidura
Species
nicobarica
Species authority
Miller, 1902
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
India
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
India
Country ISO code(s)
IND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/critically_endangered_booklet.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Critically Endangered animal species of India
Ministry of Environment and Forests. 2011. Critically Endangered animal species of India. Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
Assessment ID
226004
Taxon name
Crocidura jenkinsi
Chakraborty, 1978
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Crocidura jenkinsi
Chakraborty, 1978
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
soricomorpha
Family
soricidae
Genus
Crocidura
Species
jenkinsi
Species authority
Chakraborty, 1978
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
India
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
India
Country ISO code(s)
IND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/critically_endangered_booklet.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Critically Endangered animal species of India
Ministry of Environment and Forests. 2011. Critically Endangered animal species of India. Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
Assessment ID
226003
Taxon name
Crocidura andamanensis
Miller, 1902
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Crocidura andamanensis
Miller, 1902
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
soricomorpha
Family
soricidae
Genus
Crocidura
Species
andamanensis
Species authority
Miller, 1902
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
India
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
India
Country ISO code(s)
IND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/critically_endangered_booklet.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Critically Endangered animal species of India
Ministry of Environment and Forests. 2011. Critically Endangered animal species of India. Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
Assessment ID
226002
Taxon name
Cremnomys elvira
(Ellerman, 1946)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cremnomys elvira
(Ellerman, 1946)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Cremnomys
Species
elvira
Species authority
(Ellerman, 1946)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
India
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
India
Country ISO code(s)
IND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/critically_endangered_booklet.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Critically Endangered animal species of India
Ministry of Environment and Forests. 2011. Critically Endangered animal species of India. Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
Assessment ID
225999
Taxon name
Biswamoyopterus biswasi
Saha, 1981
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Biswamoyopterus biswasi
Saha, 1981
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
sciuridae
Genus
Biswamoyopterus
Species
biswasi
Species authority
Saha, 1981
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
India
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
India
Country ISO code(s)
IND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/critically_endangered_booklet.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Critically Endangered animal species of India
Ministry of Environment and Forests. 2011. Critically Endangered animal species of India. Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.