Sri Lanka

Official name
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
ISO alpha-2 code
LK
ISO alpha-3 code
LKA
ISO numeric-3 code
144
Continent
Asia

Manis crassicaudata | The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka

Publication
The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka
NRL Record ID
68621
Location
Scope (Assessment)
National
Countries in Assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Manis crassicaudata | É. Geoffroy, 1803
Manis crassicaudata | Gray, 1827
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Pangolin
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Near Threatened
Assessment status abreviation
NT
About the assessment
Assessment year
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (2007) The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii+148pp.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v3.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://regionalredlist.zslsites.org/files/2012/08/The-2007-Red-List-of-Threatened-Fauna-and-Flora-of-Sri-Lanka.pdf
Supplementary Links

IUCN Sri Lanka

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
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Ratufa macroura | The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka

Publication
The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka
NRL Record ID
68543
Location
Scope (Assessment)
National
Countries in Assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Ratufa macroura | (Pennant, 1769)
Ratufa macroura | Pennant, 1769
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Giant squirrel
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
B1b(iii)c(iii)+2b(iii)c(iii)
About the assessment
Assessment year
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (2007) The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii+148pp.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v3.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://regionalredlist.zslsites.org/files/2012/08/The-2007-Red-List-of-Threatened-Fauna-and-Flora-of-Sri-Lanka.pdf
Supplementary Links

IUCN Sri Lanka

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Funambulus sublineatus | The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka

Publication
The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka
NRL Record ID
68542
Location
Scope (Assessment)
National
Countries in Assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Funambulus sublineatus | (Waterhouse, 1838)
Funambulus sublineatus | Waterhouse, 1838
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Dusky-striped jungle squirrel
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
B1b(iii)c(iii)+2b(iii)c(iii)
About the assessment
Assessment year
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (2007) The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii+148pp.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v3.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://regionalredlist.zslsites.org/files/2012/08/The-2007-Red-List-of-Threatened-Fauna-and-Flora-of-Sri-Lanka.pdf
Supplementary Links

IUCN Sri Lanka

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Funambulus layardi | The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka

Publication
The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka
NRL Record ID
68541
Location
Scope (Assessment)
National
Countries in Assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Funambulus layardi | (Blyth, 1849)
Funambulus layardi | Blyth, 1849
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Sri Lanka flame-striped jungle squirrel
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
B1b(iii)c(iii)+2b(iii)c(iii)
About the assessment
Assessment year
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (2007) The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii+148pp.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v3.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://regionalredlist.zslsites.org/files/2012/08/The-2007-Red-List-of-Threatened-Fauna-and-Flora-of-Sri-Lanka.pdf
Supplementary Links

IUCN Sri Lanka

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Mus mayori | The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka

Publication
The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka
NRL Record ID
68540
Location
Scope (Assessment)
National
Countries in Assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Mus mayori | (Thomas, 1915)
Mus mayori | Thomas, 1915
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Sri Lanka spiny rat
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
About the assessment
Assessment year
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (2007) The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii+148pp.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v3.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://regionalredlist.zslsites.org/files/2012/08/The-2007-Red-List-of-Threatened-Fauna-and-Flora-of-Sri-Lanka.pdf
Supplementary Links

IUCN Sri Lanka

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Bubalus arnee | The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka

Publication
The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka
NRL Record ID
68539
Location
Scope (Assessment)
National
Countries in Assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Bubalus arnee | (Kerr, 1792)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
B1b(iii)c(iii,iv)+2b(iii)c(iii,iv)
About the assessment
Assessment year
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (2007) The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii+148pp.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v3.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://regionalredlist.zslsites.org/files/2012/08/The-2007-Red-List-of-Threatened-Fauna-and-Flora-of-Sri-Lanka.pdf
Supplementary Links

IUCN Sri Lanka

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Elephas maximus | The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka

Publication
The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka
NRL Record ID
68538
Location
Scope (Assessment)
National
Countries in Assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Elephas maximus | Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
B2b(i,ii,iii)c(i, iii, iv)
About the assessment
Assessment year
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (2007) The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii+148pp.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v3.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://regionalredlist.zslsites.org/files/2012/08/The-2007-Red-List-of-Threatened-Fauna-and-Flora-of-Sri-Lanka.pdf
Supplementary Links

IUCN Sri Lanka

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Paradoxurus zeylonensis | The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka

Publication
The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka
NRL Record ID
68537
Location
Scope (Assessment)
National
Countries in Assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Paradoxurus zeylonensis | (Pallas, 1778)
Paradoxurus zeylonensis | (Schreber, 1778)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Sri Lanka golden palm cat
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
B2b(i,ii,iii)c(iii)
About the assessment
Assessment year
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (2007) The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii+148pp.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v3.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://regionalredlist.zslsites.org/files/2012/08/The-2007-Red-List-of-Threatened-Fauna-and-Flora-of-Sri-Lanka.pdf
Supplementary Links

IUCN Sri Lanka

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Lutra lutra | The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka

Publication
The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka
NRL Record ID
68536
Location
Scope (Assessment)
National
Countries in Assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Lutra lutra | (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lutra lutra | Lataste, 1885
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Otter
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
B2b(i,ii,iii)c(iii)
About the assessment
Assessment year
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (2007) The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii+148pp.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v3.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://regionalredlist.zslsites.org/files/2012/08/The-2007-Red-List-of-Threatened-Fauna-and-Flora-of-Sri-Lanka.pdf
Supplementary Links

IUCN Sri Lanka

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Prionailurus viverrinus | The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka

Publication
The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka
NRL Record ID
68535
Location
Scope (Assessment)
National
Countries in Assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Prionailurus viverrinus | (Bennett, 1833)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
B2b(i,ii,iii)c(iii)
About the assessment
Assessment year
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (2007) The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii+148pp.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v3.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://regionalredlist.zslsites.org/files/2012/08/The-2007-Red-List-of-Threatened-Fauna-and-Flora-of-Sri-Lanka.pdf
Supplementary Links

IUCN Sri Lanka

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off
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