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

Pipistrellus ceylonicus | 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
68524
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
Pipistrellus ceylonicus | (Kelaart, 1852)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
B2ab(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
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Kerivoula picta | 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
68523
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
Kerivoula picta | (Pallas, 1767)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
B2ab(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

Rhinolophus beddomei | 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
68522
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
Rhinolophus beddomei | K. Andersen, 1905
Rhinolophus beddomei | Andersen, 1905
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Great horse-shoe bat
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
B2ab(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
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Cynopterus brachyotis | 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
68521
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
Cynopterus brachyotis | (Müller, 1838)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
B2ab(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

Hipposideros galeritus | 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
68520
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
Hipposideros galeritus | Cantor, 1846
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
B2ab(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

Hipposideros fulvus | 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
68519
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
Hipposideros fulvus | Gray, 1838
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
B2ab(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

Suncus zeylanicus | 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
68518
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
Suncus zeylanicus | Phillips, 1928
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
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

Suncus montanus | 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
68517
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
Suncus montanus | (Kelaart, 1850)
Suncus montanus | Kelaart, 1850
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Highland shrew
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
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

Suncus fellows-gordoni | 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
68516
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
Suncus fellowesgordoni | Phillips, 1932
Suncus fellows-gordoni | Phillips,1932
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Sri Lanka pigmy shrew
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
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
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Solisorex pearsoni | 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
68515
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
Solisorex pearsoni | Thomas, 1924
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
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
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