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

Feroculus feroculus | 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
68514
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
Feroculus feroculus | (Kelaart, 1850)
Feroculus feroculus | Kelaart, 1850
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Kelaart's long-clawed 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
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Crocidura miya | 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
68513
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
Crocidura miya | Phillips, 1929
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

Crocidura horsfieldi | 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
68512
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
Crocidura horsfieldii | (Tomes, 1856)
Crocidura horsfieldi | Tomes, 1856
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Horsfield's 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

Petinomys fuscocapillus | 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
68511
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
Petinomys fuscocapillus | (Jerdon, 1847)
Petinomys fuscocapillus | Jerdon, 1847
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Small flying squirrel
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Critically Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
CR
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(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

Vandeleuria nolthenii | 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
68510
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
Vandeleuria nolthenii | Phillips, 1929
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Critically Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
CR
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(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 fernandoni | 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
68509
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 fernandoni | (Phillips, 1932)
Mus fernandoni | Phillips, 1932
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Sri Lanka spiny mouse
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Critically Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
CR
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(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

Scotophilus heathii | 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
68508
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
Scotophilus heathii | (Horsfield, 1831)
Scotophilus heathii | Horsfield, 1831
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Great yellow bat
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Critically Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
CR
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(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

Murina cyclotis | 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
68507
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
Murina cyclotis | Dobson, 1872
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Critically Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
CR
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(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

Myotis hasseltii | 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
68506
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
Myotis hasseltii | (Temminck, 1840)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Critically Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
CR
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(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

Miniopterus schreibersii | 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
68505
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
Miniopterus schreibersii | (Kuhl, 1817)
Miniopterus schreibersii | (Kuhl, 1819)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Long-winged bat
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Critically Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
CR
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(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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