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

Bandicota indica | The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora

Publication
The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora
NRL Record ID
170425
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
Bandicota indica | (Bechstein, 1800)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
About the assessment
Assessment year
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Prof. Devaka Weerakoon & Dr. Siril Wijesundara (editors)
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|Government
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
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+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.cea.lk/web/images/pdf/redlist2012.pdf
Supplementary Links

MOE 2012. The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476pp

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Bandicota bengalensis | The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora

Publication
The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora
NRL Record ID
170424
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
Bandicota bengalensis | (Gray, 1835)
Bandicota bengalensis | (Gray 1835)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
E: Mole rat; S: Heen Uru-miya
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
About the assessment
Assessment year
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Prof. Devaka Weerakoon & Dr. Siril Wijesundara (editors)
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|Government
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
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+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.cea.lk/web/images/pdf/redlist2012.pdf
Supplementary Links

MOE 2012. The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476pp

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Lepus nigricollis | The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora

Publication
The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora
NRL Record ID
170423
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
Lepus nigricollis | F. Cuvier, 1823
Lepus nigricollis | Cuvier, 1823
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
E: Black-naped hare; S: Wal Hawa
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
About the assessment
Assessment year
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Prof. Devaka Weerakoon & Dr. Siril Wijesundara (editors)
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|Government
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
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+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.cea.lk/web/images/pdf/redlist2012.pdf
Supplementary Links

MOE 2012. The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476pp

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Rousettus leschenaulti | The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora

Publication
The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora
NRL Record ID
170422
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
Rousettus leschenaultii | (Desmarest, 1820)
Rousettus leschenaulti | (Desmarest, 1820)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
E: Fulvous fruit bat; S: Rath dumburu pala vavula
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
About the assessment
Assessment year
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Prof. Devaka Weerakoon & Dr. Siril Wijesundara (editors)
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|Government
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
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+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.cea.lk/web/images/pdf/redlist2012.pdf
Supplementary Links

MOE 2012. The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476pp

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Rhinolophus rouxii | The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora

Publication
The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora
NRL Record ID
170421
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 rouxii | Temminck, 1835
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
About the assessment
Assessment year
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Prof. Devaka Weerakoon & Dr. Siril Wijesundara (editors)
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|Government
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
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+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.cea.lk/web/images/pdf/redlist2012.pdf
Supplementary Links

MOE 2012. The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476pp

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Pteropus giganteus | The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora

Publication
The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora
NRL Record ID
170420
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
Pteropus giganteus | (Brünnich, 1782)
Pteropus giganteus | (Brünnich, 1782)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
E: Flying fox; S: Ma-vavula
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
About the assessment
Assessment year
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Prof. Devaka Weerakoon & Dr. Siril Wijesundara (editors)
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|Government
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
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+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.cea.lk/web/images/pdf/redlist2012.pdf
Supplementary Links

MOE 2012. The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476pp

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Pipistrellus tenuis | The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora

Publication
The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora
NRL Record ID
170419
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 tenuis | (Temminck, 1840)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
About the assessment
Assessment year
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Prof. Devaka Weerakoon & Dr. Siril Wijesundara (editors)
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|Government
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
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+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.cea.lk/web/images/pdf/redlist2012.pdf
Supplementary Links

MOE 2012. The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476pp

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Hipposideros speoris | The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora

Publication
The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora
NRL Record ID
170418
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 speoris | (Schneider, 1800)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
About the assessment
Assessment year
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Prof. Devaka Weerakoon & Dr. Siril Wijesundara (editors)
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|Government
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
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+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.cea.lk/web/images/pdf/redlist2012.pdf
Supplementary Links

MOE 2012. The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476pp

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Hipposideros ater | The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora

Publication
The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora
NRL Record ID
170417
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 ater | Templeton, 1848
Hipposideros ater | Temleton, 1848
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
E: Bicolored leaf-nosed bat; S: Depata Pathnehe-vavula
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
About the assessment
Assessment year
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Prof. Devaka Weerakoon & Dr. Siril Wijesundara (editors)
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|Government
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
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+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.cea.lk/web/images/pdf/redlist2012.pdf
Supplementary Links

MOE 2012. The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476pp

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Cynopterus sphinx | The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora

Publication
The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora
NRL Record ID
170416
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 sphinx | (Vahl, 1797)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
About the assessment
Assessment year
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Prof. Devaka Weerakoon & Dr. Siril Wijesundara (editors)
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|Government
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
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+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.cea.lk/web/images/pdf/redlist2012.pdf
Supplementary Links

MOE 2012. The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476pp

Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off
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