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

Herpestes smithii | 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
170415
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
Herpestes smithii | Gray, 1837
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

Herpestes brachyurus | 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
170414
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
Herpestes brachyurus | Gray, 1837
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

Canis aureus | 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
170413
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
Canis aureus | Linnaeus, 1758
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

Sus scrofa | 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
170412
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
Sus scrofa | Linnaeus, 1758
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

Moschiola meminna | 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
170411
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
Moschiola meminna | (Erxleben, 1777)
Moschiola meminna | Erexleben, 1777
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
E: Sri Lanka mouse-deer; S: Sri Lanka Meminna
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
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Axis axis | 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
170410
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
Axis axis | (Erxleben, 1777)
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

Suncus etruscus | 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
170409
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 etruscus | (Savi, 1822)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
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
Assessment rationale/justification
B1ab(iii)
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

Petaurista philippensis | 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
170408
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
Petaurista philippensis | (Elliot, 1839)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
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
Assessment rationale/justification
B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
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

Millardia meltada | 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
170407
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
Millardia meltada | (Gray, 1837)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
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
Assessment rationale/justification
B2ab(iii)
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

Golunda ellioti | 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
170406
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
Golunda ellioti | Gray, 1837
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
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
Assessment rationale/justification
B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
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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