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The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka

NRL Publication ID
263
Published
2007
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Location and scope
Locality (as published)
Sri Lanka
Scope of the publication
National
Countries included within the publication
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LK
Does the publication cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Taxonomic coverage
Taxonomic groups included
Amphibians
Birds
Fishes
Mushrooms etc
Lichens
Arachnids
Crustaceans
Insects
Molluscs
Mammals
Multi-taxa
Green Algae
Mosses
Red Algae
Reptiles
Ferns and Allies
Flowering Plants
Gymnosperms
Full taxonomic coverage?
No
Further details
Assessments extracted and within NRLD?
No
Data Stewardship Groups responsible
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Publication format
Electronic format
Database
Hard copy
Reference and Website
The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka. 2007. IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii+148pp.
Supplementary Links

IUCN Sri Lanka

Language
English

Assessments within the NRLD

Species or Taxon Common Names Taxonomic Group Year Assessed Countries Criteria system Status More info
Scotophilus kuhlii Leach, 1821 Lesser yellow bat Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Data Deficient
DD 		More info
Falsistrellus affinis (Dobson, 1871) Chocolate bat Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Data Deficient
DD 		More info
Hesperoptenus tickelli (Blyth, 1851) Tickle's bat Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Data Deficient
DD 		More info
Tadarida aegyptiaca (E. Geoffroy, 1818) Continental wrinkled-lip bat Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Data Deficient
DD 		More info
Saccolaimus saccolaimus (Temminck, 1838) Pouch-bearing sheath-tailed bat Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Data Deficient
DD 		More info
Taphozous longimanus Hardwicke, 1825 Long-armed sheath-tailed bat Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Data Deficient
DD 		More info
Suncus etruscus Savi, 1822 Pigmy shrew Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Data Deficient
DD 		More info
Moschiola kathygre Groves & Meijaard, 2005 Sri Lanka pigmy mouse-deer Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Near Threatened
NT 		More info
Loris lydekkerianus Cabrera, 1908 Sri Lanka grey slender loris Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Near Threatened
NT 		More info
Macaca sinica (Linnaeus, 1771) Sri Lanka toque monkey Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Near Threatened
NT 		More info
Semnopithecus priam Blyth, 1844 Grey langur Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Near Threatened
NT 		More info
Megaderma spasma (Linnaeus, 1758) Long-eared vampire bat Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Near Threatened
NT 		More info