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Assessment ID
68532
Taxon name
Semnopithecus vetulus
(Erxleben, 1777)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Semnopithecus vetulus
(Erxleben, 1777)
Common name(s)
Purple-faced leaf monkey
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
cercopithecidae
Genus
Semnopithecus
Species
vetulus
Species authority
(Erxleben, 1777)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Sri Lanka
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B2b(i,ii,iii)c(iii)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
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.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
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.
Assessment ID
68531
Taxon name
Petaurista philippensis
Elliot, 1839
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Petaurista philippensis
Elliot, 1839
Common name(s)
Giant flying squirrel
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
sciuridae
Genus
Petaurista
Species
philippensis
Species authority
Elliot, 1839
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Sri Lanka
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
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.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
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.
Assessment ID
68530
Taxon name
Srilankamys ohiensis
Phillips, 1929
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Srilankamys ohiensis
Phillips, 1929
Common name(s)
Sri Lanka bicolored rat
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Srilankamys
Species
ohiensis
Species authority
Phillips, 1929
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Sri Lanka
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
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.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
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.
Assessment ID
68529
Taxon name
Rattus montanus
Phillips, 1932
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Rattus montanus
Phillips, 1932
Common name(s)
Nelu rat
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Rattus
Species
montanus
Species authority
Phillips, 1932
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Sri Lanka
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
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.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
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.
Assessment ID
68528
Taxon name
Axis porcinus
(Zimmermann, 1780)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Axis porcinus
(Zimmermann, 1780)
Common name(s)
Hog deer
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
cervidae
Genus
Axis
Species
porcinus
Species authority
(Zimmermann, 1780)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Sri Lanka
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B2b(i,ii,iii)c(iii)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
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.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
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.
Assessment ID
68527
Taxon name
Melursus ursinus
Pucheran, 1855
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Melursus ursinus
Pucheran, 1855
Common name(s)
Sloth bear
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
ursidae
Genus
Melursus
Species
ursinus
Species authority
Pucheran, 1855
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Sri Lanka
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B2b(i,ii,iii)c(iii)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
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.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
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.
Assessment ID
68526
Taxon name
Prionailurus rubiginosus
(I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1831)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Prionailurus rubiginosus
(I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1831)
Common name(s)
Rusty-spotted cat
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Prionailurus
Species
rubiginosus
Species authority
(I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1831)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Sri Lanka
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B2b(i,ii,iii)c(iii)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
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.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
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.
Assessment ID
68525
Taxon name
Loris tardigradus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Loris tardigradus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
Sri Lanka red slender loris
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
lorisidae
Genus
Loris
Species
tardigradus
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Sri Lanka
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B2b(i,ii,iii)c(iii)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
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.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
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.
Assessment ID
68524
Taxon name
Pipistrellus ceylonicus
(Kelaart, 1852)
Uploaded by
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pipistrellus ceylonicus
(Kelaart, 1852)
Common name(s)
Kelaart's pipistrel
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Pipistrellus
Species
ceylonicus
Species authority
(Kelaart, 1852)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Sri Lanka
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B2ab(iii)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
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.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
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.
Assessment ID
68523
Taxon name
Kerivoula picta
(Pallas, 1767)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Kerivoula picta
(Pallas, 1767)
Common name(s)
Painted bat
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Kerivoula
Species
picta
Species authority
(Pallas, 1767)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Sri Lanka
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B2ab(iii)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
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.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
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.