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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
Rhinolophus beddomei Andersen, 1905 Great horse-shoe bat Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Cynopterus brachyotis (Müller, 1838) Lesser Short-nosed fruit bat Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Hipposideros galeritus Cantor, 1846 Dekhan leaf-nosed bat Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Hipposideros fulvus Gray, 1838 Fulvous-leaf nosed bat Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Suncus zeylanicus Phillips, 1928 Sri Lanka jungle shrew Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Suncus montanus Kelaart, 1850 Highland shrew Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Suncus fellows-gordoni Phillips,1932 Sri Lanka pigmy shrew Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Solisorex pearsoni Thomas, 1924 Pearson's long-clawed shrew Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Feroculus feroculus Kelaart, 1850 Kelaart's long-clawed shrew Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Crocidura miya Phillips, 1929 Sri Lanka long-tailed shrew Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Crocidura horsfieldi Tomes, 1856 Horsfield's shrew Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Petinomys fuscocapillus Jerdon, 1847 Small flying squirrel Mammals 2007 Sri Lanka IUCN Critically Endangered
CR 		More info