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

NRL Publication ID
689
Published
2012
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
Arachnids
Crustaceans
Insects
Molluscs
Mammals
Multi-taxa
Reptiles
Ferns and Allies
Flowering Plants
Gymnosperms
Full taxonomic coverage?
Yes
Further details
Assessments extracted and within NRLD?
No
Data Stewardship Groups responsible
Biodiversity Secretariat of the Ministry of Environment and National Herbarium, Department of National Botanic Gardens
Publication format
Electronic format
Reference and Website
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
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

Language
English

Assessments within the NRLD

Species or Taxon Common Names Taxonomic Group Year Assessed Countries Criteria system Status More info
Crocidura horsfieldi (Tomes, 1856) E: Horsfield's shrew; S: Kunuhik-miya Mammals 2012 Sri Lanka IUCN Critically Endangered
CR 		More info
Paradoxurus stenocephalus Groves, Rajapaksha & Manamendra-Arachchi, 2009 E: Golden Dryzone Palm Civet Mammals 2012 Sri Lanka IUCN Critically Endangered
CR 		More info
Moschiola kathygre Groves & Meijaard, 2004 E: Sri Lanka pigmy mousedeer; S: Sri Lanka Kuru Meminna Mammals 2012 Sri Lanka IUCN Vulnerable
VU 		More info
Madromys blanfordi (Thomas, 1881) E: White-tailed rat; S: Waligasudumiya Mammals 2012 Sri Lanka IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Crocidura hikmiya Meegaskumbura, Meegaskumbura, Pethiyagoda, Manamendra-arachchi & Schneider, 2007 Mammals 2012 Sri Lanka IUCN Critically Endangered
CR 		More info