Endemic Mammals of Sri Lanka(Order Insectivora)

Endemic Mammals of Sri Lanka

 

Order Insectivora

FamilySORICIDAE

 

01.Crocidura miya    (Phillips,1929)       Sri Lanka long-tailed shrew             S: Sri Lanka Kunuhik-miya

IUCNSL 2007 List:EN / IUCN 2002 Global Red List:EN  / FFPO: Protected

 

02.Solisorex pearsoni  (Thomas,1924)    Pearson’s long-clawed shrew         S: Sri Lanka Mahik-miya

IUCNSL 2007 List:EN / IUCN 2002 Global Red List:EN / FFPO: Protected

 

03.Suncus fellowes-gordoni  (Phillips,1932)     Sri Lanka pigmy shrew        S: Sri Lanka Podihik-miya

 

IUCNSL 2007 List:EN / IUCN 2002 Global Red List:EN  / FFPO: Protected

 

04. Suncus zeylanicus (Phillips,1928)     Sri Lanka jungle shrew             S: Sri Lanka Kelehik-miya

 

 IUCNSL 2007 List:CR / IUCN 2002 Global Red List:EN  / FFPO: Protected

 

 

Order Primata
Family CERCOPITHECIDAE

 

05. Macaca sinica  (Linnaeus,1758)           Sri Lanka toque monkey                S: Sri Lanka Rilawa .

IIUCNSL 2007 List:CR  /  IUCN 2002 Global Red List:VU /  CITES: Appendix II

  

 

06. Trachypithecus vetulus (Erexleben, 1777) Purple-faced leaf monkey     S:Sri Lanka Kalu Wandura

IUCNSL 2007 List:VU / IUCN 2002 Global Red List:EN  /  FFPO: Protected   / CITES: Appendix II

 

Family LORISIDAE

07. Loris tardigradus  (Linnaeus,1758)  Sri Lanka red slender loris    S: Sri Lanka Rath Unahapuluwa

IIUCNSL 2007 List:EN   / IUCN 2002 Global Red List:EN  /  FFPO: Protected

 

Order Canivora
Family VIVERRIDAE

 

08. Paradoxurus zeylonensis (Pallas,1778)  Sri Lanka golden palm cat   S: Sri Lanka Ran kalawedda

IUCNSL 2007 List:VU  /  FFPO: Protected

Artiodactyla
TRAGULIDAE

 

09. Moschiola  meminna  (Erexleben, 1777)    Sri Lanka mouse-deer         S: Sri Lanka Meminna

 

10. Moschiola  kathygre (Groves & Meijaard,2005)  pigmy mouse-deer  S: Sri Lanka Kuru Meminna

IUCNSL 2007 List: NT
 

Rodentia
MURIDAE

 

11. Mus fernandoni  (Phillips,1932)       Sri Lanka spiny mouse           S: Sri Lanka Katu Heen-miya

IUCNSL 2007 List:CR  /  IUCN 2002 Global Red List: LR/nt  /  FFPO: Protected

12. Mus mayori  (Thomas,1915)   Sri Lanka spiny rat                S: Sri Lanka DepaheKatu Heen-miya

IUCNSL 2007 List:VU   /  FFPO: Protected

 

13. Rattus montanus        (Phillips,1932)            Nelu rat                 S: Nelu MIya

IUCNSL 2007 List: EN  /  IUCN 2002 Global Red List:CR  /  FFPO: Protected

 

 

14. Srilankamys  ohiensis  (Phillips,1929)     Sri Lanka bicolored rat          S: Sri Lanka Depehe MIya  

 

IUCNSL 2007 List: EN /   IUCN 2002 Global Red List:LR/nt / FFPO: Protected

 

15. Vendeleuria nolthenii (Phillips,1932)   Sri Lanka long-tailed tree mouse    S: Sri Lanka Gas-miya

IUCNSL 2007 List:CR /  IUCN 2002 Global Red List: VU  /  FFPO: Protected

 

Family SCURIDAE

 

16. Funambulus layardi (blyth,1849)  Flame-stripped jungle squirrel  S: Sri Lanka Mukalan Leena

IUCNSL 2007 List:VU