https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Endangered_mammals_of_India Endangered mammals of India - Revision history 2026-07-31T15:04:27Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Endangered_mammals_of_India&diff=346922&oldid=prev 172.70.90.210 at 19:25, 16 August 2022 2022-08-16T19:25:42Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{RefImprove|date=September 2019}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Endangered mammals of India&#039;&#039;&#039; are the mammal species in India that are listed as threatened in the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources]] (IUCN) [[Red List of Threatened Animals]]<br /> <br /> == Background ==<br /> In [[India]], [[Mammal|mammals]] comprise 410 species, 186 [[genus|genera]], 45 [[family (biology)|families]] and 13 [[order (biology)|order]]s of which nearly 89 [[species]] are listed as threatened in the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources]] (IUCN) [[Red List of Threatened Animals]] (IUCN 2006).&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot;&gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.wii.gov.in/nwdc/mammals.htm|title=Indian Mammals|last=|first=|date=2007-07-04|website=archive.is|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070704233109/http://www.wii.gov.in/nwdc/mammals.htm|archive-date=2007-07-04|access-date=October 5, 2006}}&lt;/ref&gt; This includes two species that are locally extinct from India viz. &#039;&#039;[[Acinonyx Jubatus|Acinonyx jubatus]]&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;[[Rhinoceros sondaicus]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;<br /> <br /> The mammals are the [[Class (biology)|class]] of [[vertebrate]] animals characterized by the presence of [[mammary gland]]s, which in [[female]]s produce [[milk]] for the nourishment of young; the presence of [[hair]] or [[fur]]; specialized [[tooth|teeth]]; the presence of a [[neocortex]] region in the [[brain]]; and endothermic or &quot;[[warm-blooded]]&quot; bodies. The brain regulates endothermic and [[circulatory system]], including a four-chambered [[heart]]. Mammals encompass some 5,500 species (including [[Human]]s), distributed in about 1,200 genera, 152 families and up to 46 orders, though this varies with the classification scheme.<br /> <br /> ==Endangered mammals==<br /> {{Div col|colwidth=30em}}<br /> *[[Asiatic golden cat]] (&#039;&#039;Catopuma temmincki&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Asiatic lion]] (&#039;&#039;Panthera leo persica&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Indian wild ass]] or [[Khur]] (&#039;&#039;Equus hemionus khur&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Dhole|Asiatic wild dog]] / Dhole (&#039;&#039;Cuon alpinus&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Asiatic black bear]] (&#039;&#039;Ursus thibetanus&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Bengal tiger]] (&#039;&#039;Panthera tigris tigris&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Banteng]] (&#039;&#039;Bos javanicus&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Bengal fox]] (&#039;&#039;Vulpes bengalensis&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Eld&#039;s deer|Brow-antlered deer]] (&#039;&#039;Panolia eldi eldi&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Himalayan brown bear|Himalayan Brown bear]] (&#039;&#039;Ursus arctos isabellinus&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Jerdon&#039;s palm civet]] (&#039;&#039;Paradoxurus jerdoni&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Asian short-clawed otter]] (&#039;&#039;Amblonyx cinereus&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Clouded leopard]] (&#039;&#039;Neofelis nebulosa&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[European otter|Common otter]] (&#039;&#039;Lutra lutra&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Asiatic wildcat]] (&#039;&#039;Felis lybica ornata&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Dugong]] / [[Sirenia|Seacow]] (&#039;&#039;Dugong dugon&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Ganges river dolphin]] (&#039;&#039;Platanista gangetica&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Gaur]] (&#039;&#039;Bos gaurus&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Golden langur]] (&#039;&#039;Trachypithecus geei&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Goral]] (&#039;&#039;Nemorhaedus goral&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Indian rhinoceros]] (&#039;&#039;Rhinoceros unicornis&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Indian wolf]] (&#039;&#039;Canis lupus pallipes&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Martes flavigula|Himalayan marten]] (&#039;&#039;Martes flavigula&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Himalayan musk deer]] (&#039;&#039;Moschus chrysogaster&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Soriculus nigrescens|Sikkim large-clawed shrew]] (&#039;&#039;Soriculus nigrescens&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Hispid hare]] (&#039;&#039;Caprolagus hispidus&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Hoolock gibbon]] (&#039;&#039;Hoolock hoolock&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Indian elephant]] (&#039;&#039;Elephas maximus indicus&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Golden jackal]] (&#039;&#039;Canis aureus&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Kashmir stag]] / [[Hangul deer|Hangul]] (&#039;&#039;Cervus affinis hanglu&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Indian leopard]] (&#039;&#039;Panthera pardus fusca&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Lion-tailed macaque]] (&#039;&#039;Macaca silenus&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Malabar civet]] (&#039;&#039;Viverra civettina&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Marbled cat]] (&#039;&#039;Pardofelis marmorata&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Nilgiri langur]] (&#039;&#039;Presbytis johni&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Nilgiri marten]] (&#039;&#039;Martes gwatkinsi&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Nilgiri tahr]] (&#039;&#039;Hemitragus hylocrius&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Pygmy hog]] (&#039;&#039;Porcula salvania&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Red fox]] (&#039;&#039;Vulpes vulpes montana&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Red panda]] (&#039;&#039;Ailurus fulgens&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Rusty-spotted cat]] (&#039;&#039;Prionailurus rubiginosa&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Serow]] (&#039;&#039;Nemorhaedus sumatraensis&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Sloth bear]] (&#039;&#039;Melursus ursinus ursinus&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Lutrogale perspicillata|Smooth Indian otter]] (&#039;&#039;Lutrogale perspicillata&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Snow leopard]] (&#039;&#039;Panthera uncia&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Stump-tailed macaque]] (&#039;&#039;Macaca arctoides&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Swamp deer]]/ Barasingha (&#039;&#039;Rusa duvauceli duvauceli&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Takin]] (&#039;&#039;Budorcas taxicolor&#039;&#039;)<br /> *[[Tibetan wild ass]] (&#039;&#039;Equus kiang&#039;&#039;)<br /> {{Div col end}}&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |url=http://www.wii.gov.in/nwdc/threatened_mammals.pdf |title=Threatened Mammals of India |access-date=2019-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105191455/http://www.wii.gov.in/nwdc/threatened_mammals.pdf |archive-date=2007-01-05 |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[List of endangered animals in India]]<br /> * [[Fauna of India]]<br /> * [[Mammals of India]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{threatened species by region|state=expanded}}<br /> {{threatened species}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Mammals of India|.Endangered]]<br /> [[Category:Lists of fauna of India|Mammals, endangered]]<br /> [[Category:Lists of endangered animals|India, Mammals]]<br /> [[Category:Endangered biota of Asia|.]]<br /> [[Category:Wildlife conservation in India]]</div> 172.70.90.210