Endangered mammals of India

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Endangered mammals of India 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

## Background

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In India, mammals comprise 410 species, 186 genera, 45 families and 13 orders 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).[1] This includes two species that are locally extinct from India viz. Acinonyx jubatus and Rhinoceros sondaicus.[1]

The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of mammary glands, which in females produce milk for the nourishment of young; the presence of hair or fur; specialized teeth; the presence of a neocortex region in the brain; and endothermic or "warm-blooded" bodies. The brain regulates endothermic and circulatory system, including a four-chambered heart. Mammals encompass some 5,500 species (including Humans), distributed in about 1,200 genera, 152 families and up to 46 orders, though this varies with the classification scheme.

## Endangered mammals

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* Asiatic golden cat (Catopuma temmincki)
* Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica)
* Indian wild ass or Khur (Equus hemionus khur)
* Asiatic wild dog / Dhole (Cuon alpinus)
* Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)
* Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
* Banteng (Bos javanicus)
* Brow-antlered deer (Panolia eldi eldi)
* Himalayan Brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus)
* Jerdon's palm civet (Paradoxurus jerdoni)
* Asian short-clawed otter (Amblonyx cinereus)
* Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
* Common otter (Lutra lutra)
* Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica ornata)
* Dugong / Seacow (Dugong dugon)
* Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
* Gaur (Bos gaurus)
* Golden langur (Trachypithecus geei)
* Goral (Nemorhaedus goral)
* Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
* Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes)
* Himalayan marten (Martes flavigula)
* Himalayan musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster)
* Sikkim large-clawed shrew (Soriculus nigrescens)
* Hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus)
* Hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock)
* Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)
* Golden jackal (Canis aureus)
* Kashmir stag / Hangul (Cervus affinis hanglu)
* Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca)
* Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)
* Malabar civet (Viverra civettina)
* Marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata)
* Nilgiri langur (Presbytis johni)
* Nilgiri marten (Martes gwatkinsi)
* Nilgiri tahr (Hemitragus hylocrius)
* Pygmy hog (Porcula salvania)
* Hill fox (Vulpes vulpes montana)
* Red panda (Ailurus fulgens)
* Rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosa)
* Serow (Nemorhaedus sumatraensis)
* Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus ursinus)
* Smooth Indian otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
* Snow leopard (Panthera uncia)
* Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides)
* Swamp deer/ Barasingha (Rusa duvauceli duvauceli)
* Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
* Tibetan wild ass (Equus kiang)

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## See also

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* List of endangered animals in India
* Fauna of India
* Mammals of India

## References

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1. ^ a b "Indian Mammals". archive.is. 2007-07-04. Archived from the original on 2007-07-04. Retrieved October 5, 2006.
2. ^ "Threatened Mammals of India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-01-05. Retrieved 2019-09-18.

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Threatened species by region

By region|

* Blue-listed
* Environmental Vulnerability Index
* Regional Red List

Australasia|

* Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
* ROTAP
* Threatened Species Protection Act 1995
* Threatened ecological community
* Trade in Endangered Species Act 1989

Canada|

* Species at Risk Act
* Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada

Europe|

* EAZA Ex-situ Programme
* Funds for Endangered Parrots

South Africa|

* Endangered Wildlife Trust

United
States|

* Distinct population segment
* Endangered Species Act of 1973
* Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978
* Endangered species recovery plan
* Endangered Wolf Center
* National Wildlife Refuge
* NatureServe conservation status
* The Nature Conservancy

Lists|

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* List of endangered and protected species of China
* Endangered mammals of India
* List of endangered animals in India
* List of endemic and threatened plants of India
* List of endangered species in Pakistan
* List of threatened species of the Philippines
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Europe|

* Threatened mammals of Europe
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* Russia
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

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* List of endangered plants of North America
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* List of threatened birds of the United States
* List of threatened reptiles and amphibians of the United States

Elsewhere|

* Threatened fauna of Australia
* List of threatened flora of Australia
* List of endangered flora of Brazil
* List of threatened mammals of Brazil
* List of threatened birds of Brazil

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IUCN Red List|

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| Extinct|

* Extinct (EX)
* Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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Threatened|

* Critically Endangered (CR)
* Endangered (EN)
* Vulnerable (VU)

Lower risk|

* Near Threatened (NT)
* Least Concern (LC)
* Lower Risk (LR)
* Conservation Dependent (LR/cd)

Not fully assessed|

* Data Deficient (DD)
* Not Evaluated (NE)

Species|

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* Extinct
* Extinct in the Wild
* Critically Endangered
* Endangered
* Vulnerable
* Near Threatened
* Least Concern
* Data Deficient

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WP categories|

* Extinct
* Extinct in the Wild
* Critically Endangered
* Endangered
* Vulnerable
* Near Threatened
* Least Concern
* Data Deficient

CITES|

* Appendix I
* Appendix II
* Appendix III

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Conservation|

* Biodiversity action plan
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* Conservation-reliant species
* Ecoregion conservation status
* Habitat destruction
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