List Of Endangered Species In India
Critically Endangered species in India According to the Red Data Book of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), there are 47 critically endangered species in India (As of 5 September 2011 (2011-09-05)):
The Red list of 2012 is out on 18 february 2012 at Rio +20 Earth Summit. Red List has listed 132 species of plants and animals as Critically Endangered from India.
Birds
- Ardea insignis (White-bellied Heron)(Imperial Heron)
- Eurynorhynchus pygmeus (Spoon-billed Sandpiper)
- Grus leucogeranus (Siberian Crane)
- Gyps bengalensis (White-rumped Vulture)
- Gyps indicus (Indian Vulture)
- Gyps tenuirostris (Slender-billed Vulture)
- Heteroglaux blewitti (Forest Owlet)
- Houbaropsis bengalensis (Bengal Florican)
- Ophrysia superciliosa (Himalayan Quail)
- Rhinoptilus bitorquatus (Jerdon's Courser), Endemic to India
- Sarcogyps calvus (Red-headed Vulture)
- Vanellus gregarius (Sociable Lapwing)
- Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (Pink-headed Duck)
- Great Indian Bustard(Ardeotis nigriceps)
Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians and Fishes
- Anoxypristis cuspidata (Knifetooth sawfish)
- Batagur baska (Four-toed Terrapin)
- Batagur kachuga (Red-crowned Roofed Turtle)
- Biswamoyopterus biswasi (Namdapha Flying Squirrel)
- Carcharhinus hemiodon (Pondicherry shark)
- Cremnomys elvira (Large Rock-rat)
- Crocidura andamanensis (Andaman White-toothed Shrew)
- Crocidura jenkinsi (Jenkin's Shrew), Endemic to India.
- Crocidura nicobarica (Nicobar Shrew)
- Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback)
- Dicerorhinus sumatrensis (Sumatran Rhinoceros)
- Eretmochelys imbricata (Hawksbill Turtle)
- Fejervarya murthii
- Gavialis gangeticus (Fish-eating crocodile)
- Glyphis gangeticus (Ganges Shark), Endemic to India.
- Indirana gundia
- Himalayan Wolf
- Kashmir Stag
- Namdapha Flying Squirrel
- Indirana phrynoderma
- Ingerana charlesdarwini
- Labeo potail (Deccan Labeo)
- Micrixalus kottigeharensis
- Millardia kondana (Kondana Rat)
- Philautus chalazodes
- Philautus griet
- Philautus ponmudi
- Philautus sanctisilvaticus
- Philautus shillongensis
- Philautus sp. nov. 'Amboli Forest'
- Philautus sp. nov. 'Munnar'
- Porcula salvania (Pygmy Hog or Sus salvanius)elephant
- Pristis microdon (Leichhardt's sawfish)
- Pristis zijsron (Narrowsnout sawfish)
- Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus
- Rhinoceros sondaicus (Javan Rhinoceros)
- Viverra civettina (Malabar Large-spotted Civet)
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