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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

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). This includes two species that are locally extinct from India viz. Acinonyx jubatus and Rhinoceros sondaicus.

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

• 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)
• Red 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)

See also

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

References

1. ^ "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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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	Asia 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 List of endangered species in Vietnam Europe Threatened mammals of Europe Endangered plants of Europe Bulgaria Italy Lithuania Russia Ukraine United Kingdom North America List of endangered plants of North America List of endangered animals of North America Endangered mammals and birds of the United States List of threatened mammals of the United States 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

v t e Threatened species
Template: Threatened species by region
IUCN Red List	Categories Extinct Extinct (EX) Extinct in the Wild (EW) 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 Lists Extinct Extinct in the Wild Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable Near Threatened Least Concern Data Deficient WP categories Extinct Extinct in the Wild Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable Near Threatened Least Concern Data Deficient CITES Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III
By taxa	Threatened arthropods / Endangered arthropods / spiders / Decline in insect populations Decline in amphibian populations Threatened Banksia / rays / sharks / Fungi / Chromista The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates The world's 100 most threatened species
Conservation	Biodiversity action plan Biodiversity threats Conservation biology CITES ARKive Bird conservation Conservation status Conservation-reliant species Ecoregion conservation status Habitat destruction Latent extinction risk Rare species Vulnerability and susceptibility
Pre-2001 categories and subcategories shown in italics.

• Mammals of India
• Lists of fauna of India
• Lists of endangered animals
• Endangered biota of Asia
• Wildlife conservation in India