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List of Endangered Species in India

by M.Nazan
May 19, 2020
in Articles, General Knowledge
List of Endangered Species in India
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Table of Contents

  • 1 Critically Endangered Species
  • 2 Endangered Animals
  • 3 Vulnerable Animals in India

This world is filled with many types of flora and fauna. The animals and plants have been here for a very long time and humans beings have been exploiting these for various reasons like food, resources and hunting trophies. As a result, the number of many animal species have slowly declined over the years. Here we have the list of endangered species in India.

1 Critically Endangered Species

Arthropods:

Rameshwaram parachute spider (Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica)
Peacock tarantula (Poecilotheria metallica)

Birds:

  • White-bellied heron (Ardea Insignis)
  • Great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps)
  • Baer’s pochard (Aythya baeri)
  • Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea)
  • White-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis)
  • Indian vulture (Gyps indicus)
  • Slender-billed vulture (Gyps tenuirostris)
  • Bengal florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis)
  • Bugun liocichla (Liocichla bugunorum)
  • Himalayan quail (Ophrysia superciliosa)
  • Jerdon’s courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus)
  • Red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
  • Sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)
  • Yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola)

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Fish:

  • Wayanad mahseer (Barbodes wynaadensis)
  • Pondicherry shark (Carcharhinus hemiodon)
  • Ganges shark (Glyphis gangeticus)
  • Glyptothorax kashmirensis
  • Kudremukh glyptothorax (Glyptothorax kudremukhensis)
  • Nilgiri mystus (Hemibagrus punctatus) possibly extinct
  • Horalabiosa arunachalami
  • Hypselobarbus pulchellus
  • Red Canarese barb (Hypselobarbus thomassi)
  • Mesonoemacheilus herrei
  • Bovany barb (Neolissochilus bovanicus)
  • Deolali minnow (Parapsilorhynchus prateri) possibly extinct
  • Pookode Lake barb (Pethia pookodensis)
  • Common sawfish (Pristis pristis)
  • Largetooth sawfish (Pristis microdon)
  • Longcomb sawfish (Pristis zijsron)
  • Psilorhynchus tenura
  • Deccan barb (Puntius deccanensis)
  • Schistura papulifera

Insects:

  • Pygmy hog sucking louse (Haematopinus oliveri)

Reptiles and amphibians:

  • Madras spotted skink (Barkudia insularis)
  • Northern river terrapin (Batagur baska)
  • Red-crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga)
  • Cnemaspis anaikattiensis (a species of gecko)
  • Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
  • Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
  • Ghats wart frog (Fejervarya murthii)
  • Jeypore ground gecko (Geckoella jeyporensis)
  • Gundia Indian frog (Indirana gundia)
  • Toad-skinned frog (Indirana phrynoderma)
  • Charles Darwin’s frog (Ingerana charlesdarwini)
  • Rao’s torrent frog (Micrixalus kottigeharensis)
  • Dattatreya night frog (Nyctibatrachus dattatreyaensis)
  • Sacred grove bushfrog (Philautus sanctisilvaticus)
  • Amboli bush frog (Pseudophilautus amboli)
  • White-spotted bush frog (Raorchestes chalazodes)
  • Green-eyed bushfrog (Raorchestes chlorosomma)general awareness_banner
  • Griet bush frog (Raorchestes griet)
  • Kaikatti bushfrog (Raorchestes kaikatti)
  • Mark’s bushfrog (Raorchestes marki)
  • Munnar bush frog (Raorchestes munnarensis)
  • Ponmudi bush frog (Raorchestes ponmudi)
  • Resplendent shrubfrog (Raorchestes resplendens)
  • Shillong bubble-nest frog (Raorchestes shillongensis)
  • Anaimalai flying frog (Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus)
  • Sushil’s bushfrog (Raorchestes sushili)
  • Amboli toad (Xanthophryne tigerina)
  • Ghats wart frog (Zakerana murthii)

Mammals:

  • Namdapha flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus biswasi)
  • Himalayan wolf (Canis himalayensis)
  • Elvira rat (Cremnomys elvira)
  • Andaman shrew (Crocidura andamanensis)
  • Jenkins’ shrew (Crocidura jenkinsi)
  • Nicobar shrew (Crocidura nicobarica)
  • Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla)
  • Kondana soft-furred rat (Millardia kondana)
  • Pygmy hog (Porcula salvania)
  • Malabar large-spotted civet (Viverra civettina)
  • Kashmir stag or hangul (Cervus canadensis hanglu)

2 Endangered Animals

Fish:

  • Knifetooth sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata)
  • Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus)
  • Red line torpedo barb (Sahyadria denisonii)
  • Golden mahaseer (Tor putitora)
  • Deccan labeo (Labeo potail)

Birds:

  • Forest owlet (Athene blewitti)
  • Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
  • Great knot (Calidris tenuirostris)
  • Masked finfoot (Heliopais personatus)
  • Lesser florican (Sypheotides indicus)
  • Manipur bush-quail (Perdicula manipurensis)
  • Greater adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius)
  • White-bellied blue robin (Myiomela albiventris)
  • Nilgiri blue robin (Myiomela major)
  • White-winged duck (Asarcornis scutulata)
  • White-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
  • Green peafowl (Pavo muticus)
  • Narcondam hornbill (Rhyticero)
  • Nordmann’s greenshank (Tringa guttifer)
  • Black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda)
  • Black-chinned laughingthrush (Trochalopteron jerdoni)
  • Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)

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Reptiles:

  • Perrotet’s vine snake (Ahaetulla perroteti)
  • Three-striped roofed turtle (Batagur dhongoka)
  • Green turtle (Chelonia mydas)
  • Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica)
  • Goan day gecko (Cnemaspis goaensis)
  • Wyanad day gecko (Cnemaspis wynadensis)
  • Keeled box turtle (Cuora mouhotii)
  • Boulenger’s dasia (Dasia subcaerulea)
  • Poona skink (Eurylepis poonaensis)
  • Inger’s mabuya (Eutropis clivicola)
  • Yellow-headed tortoise (Indotestudo elongata)
  • Asian forest tortoise (Manouria emys)
  • Indian kangaroo lizard (Otocryptis beddomii)
  • Assam roofed turtle (Pangshura sylhetensis)
  • Cantor’s giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii)
  • Travancore Hills thorntail snake (Platyplectrurus madurensis)
  • Travancore earth snake (Rhinophis travancoricus)
  • Cochin forest cane turtle (Vijayachelys silvatica)

Mammals:

  • Red panda (Ailurus fulgens)
  • Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)
  • Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
  • Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
  • Wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee)
  • Hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus)
  • Dhole (Cuon alpinus)
  • Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)
  • Kolar leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros hypophyllus)
  • Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)
  • White-bellied musk deer (Moschus leucogaster)
  • Servant mouse (Mus famulus)
  • Mandelli’s mouse-eared bat (Myotis sicarius)
  • Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius)
  • Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica)
  • Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
  • Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica)
  • Gee’s golden langur (Trachypithecus geei)
  • Nicobar treeshrew (Tupaia nicobarica)
  • Sangai (Rucervus eldii eldii)

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3 Vulnerable Animals in India

These animals are not officially endangered yet but can be if we do not take care. Listed by the IUCN As of 2012:

Mammals:

  • Gaur (Bos gaurus)
  • Four-horned antelope or chousingha (Tetracerus quadricornis)
  • Oriental small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)
  • white-chested bear (Ursus thibetanus)
  • Yak (Bos grunhniens)
  • Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
  • Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
  • Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
  • Dugong (Dugong dugon)
  • Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)
  • Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides)
  • Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
  • Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
  • Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
  • Nilgiri marten (Martes gwatkinsii)

Birds:

  • Sarus crane (Antigone antigone)
  • Nicobar megapode (Megapodius nicobariensis)
  • Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

Reptiles and amphibians:

  • Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)

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So that is all the endangered, critically endangered and vulnerable species of animals in India along with their scientific names. If you have a quiz coming up you sure are prepared! keep learning and have a nice day! 🙂

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