List of Endangered species in Sri Lanka
This is a list of Endangered species in Sri Lanka according to the IUCN Red List.
This list was last updated 2019-09-14
This list contains only species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List. It is therefore not representative of all the species in the country.
Species counts by country: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants.
scientific_name | common_name | taxonid | category |
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Saprosma scabridum | 32573 | EN | |
Myophonus blighi | Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush | 22708292 | EN |
Garcinia zeylanica | 30791 | EN | |
Garcinia thwaitesii | 30794 | EN | |
Calophyllum trapezifolium | 30796 | EN | |
Ceratophora tennentii | Tennent's Leaf-nosed Lizard | 4178 | EN |
Dipterocarpus zeylanicus | 30807 | EN | |
Hopea cordifolia | 30808 | EN | |
Hopea discolor | 30809 | EN | |
Lankascincus deignani | Deignan Tree Skink | 178268 | EN |
Loris tardigradus | Red Slender Loris | 12375 | EN |
Shorea dyeri | 30812 | EN | |
Shorea affinis | 30817 | EN | |
Shorea disticha | 30820 | EN | |
Shorea worthingtonii | 30825 | EN | |
Devario pathirana | Barred Danio | 6252 | EN |
Stemonoporus acuminatus | 30827 | EN | |
Stemonoporus cordifolius | 30829 | EN | |
Stemonoporus gardneri | 30831 | EN | |
Stemonoporus reticulatus | 30836 | EN | |
Stemonoporus revolutus | 30837 | EN | |
Stemonoporus rigidus | 30838 | EN | |
Vatica obscura | 30841 | EN | |
Diospyros ebenoides | 30852 | EN | |
Diospyros attenuata | 30857 | EN | |
Diospyros acuta | 30858 | EN | |
Diospyros oppositifolia | 30862 | EN | |
Eugenia glabra | 30869 | EN | |
Eugenia terpnophylla | 30872 | EN | |
Syzygium turbinatum | 30876 | EN | |
Syzygium spathulatum | 30880 | EN | |
Syzygium umbrosum | 30881 | EN | |
Syzygium assimile var. acuminata | 30884 | EN | |
Eugenia mabaeoides subsp. mabaeoides | 30893 | EN | |
Symplocos diversifolia var. diversifolia | 30894 | EN | |
Ceylonthelphusa alpina | 61690 | EN | |
Ceylonthelphusa armata | 61691 | EN | |
Ceylonthelphusa cavatrix | 61693 | EN | |
Ceylonthelphusa diva | 61694 | EN | |
Macaca sinica | Toque Macaque | 12560 | EN |
Oziothelphusa dakuna | 61714 | EN | |
Oziothelphusa gallicola | 61715 | EN | |
Pastilla dacuna | 61721 | EN | |
Spiralothelphusa fernandoi | 61737 | EN | |
Oziothelphusa populosa | 61740 | EN | |
Spiralothelphusa parvula | 61738 | EN | |
Vandeleuria nolthenii | Nolthenius's Long-tailed Climbing Mouse | 22844 | EN |
Tetrathemis yerburii | 59778 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus frankenbergi | 61879 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus hoffmanni | 61882 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus mittermeieri | 61883 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus mooreorum | 61884 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus poppiae | 61887 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus steineri | 61888 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus stuarti | 61889 | EN | |
Systomus asoka | Asoka Barb | 18883 | EN |
Systomus martenstyni | 18908 | EN | |
Microhyla zeylanica | 57895 | EN | |
Uperodon palmatus | 57990 | EN | |
Suncus fellowesgordoni | Sri Lanka Shrew | 21143 | EN |
Suncus zeylanicus | Jungle Shrew | 21148 | EN |
Nannophrys naeyakai | 135839 | EN | |
Palaquium canaliculatum | 33536 | EN | |
Palaquium pauciflorum | 33539 | EN | |
Labeo fisheri | Mountain Labeo | 11070 | EN |
Rasbora wilpita | 19314 | EN | |
Elattoneura caesia | Jungle Threadtail | 60278 | EN |
Gomphidia pearsoni | Rivulet Tiger | 60279 | EN |
Hylaeothemis fruhstorferi | Fruhstorfer’s Junglewatcher | 60280 | EN |
Microgomphus wijaya | 60282 | EN | |
Rattus montanus | Sri Lankan Mountain Rat | 19348 | EN |
Fejervarya greenii | Montane Frog | 58271 | EN |
Diospyros nummulariifolia | 38007 | EN | |
Elaeocarpus coriaceus | 38008 | EN | |
Eugenia hypoleuca | 38009 | EN | |
Eugenia sripadaense | 38011 | EN | |
Gaertnera ternifolia | 38012 | EN | |
Ixora calycina | 38014 | EN | |
Litsea glaberrima | 38015 | EN | |
Madhuca microphylla | 38016 | EN | |
Memecylon cuneatum | 38020 | EN | |
Memecylon discolor | 38021 | EN | |
Memecylon giganteum | 38022 | EN | |
Memecylon macrophyllum | 38025 | EN | |
Prunus ceylanica | 38028 | EN | |
Psychotria gardneri | 38029 | EN | |
Psychotria sordida | 38030 | EN | |
Syzygium caryophyllatum | 38036 | EN | |
Syzygium fergusoni | 38038 | EN | |
Lasianthus varians | 38044 | EN | |
Adenomus kelaartii | 54459 | EN | |
Otus thilohoffmanni | Serendib Scops-owl | 22732040 | EN |
Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi | Spotted Loach | 11532 | EN |
Areca concinna | 38186 | EN | |
Crocidura hikmiya | Sinharaja White-toothed Shrew | 136596 | EN |
Duttaphrynus kotagamai | 54683 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus singu | Sri Lanka Short-Horned Shrub-frog | 187831 | EN |
Pseudophilautus tanu | Sri Lanka Petite Shrub-frog | 187832 | EN |
Duttaphrynus noellerti | 54716 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus alto | 58813 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus asankai | 58817 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus auratus | 58819 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus caeruleus | 58825 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus cavirostris | Tibetan Bubble-nest Frog | 58828 | EN |
Pseudophilautus cuspis | 58833 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus femoralis | 58841 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus folicola | 58844 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus fulvus | 58845 | EN | |
Crocidura miya | Sri Lankan Long-tailed Shrew | 5608 | EN |
Peristylus trimenii | 22486511 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus microtympanum | 58874 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus pleurotaenia | 58888 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus reticulatus | 58893 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus sarasinorum | 58898 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus schmarda | 58900 | EN | |
Vateria copallifera | 30839 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus silus | 58904 | EN | |
Trachypithecus vetulus | Purple-faced Langur | 22042 | EN |
Calotes liocephalus | Spineless Forest Lizard | 3630 | EN |
Pseudophilautus silvaticus | 58933 | EN | |
Raorchestes viridis | 58934 | EN | |
Pseudophilautus zorro | 58940 | EN | |
Taruga eques | 58946 | EN | |
Taruga longinasus | Southern Whipping Frog | 58954 | EN |
Stemonoporus angustisepalus | 36433 | EN | |
Stemonoporus scaphifolius | 36434 | EN | |
Stemonoporus kanneliyensis | 36439 | EN | |
Stemonoporus laevifolius | 36440 | EN | |
Stemonoporus bullatus | 36441 | EN | |
Mus fernandoni | Ceylon Spiny Mouse | 13961 | EN |
Elattoneura oculata | Two-spotted Threadtail | 163519 | EN |
Cyphostigma pulchellum | 117311224 | EN | |
Semecarpus acuminata | 32521 | EN | |
Semecarpus coriacea | 32522 | EN | |
Sageraea thwaitesii | 32533 | EN | |
Goniothalamus gardneri | 32536 | EN | |
Stemonoporus oblongifolius | 32540 | EN | |
Eugenia mabaeoides subsp. pedunculata | 32541 | EN | |
Euonymus thwaitesii | 32546 | EN | |
Elaeocarpus ceylanicus | 32547 | EN | |
Cinnamomum citriodorum | 32553 | EN | |
Cryptocarya membranacea | 32554 | EN | |
Litsea nemoralis | 32555 | EN | |
Memecylon ellipticum | 32558 | EN | |
Memecylon gracillimum | 32559 | EN | |
Memecylon revolutum | 32563 | EN | |
Dichilanthe zeylanica | 32566 | EN | |
Psychotria glandulifera | 32569 | EN | |
Psychotria longipetiolata | 32570 | EN | |
Psychotria plurivenia | 32571 | EN | |
Palaquium thwaitesii | 32576 | EN | |
Beilschmiedia zeylanica | 32589 | EN | |
Solisorex pearsoni | Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew | 20332 | EN |
Symplocos diversifolia var. appressa | 32545 | EN |
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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups: