A checklist of mammals of Kerala, Indiavernacular names in Malayalam, IUCN conservation status,...
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(1918) and Lindsay (1926, 1929). Taxonomic account on the mammals of Kerala found place in the second edition of the Fauna of British India series by Pocock (1939, 1941) and Ellerman (1961). The other taxonomic treatment on the mammals of Kerala include Ellerman & Morrison-Scot (1951), Prater (1971), Das (1986), Sadasivan (1987), Kurup (1989), Jayson (1996), Balakrishnan (1997), Nameer (2000), Dinesh et al. (2002) and Menon (2003, 2014). A regional checklist of mammals was published by Sathasivam (1996) where he listed 158 species of mammals from Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Subsequently, Nameer et al. (2001) reported 135 species of mammals from the Western Ghats. Dinesh et al. (2004) listed 106 species of mammals, while Easa and Ramachandran (2005) reported 145 species from Kerala.
The two ubiquitous and historically introduced species have been included in the list (e.g., Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus and House Mouse Mus musculus). The taxonomy and nomenclature follow Wilson & Reeder (2005) and Wilson & Mittermeier (2009), while the vernacular names have been taken from various sources (Sadasivan 1987; Nameer 2000; Menon 2008;
A checklist of mammals of Kerala, India
P.O. Nameer
Centre for Wildlife Studies, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, KAU (PO), Thrissur, Kerala 680656, [email protected]
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.2000.7.13.7971-7982 | ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F3E01ED0-D44F-4E34-92F4-EA6236949AAC
Editor: Mewa Singh, University of Mysore, Mysuru, India. Date of publication: 17 November 2015 (online & print)
Manuscript details: Ms # o4304 | Received 11 May 2015 | Final received 23 September 2015 | Finally accepted 29 September 2015
Citation: Nameer, P.O. (2015). A checklist of mammals of Kerala, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(13): 7971–7982; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.2000.7.13.7971-7982
Copyright: © Nameer 2015. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. JoTT allows unrestricted use of this article in any medium, reproduction and distribution by providing adequate credit to the authors and the source of publication.
Funding: Kerala Agricultural University.
Conflict of Interest: The author declares no competing interests.
Acknowledgements: I would like to acknowledge the contribution of my team members viz., Praveen J, Rajeev Raghavan, A Bijukumar, Mohamed Jafer Palot and Sandeep Das in getting this checklist into a final shape. Dileep Anthikkad, Sandeep Das and Praveen Mohandas contributed the images used along with this paper.
Abstract: A checklist of mammals of Kerala State is presented in this paper. Accepted English names, scientific binomen, prevalent vernacular names in Malayalam, IUCN conservation status, endemism, Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act schedules, and the appendices in the CITES, pertaining to the mammals of Kerala are also given. The State of Kerala has 118 species of mammals, 15 of which are endemic to Western Ghats, and 29 species fall under the various threatened categories of IUCN.
Keywords: CITES, Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, Malayalam name, vernacular name, Western Ghats.
The systematic collections of mammals of Kerala were made as early as the second half of the 19th century. The first book on Indian Mammals by Jerdon (1867) had references to the mammals of Kerala State. Other important historical publications that referred to the mammals of Kerala were those by Sterndale (1884) and Blanford (1888, 1891). As part of the Bombay Natural History Society’s (BNHS) Mammal Survey of India held between 1912 to 1923, systematic collections of mammals were carried out from Kerala, the results of which were published by Thomas (1914–1924), Wroughton (1913–1921), Ryley (1913, 1914), Hinton
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Dinesan et al. 2010). Marine mammals in the list are indicated in blue colour.
Though 118 species have been listed here, the occurrence of certain species within the political boundary of Kerala has not been verified as yet, because of the absence of authentic sight records of these species. The most important among these are the Malabar Civet Viverra civettina and the Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus. Though these two species were known to occur in Kerala based on historical records (Jerdon 1867; Blanford 1888–1891; Pocock 1939; Hutton 1949; Prater 1971; Kurup 1987, 1989), two recent studies (Nandini & Mudappa 2010; Janardhanan et al. 2014) have ruled out the distribution in Kerala. Similarly, there has only been a vague mention of the presence of Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra from Kerala in the historic past (Jerdon 1867; Blanford 1888–1891; Pocock 1941; Prater 1971), and there have not been any authentic records of this species from anywhere in the state.
Several recent taxonomic studies have led to splits in the species status of mammals. The Common Langur Semnopithecus entellus has now been split into seven species in India (Karanth et al. 2008; Nag et al. 2011; Zinner et al. 2013), of which two are known from Kerala. The other taxonomic splits include those related to Gray Slender Loris Loris lydekkerianus, Nilgiri Palm Squirrel Funambulus sublineatus, Nilgiri Vandeleuria Vandeleuria nilagirica, Hill Shrew Suncus niger and Indian Chevrotain Moschiola indica (Corbet & Hill 1992, Groves 2000, 2005; Groves & Meijaard 2005; Hutterer 2005; Meegaskumbura & Schneider 2008; Musser & Carleton 2005; Dissanayake & Oshida 2012; Nekaris 2013). There have been several nomenclatural changes at the both generic and species levels, which are given in the Table 1 below, examples include Nilgiri Langur Semnopithecus johnii, Blanford’s Madromys Madromys blanfordi, Chocolate Bat Falsistrellus affinis, Dormer’s Bat Scotozous dormeri, Sambar Deer Rusa unicolor and Nilgiri Tahr Nilgiritragus hylocrius (Grubb 2005; Musser & Carleton 2005; Simmons 2005; Karanth et al. 2008; Nag et al. 2011; Zinner et al. 2013).
In this monograph, 118 species of mammals in 35 families and 13 orders are listed. Out of which 15 are endemic to Western Ghats. Twenty-nine species of mammals of Kerala, fall under the various threatened categories of IUCN, and five are Near-threatened. Eighty-seven species fall under one of the schedules of Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act and 46 come under one of the appendices of CITES.
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phan
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phan
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ian
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ian
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nam
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nam
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ish
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s nam
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TES
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amily
Pla
taca
ntho
myi
dae
(tre
e m
ouse
)
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se (S
piny
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mou
se)
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mic
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ndia
n M
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rat)
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ensis
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35, i
n 18
30-1
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, 180
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V
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dian
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h Ra
tGo
lund
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, 183
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LC
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V
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rd’s
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rom
ys (W
hite
-taile
d W
ood-
rat)
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adro
mys
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di(T
hom
as, 1
881)
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me³
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vāla
n El
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ttle
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ield
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seM
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ray,
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dp N
psï
en
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ṇṭel
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h. V
23Bo
nhot
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(Ser
vant
Mou
se)
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fam
ulus
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ote,
189
8I
m«p N
psï
en
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uchu
ṇṭel
iEN
WG
Sch.
V
24Ho
use
Mou
se8
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mus
culu
sLi
nnae
us, 1
758
Nps
ïen
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ṭeli
LC
Sch.
V
25Br
own
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y M
ouse
(Fla
t-hai
red
Mou
se)
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pla
tyth
rixBe
nnett
, 183
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³ N
psï
en
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ḷan
Chuṇ
ṭeli
LCSc
h. V
26Br
own
Rat9
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us n
orve
gicu
s(B
erke
nhou
t, 17
69)
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nS³
Fen
Tavi
ṭan
Eli
LC
Sch.
V
27Ra
njin
i’s F
ield
Rat
(Ker
ala
Rat)
10Ra
ttus
ranj
inia
eAg
arw
al &
Gho
sal,
1969
s\
sÃ
en
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leli
ENKL
Sch.
V
28Ho
use
Rat (
Roof
Rat
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ttus
ratt
us(L
inna
eus,
175
8)F
en
Eli
LC
Sch.
V
29Sa
hyad
ris F
ores
t Rat
Ratt
us sa
tara
eHi
nton
, 191
8k
lym
{Zn I
ms«e
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ri K
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WG
Sch.
V
30In
dian
Ger
bil
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ra in
dica
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dwic
ke, 1
807)
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cp F
en
Kaṅg
aru
Eli
LC
Sch.
V
31N
ilgiri
Van
dele
uria
(Nilg
iri L
ong-
taile
d Tr
ee M
ouse
)11Va
ndel
euria
nila
giric
aJe
rdon
, 186
7h
me³
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ïen
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n Ch
uṇṭe
liEN
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Sch.
V
9.
Fam
ily H
ystr
icid
ae (p
orcu
pine
s)
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dian
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sted
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cupi
neHy
strix
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rr, 1
792
apÅ
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ḷanp
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amily
Lep
orid
ae (h
ares
)
33Bl
ack-
nape
d Ha
re (I
ndia
n Ha
re)
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s nig
ricol
lisF.
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er, 1
823
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v apb
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ER E
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ily E
rinac
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edge
hogs
)
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re-b
ellie
d He
dgeh
og (M
adra
s He
dgeh
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echi
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udiv
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orsfi
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amily
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icid
ae (s
hrew
s)
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laar
t's L
ong-
claw
ed S
hrew
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rocu
lus f
eroc
ulus
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aart
, 185
0)k
ntem¬
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en
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āṇ N
ache
liEN
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y's S
hrew
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us d
ayi
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son,
188
8)I
m«p \
s¨
en
Kāṭṭ
unac
heli
ENW
G
37Ho
use
Shre
w (G
rey
Mus
k Sh
rew
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ncus
mur
inus
(Lin
naeu
s, 1
766)
ho«
p \
s¨
en
Vīṭṭ
unac
heli
LC
38Hi
ll Sh
rew
(Ind
ian
High
land
Shr
ew)¹3
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us n
iger
(Hor
sfiel
d, 1
851)
ae \
s¨
en
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anac
heli
NE
WG
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glis
h na
me
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ies n
ame
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ority
Mal
ayal
am n
ame
Vern
acul
ar n
ame
IUCN
END
WPA
CITE
S
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gmy
Whi
te-to
othe
d Sh
rew
Sunc
us e
trus
cus
(Sav
i, 18
22)
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³ \
s¨
en
Kunn
anna
chel
iLC
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RDER
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ROPT
ERA
13
. Fam
ily P
tero
podi
dae
(frui
t bat
s)
40Le
sser
Dog
-face
d Fr
uit B
atCy
nopt
erus
bra
chyo
tis(M
ulle
r, 18
38)
izm\
apJ
³ h
ÆmÂ
Śvān
amuk
han
Vavv
ālLC
Sch.
V
41Sh
ort-n
osed
Fru
it Ba
t (Gr
eate
r Sh
ort-n
osed
Fru
it Ba
t)Cy
nopt
erus
sphi
nx(V
ahl,
1797
)I
pdpa
q¡³
hÆ
mÂKu
ṟum
ūkka
n Va
vvāl
LC
Sch.
V
42Da
wn
Bat (
Less
er D
awn
Bat)
¹4Eo
nyct
eris
spel
aea
(Dob
son,
187
1){]
`mX
hÆ
mÂPr
abhā
ta V
avvā
lLC
Sch.
V
43In
dian
Fly
ing
Fox
Pter
opus
gig
ante
us(B
runn
ich,
178
2)C
´y³
]gh
ÆmÂ
Inty
an P
aḻav
avvā
lLC
Sc
h. V
44Fu
lvou
s Fru
it Ba
t (Le
sche
naul
t's
Rous
ette)
Rous
ettus
lesc
hena
ultii
(Des
mar
est,
1820
)aª
Nph
¸³
]gh
ÆmÂ
Mañ
ñach
uvap
pan
Paḻa
vavv
ālLC
Sch.
V
14
. Fam
ily E
mba
llonu
ridae
(she
ath-
taile
d ba
ts)
45Po
uch-
bear
ing
Bat (
Nak
ed-r
umpe
d Po
uche
d Ba
t)Sa
ccol
aim
us sa
ccol
aim
us(T
emm
inck
, 183
8)k
©nh
mln Ddh
me³
hmh
ÂSa
ñchi
vāhi
Uṟa
vāla
nvāv
alLC
46Be
arde
d Sh
eath
–tai
led
Bat (
Blac
k-be
arde
d To
mb
Bat)
Taph
ozou
s mel
anop
ogon
Tem
min
ck, 1
841
Icn´
mSn Ddh
me³
hmh
ÂKa
rintā
ṭi U
ṟavā
lanv
āval
LC
47Lo
ng-a
rmed
She
ath-
taile
d Ba
t (L
ong-
win
ged
Tom
b Ba
t)Ta
phoz
ous l
ongi
man
usHa
rdw
icke
, 182
5\
oÄss¡
¿³
Ddh
me³
hmh
ÂN
īḷkka
iyya
n U
ṟavā
lanv
āval
LC
15
. Fam
ily M
egad
erm
atida
e (fa
lse-v
ampi
re b
ats)
48Gr
eate
r Fal
se-v
ampi
re B
atM
egad
erm
a ly
raE.
Geo
ffroy
, 181
0h
enb
\cnN
oÀVa
liya
Nar
ichī
rLC
49Le
sser
Fal
se-v
ampi
re B
atM
egad
erm
a sp
asm
a(L
inna
eus,
175
8)sN
dnb
\cnN
oÀCe
ṟiya
Nar
ichī
rLC
16. F
amily
Rhi
nolo
phid
ae (h
orse
shoe
bat
s)
50Le
sser
Woo
lly H
orse
shoe
Bat
(B
eddo
mm
e's
Hors
esho
e Ba
t)Rh
inol
ophu
s bed
dom
eiAn
ders
en, 1
905
Nn¶
IpX
ncemS
whmh
ÂCh
inna
Kuti
ralā
ṭanv
āval
LC
51Bl
yth’
s Hor
sesh
oe B
atRh
inol
ophu
s lep
idus
Blyt
h, 1
844
sN
dp I
pXnc
emS
whmh
ÂCh
eṟu
Kutir
alāṭ
anvā
val
LC
52Le
ast H
orse
shoe
Bat
Rhin
olop
hus p
usill
usTe
mm
inck
, 183
4I
p¶³
IpX
ncemS
whmh
ÂKu
nnan
Kuti
ralā
ṭanv
āval
LC
53Ru
fous
Hor
sesh
oe B
atRh
inol
ophu
s rou
xii
Tem
min
ck, 1
835
sN
¼³
IpX
ncemS
whmh
ÂCh
empa
n Ku
tiral
āṭan
vāva
lLC
17
. Fam
ily H
ippo
sider
idae
(lea
f-nos
ed b
ats)
54Du
sky
Leaf
-nos
ed B
atHi
ppos
ider
os a
ter
Tem
plet
on, 1
848
Ccpf
³ C
eaq¡
³h
mhÂ
Iruḷa
n Ila
mūk
kanv
āval
LC
55Fu
lvus
Lea
f-nos
ed B
atHi
ppos
ider
os fu
lvus
Gray
, 183
8X
hnS
³ C
eaq¡
³h
mhÂ
Tavi
ṭan
Ilam
ūkka
nvāv
alLC
56Sc
hnei
der’s
Lea
f-nos
ed B
atHi
ppos
ider
os sp
eoris
Schn
eide
r, 18
00C
´y³
Ceaq¡
³h
mhÂ
Inty
an Il
amūk
kanv
āval
LC
18
. Fam
ily M
olos
sidae
(fre
e-ta
iled
bats
)
57Eg
yptia
n Fr
ee-ta
iled
Bat
Tada
rida
aegy
ptiac
a(E
. Geo
ffroy
, 181
8)C
uP
n]vj
yv³ h
me³
hmh
ÂĪji
pṣyn
Vāl
anvā
val
LC
19
. Fam
ily V
espe
rtilio
nida
e (e
veni
ng b
ats)
58Ha
iry-w
inge
d Ba
t (Le
sser
Hai
ry-
win
ged
Bat)
Harp
ioce
phal
us h
arpi
aTe
mm
inck
, 184
0tc
ma¨
ndI
³ h
mhÂ
Rēām
achi
ṟaka
n Vā
val
LC
59Pa
inte
d Ba
t (Pa
inte
d W
oolly
Bat
)Ke
rivou
la p
icta
(Pal
las,
176
7)N
n{X h
mhÂ
Chitr
avāv
alLC
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Engl
ish
nam
eSp
ecie
s nam
eAu
thor
ityM
alay
alam
nam
eVe
rnac
ular
nam
eIU
CNEN
DW
PACI
TES
60Ho
rsfie
ld's
Mou
se-e
ared
Bat
(H
orsfi
eld'
s Myo
tis)
Myo
tis h
orsfi
eldi
i(T
emm
inck
, 184
0)sN
hnb
³ h
mhÂ
Chev
iyan
Vāv
alLC
61Bu
rmes
e W
hisk
ered
Bat
(Bur
mes
e W
hisk
ered
Myo
tis)
Myo
tis m
ontiv
agus
(Dob
son,
187
4)aoi
hmh
ÂM
īśavā
val
LC
62Ch
ocol
ate
Bat15
Falsi
stre
llus a
ffini
s(D
obso
n, 1
871)
Xh
nS³
AS¡
hmh
ÂTa
viṭa
n Aṭ
akka
vāva
lLC
63Ke
laar
t’s P
ipist
relle
Pipi
stre
llus c
eylo
nicu
s(K
elaa
rt, 1
852)
knt
em¬
AS¡
hmh
ÂSi
lēāṇ
Aṭa
kkav
āval
LC
64Le
ast P
ipist
relle
Pipi
stre
llus t
enui
s(T
emm
inck
, 184
0)I
p¶³
AS¡
hmh
ÂKu
nnan
Aṭa
kkav
āval
LC
65Do
rmer
's Ba
t16Sc
otoz
ous d
orm
eri
(Dob
son,
187
5)tU
mÀadp
sS
AS¡
hmh
ÂḌē
ārm
aṟuṭ
e Aṭ
akka
vāva
lLC
66Gr
eate
r Asia
tic Y
ello
w H
ouse
Bat
Sc
otop
hilu
s hea
thii
(Hor
sfiel
d, 1
831)
aª
hmh
ÂM
añña
vāva
lLC
67Le
sser
Asia
tic Y
ello
w B
at
Scot
ophi
lus k
uhlii
Leac
h, 1
821
sN
dp a
ªh
ÆmÂ
Cheṟ
u M
añña
vavv
ālLC
68Ba
mbo
o Ba
tTy
lony
cter
is pa
chyp
us(T
emm
inck
, 184
0)apf
hmh
ÂM
uḷav
āval
LC
X. O
RDER
PHO
LIDO
TA
20. F
amily
Man
idae
(pan
golin
s)
69In
dian
Pan
golin
Man
is cr
assic
auda
taE.
Geo
ffiro
y, 18
03C
u\
mwt]
¨n
Īnām
pēcc
iEN
Sc
h. I
App.
II
XI. O
RDER
CAR
NIV
ORA
21
. Fam
ily C
anid
ae (d
ogs)
70Be
ngal
Fox
¹7Vu
lpes
ben
gale
nsis
(Sha
w, 1
800)
Ipd
p¡³
Kuṟu
kkan
LCSc
h. II
App.
III
71Go
lden
Jack
alCa
nis a
ureu
sLi
nnae
us, 1
758
Ipd
p\cn,
Duf³
Kuṟu
nari,
Ūḷa
nLC
Sc
h. II
App.
III
72In
dian
Wild
Dog
(Dho
le)
Cuon
alp
inus
(Pal
las,
181
1)sN
¶mb
, I
m«p\
mbCh
ennā
ya, K
āṭṭu
nāya
ENSc
h. II
App.
II
22
. Fam
ily U
rsid
ae (b
ears
)
73Sl
oth
Bear
Mel
ursu
s urs
inus
(Sha
w, 1
791)
IcSn
Kara
ṭiVU
Sch.
IAp
p. I
23
. Fam
ily M
uste
lidae
(otte
rs a
nd m
arte
ns)
74N
ilgiri
Mar
ten
Mar
tes g
wat
kins
iHo
rsfie
ld, 1
851
ac\
mbM
aran
āya
VUW
GSc
h. II
App.
III
75As
ian
Smal
l-cla
wed
Otte
r (Cl
awle
ss
Otte
r)Ao
nyx
cine
rea
Illig
er, 1
815
ae \
oÀ\
mbM
ala
Nīrn
āya
VU
Sch.
IAp
p. II
76Sm
ooth
-coa
ted
Otte
r (In
dian
Sm
ooth
-coa
ted
Otte
r)Lu
trog
ale
pers
pici
llata
(I. G
eoffr
oy S
aint
-Hila
ire, 1
826)
\oÀ
\mb
Nīrn
āya
VUSc
h. II
App.
II
24. F
amily
Viv
errid
ae (c
ivet
s and
pal
m c
ivet
s)
77Sm
all I
ndia
n Ci
vet
Vive
rric
ula
indi
ca(E
. Geo
ffiro
y Sa
int-H
ilaire
, 18
18)
]qs
hcpI
v-Pū
veru
k LC
Sch.
IIAp
p. II
I
78Co
mm
on P
alm
Civ
et (T
oddy
Cat
)Pa
rado
xuru
s her
map
hrod
itus
(Pal
las,
177
7)ac¸
«nM
arap
paṭṭ
iLC
Sc
h. II
App.
III
79Br
own
Palm
Civ
et (J
erdo
n’s P
alm
Ci
vet)
Para
doxu
rus j
erdo
niBl
anfo
rd, 1
885
Xh
nS³
sh
cpI
v-Ta
viṭa
n Ve
ruk
LCW
GSc
h. II
App.
III
25
. Fam
ily H
erpe
stida
e (m
ongo
oses
)
80Br
own
Mon
goos
e⁴He
rpes
tes f
uscu
sGr
ay, 1
837
Xh
nS³
Ioc
nTa
viṭa
n Kī
riLC
Sch.
II
81In
dian
Gre
y M
ongo
ose
Herp
este
s edw
ards
ii(E
. Geo
ffroy
Sai
nt-H
ilaire
, 18
18)
\mS
³ I
ocn
Nāṭ
an K
īriLC
Sc
h. II
App.
III
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Mammals of Kerala NameerEn
glis
h na
me
Spec
ies n
ame
Auth
ority
Mal
ayal
am n
ame
Vern
acul
ar n
ame
IUCN
END
WPA
CITE
S
82Ru
ddy
Mon
goos
e¹7
Herp
este
s sm
ithii
Gray
, 183
7N
pWb
³ I
ocn
Chuṇ
ayan
Kīri
LCSc
h. II
App.
III
83St
ripe-
neck
ed M
ongo
ose⁴
Herp
este
s vitti
colli
sBe
nnett
, 183
5sN
¦oc
nCh
eṅkī
riLC
Sc
h. II
App.
III
26. F
amily
Fel
idae
(cat
s)
84Ju
ngle
Cat
Fe
lis c
haus
Schr
eber
, 177
7I
m«p]
q¨Kā
ṭṭup
ūcha
LC
Sch.
IIAp
p. II
85Le
opar
d Ca
tPr
iona
iluru
s ben
gale
nsis
Kerr,
179
2]
pen]
q¨Pu
lipūc
haLC
Sch.
IAp
p. I
86Ru
sty-
spott
ed C
at¹7
Prio
nailu
rus r
ubig
inos
us(I.
Geo
ffroy
Sai
nt-H
ilaire
, 183
1)X
pcp¼
³]
q¨Tu
rum
pan
Pūch
aVU
Sc
h. I
App.
I
87Le
opar
dPa
nthe
ra p
ardu
s(L
inna
eus,
175
8)]
pÅn¸
pen
Puḷḷi
ppul
iN
T
Sch.
IAp
p. I
88Ti
ger
Pant
hera
tigr
is(L
inna
eus,
175
8)I
Sph
Kaṭu
vaEN
Sch.
IAp
p. I
XII.
ORD
ER A
RTIO
DACT
YLA
27. F
amily
Sui
dae
(pig
s)
89W
ild B
oar (
Wild
Pig
)Su
s scr
ofa
Linn
aeus
, 175
8I
m«p]
¶n
Kāṭṭ
upan
niLC
Sc
h. II
I
28. F
amily
Tra
gulid
ae (m
ouse
dee
r)
90In
dian
Che
vrot
ain
(Mou
se D
eer)
18M
osch
iola
indi
caGr
ay,1
852
Iqc
am³
, I
qc³
]¶
nKū
ram
ān, K
ūran
pann
iLC
Sc
h. I
29. F
amily
Cer
vida
e (d
eer)
91Sp
otted
Dee
r (Ch
ital)
Axis
axis
(Erx
lebe
n, 1
777)
]pÅ
nam³
Puḷḷi
mān
LC
Sch.
III
92Ba
rkin
g De
er (I
ndia
n M
untja
c) 19
Mun
tiacu
s mun
tjak
(Zim
mer
man
n, 1
780)
tIgam³
, tI
gb
mSv
Kēḻa
mān
, Kēḻ
ayāṭ
LCSc
h. II
I
93Sa
mba
r Dee
rRu
sa u
nico
lor
(Ker
r, 17
92)
Ieam³
, ¾mh
vKa
lam
ān, M
lāv
VU
Sch.
III
30. F
amily
Bov
idae
(catt
le)
94Ga
ur (I
ndia
n Ga
ur)
Bos g
auru
sSm
ith, 1
827
Im«
pt]
m¯v
Kāṭṭ
upēā
ttVU
Sc
h. I
App.
I
95Fo
ur-h
orne
d An
telo
pe (C
hous
ingh
a)Te
trac
erus
qua
dric
orni
s(d
e Bl
ainv
ille,
181
6)DÃ
am³
Ulla
mān
VUSc
h. I
96N
ilgiri
Tah
r 20N
ilgiri
trag
us h
yloc
rius
(Ogi
lby,
1838
)h
cb
mSv-
Vara
yāṭ
ENW
GSc
h. I
XIII.
ORD
ER C
ETAC
EA
31
. Fam
ily D
elph
inid
ae (m
arin
e do
lphi
ns)
97Co
mm
on D
olph
in (S
hort
-bea
ked
Com
mon
Dol
phin
)De
lphi
nus d
elph
isLi
nnae
us, 1
758
ISÂ
]¶
n, I
SteSn
Kaṭa
lpan
ni, K
aṭal
ēṭi
LCSc
h. II
App.
II
98Gr
ey D
olph
in (R
isso'
s Dol
phin
)Gr
ampu
s gris
eus
(G.C
uvie
r, 18
12)
Nmc
tU
mÄ^
n³Ch
āra
Ḍēāḷ
phin
LC
Sch.
IIAp
p. II
99Sh
ort-fi
nned
Pilo
t Wha
le (P
acifi
c Pi
lot W
hale
)Gl
obic
epha
la m
acro
rhyn
chus
Gray
, 184
6I
p¶nN
ndI
³ t
UmÄ
^n³
Kunn
ichi
ṟaka
n Ḍē
āḷph
inDD
Sch.
IIAp
p. II
100
Pygm
y Ki
ller W
hale
(Sle
nder
Bl
ackfi
sh)
Fere
sa a
ttenu
ata
Gray
, 187
5I
p¶³
Ime
bmf
nXna
nKew
Kunn
an K
eāla
yāḷiti
mig
alaṁ
DD
Sch.
IIAp
p. II
101
Fras
er’s
Dolp
hin
(Sar
awak
Dol
phin
)La
geno
delp
his h
osei
Fras
er, 1
957
{^ms
kcps
S tU
mÄ^
n³Ph
rāse
ruṭe
Ḍēā
ḷphi
nLC
Sch.
IIAp
p. II
102
Mel
on-h
eade
d Do
lphi
n (In
dian
Br
oad-
beak
ed D
olph
in)
Pepo
noce
phal
a el
ectr
a(G
ray,
1846
)X
eb
³ X
nanwKew
Tala
yan
Tim
iṅga
laṁ
LC
Sch.
IIAp
p. II
103
False
Kill
er W
hale
Pseu
dorc
a cr
assid
ens
(Ow
en, 1
846)
I]
S sI
meb
mfnX
nanwKew
Kapa
ṭa K
eāla
yāḷit
imiṅ
gala
ṁDD
Sch.
IIAp
p. II
104
Roug
h-to
othe
d Do
lphi
nSt
eno
bred
anen
sis(G
. Cuv
ier i
n Le
sson
, 182
8)]
cp¡
³]
ó
Paru
kkan
Pal
lan
LC
Sch.
IIAp
p. II
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ish
nam
eSp
ecie
s nam
eAu
thor
ityM
alay
alam
nam
eVe
rnac
ular
nam
eIU
CNEN
DW
PACI
TES
105
Indo
-Pac
ific
hum
pbac
k Do
lphi
n (P
lum
beou
s Dol
phin
)So
usa
chin
ensis
(Osb
eck,
176
5)]
p¶t\
SnPu
nnan
ēṭi
NT
Sch.
IIAp
p. II
106
Strip
ed D
olph
inSt
enel
la c
oeru
leoa
lba
(Mey
en, 1
833)
hcb
³Va
raya
nLC
Sc
h. II
App.
II
107
Pant
ropi
cal S
potte
d Do
lphi
n (B
ridle
d Do
lphi
n)St
enel
la a
ttenu
ata
(Gra
y, 18
46)
]pÅ
n tU
mÄ^
n³Pu
ḷḷi Ḍ
ēāḷp
hin
LCSc
h. II
App.
II
108
Spin
ner D
olph
inSt
enel
la lo
ngiro
stris
(Gra
y, 18
28)
saenb
t\Sn
Mel
iyan
ēṭi
DD
Sch.
IIAp
p. II
109
Bott
le-n
osed
Dol
phin
Turs
iops
trun
catu
s(M
onta
gu, 1
821)
Ip¸
naq¡
³ t
UmÄ
^n³
Kupp
imūk
kan
Ḍēāḷ
phin
LCSc
h. II
App.
II
32
. Fam
ily P
hoco
enid
ae (p
orpo
ises)
110
Finl
ess P
orpo
ise (I
ndo-
Paci
fic F
inle
ss
Porp
oise
)N
eoph
ocae
na p
hoca
enoi
des
(G. C
uvie
r, 18
29)
Fenb
t\Sn
Eliy
anēṭ
iVU
Sch.
IAp
p. II
33
. Fam
ily P
hyse
terid
ae (s
perm
wha
les)
111
Pygm
y Sp
erm
Wha
leKo
gia
brev
icep
s(B
lain
ville
, 183
8)I
p¶³
F®
Xna
nwKew
Kunn
an E
ṇṇati
miṅ
gala
ṁDD
Sch.
IIAp
p. II
112
Sper
m W
hale
Phys
eter
cat
odon
Linn
aeus
, 175
8F
®X
nanwKew
Eṇṇa
Tim
iṅga
laṁ
VU
Sch.
IIAp
p. II
34. F
amily
Zip
hiid
ae (b
eake
d w
hale
s)
113
Gink
go-to
othe
d W
hale
(Gin
kgo-
toot
hed
Beak
ed W
hale
)M
esop
lodo
n gi
nkgo
dens
Nish
iwak
i and
Kam
iya,
195
8P
nt¦
m X
nanwKew
Jiṅkē
ā Ti
miṅ
gala
ṁDD
Sc
h. II
App.
II
35. F
amily
Bal
aeno
pter
idae
(ror
qual
s)
114
Min
ke W
hale
(Les
ser R
orqu
al)
Bala
enop
tera
acu
toro
stra
taLa
cepe
de, 1
804
sN
dp X
nanwKew
Cheṟ
u Ti
miṅ
gala
ṁLC
Sc
h. II
App.
I
115
Bryd
e’s W
hale
(Tro
pica
l Wha
le)
Bala
enop
tera
ede
niAn
ders
on, 1
879
ss{_
U³
sd
Xna
nwKe
wBr
aiḍa
nṟe
Tim
iṅga
laṁ
DDSc
h. II
App.
I
116
Blue
Wha
leBa
laen
opte
ra m
uscu
lus
(Lin
naeu
s, 1
758)
\oe
Xna
nwKew
Nīla
Tim
iṅga
laṁ
EN
Sch.
IIAp
p. I
117
Fin
Wha
le (C
omm
on R
orqu
al)
Bala
enop
tera
phy
salu
s(L
inna
eus,
175
8)N
ndI
³ X
nanwKew
Chiṟa
kan
Tim
iṅga
laṁ
ENSc
h. II
App.
I
118
Hum
pbac
k W
hale
Meg
apte
ra n
ovae
angl
iae
(Bor
owsk
i, 17
81)
Iq\
³ X
nanwKew
Kūna
n Ti
miṅ
gala
ṁLC
Sc
h. II
App.
I
¹ End
emic
to p
enin
sula
r Ind
ia² F
orm
erly
pla
ced
unde
r L. t
ardi
grad
us, b
ut h
as si
nce
been
split
into
two
and
L. ta
rdig
radu
s is n
ow e
ndem
ic to
Sri
Lank
a (G
rove
s 200
0, 2
005;
Nek
aris
2013
). L.
lyde
kker
ianu
s is e
ndem
ic to
sout
hern
Indi
a an
d Sr
i Lan
ka³ F
orm
ely
plac
ed u
nder
the
genu
s Tra
chyp
ithec
us, b
ut la
ter c
hang
ed to
Sem
nopi
thec
us (K
aran
th e
t al.
2008
; Nag
et a
l. 20
11; Z
inne
r et a
l. 20
13)
⁴ End
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
and
Sri
Lank
a⁵ E
ndem
ic to
sout
hern
Indi
a an
d Sr
i Lan
ka⁶ F
. sub
linea
tus i
s spl
it in
to F.
subl
inea
tus a
nd F.
obs
curu
s, th
e fo
rmer
end
emic
to W
este
rn G
hats
and
the
latte
r end
emic
to S
ri La
nka
(Diss
anay
ake
& O
shid
a 20
12)
7 For
mer
ly p
lace
d un
der t
he g
enus
Cre
mno
mys
, lat
er m
oved
to M
adro
mys
Mus
ser &
Car
leto
n (2
005)
8 Orig
inal
ly a
Pal
aear
ctic
spec
ies a
nd is
intr
oduc
ed in
Indi
a9 N
ative
to so
uthe
aste
rn S
iber
ia, n
orth
east
ern
Chin
a an
d pa
rts o
f Jap
an. I
ntro
duce
d sp
ecie
s in
Indi
a10
Kno
wn
only
from
few
spec
imen
s col
lect
ed fr
om th
e ric
e fie
lds o
f Thr
issur
, Alle
ppey
and
Thi
ruva
nant
hapu
ram
(Aga
rwal
200
0; M
usse
r & C
arle
ton
2005
)11
For
mer
ly V
. ole
race
a la
ter s
plit
into
V. o
lera
cea
and
V. n
ilagi
rica
(Cor
bet &
Hill
199
2, M
usse
r & C
arle
ton
2005
)12
For
mer
ly H
emie
chin
us n
udiv
entr
is (C
orbe
t & H
ill 1
992)
, but
late
r mov
ed to
the
genu
s Par
aech
inus
(Fro
st e
t al.
1991
; Hutt
erer
199
3, 2
005)
. End
emic
to so
uthe
rn In
dia
13 F
orm
erly
S. m
onta
nus H
utter
er (2
005)
, but
late
r spl
it to
S. n
iger
and
S. m
onta
nus,
form
er e
ndem
ic to
Wes
tern
Gha
ts w
hile
the
latte
r is e
ndem
ic to
Sri
Lank
a (M
eega
skum
bura
& S
chne
ider
200
8)¹4 N
amee
r et a
l. (in
pre
ss.)
15 F
orm
erly
pla
ced
unde
r the
gen
us P
ipist
rellu
s, la
ter m
oved
to F
alsis
trel
lus (
Sim
mon
s 200
5)16
Form
erly
pla
ced
unde
r the
gen
us P
ipist
rellu
s, la
ter m
oved
to S
coto
zous
(Sim
mon
s 200
5)¹7 E
ndem
ic to
pen
insu
lar I
ndia
and
Sri
Lank
a18
For
mer
ly T
ragu
lus m
emin
na, u
ntil s
plit
and
mov
ed to
the
genu
s Mos
chio
la (G
rove
s & M
eija
ard
200
5). E
ndem
ic to
Indi
a.19
For
mer
ly p
lace
d un
der t
he g
enus
Cer
vus,
late
r mov
ed to
Rus
a (G
rubb
200
5)
20 F
orm
erly
pla
ced
unde
r the
gen
us H
emitr
agus
, lat
er m
oved
to N
ilgiri
trag
us (R
opiq
uet &
Has
sani
n 20
05)
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Image 1. Asain Elephant Elephas maximus
Image 2. Lion-tailed Macaque Macaca silenus
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Image 4. Grey Langur Semnopithecus priam
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Image 3. Nilgiri Langur Trachypithecus johnii
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Image 5. Malabar Giant Squirrel Ratufa indica Image 6. Grizzled-giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura
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Image 8. Greater-shortnosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus sphinx
Image 9. Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros ater
Image 11. Fulvus Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros fulvus
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Image 10. Greater Asiatic Yellow House Bat Scotophilus heathii
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Image 7. Nilgiri Long-tailed Tree Mouse Vandeleuria nilagirica
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Image 16. Brown Mongoose Herpestes fuscus
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Image 14. Indian Pangolin Manis crassicaudata
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Image 12. Blyth’s Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus lepidus
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Image 13. Rufous Horshoe Bat Rhinolophus rouxii
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Image 18. Tiger Panthera tigris
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