Sri Lanka Facts
* - Denotes endemic species.
Order: PHOLIDOTA
Family: Manidae (Pangolin)
Indian Pangolin Manis crassicaudata
Order: INSECTIVORA
Family: Soricidae (Shrews)
Horsefield's Shrew Crocidura horsfieldii
Sri Lankan Long-tailed Shrew Crocidura miya *
Sinharaja Shrew Crocidura hikmiya
Kelaart's Long-clawed Shrew Feroculus feroculus
Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew Solisorex pearsoni *
Etruscan Shrew Suncus etruscus
Sri Lanka Shrew Suncus fellowesgordoni *
Sri Lanka Highland Shrew Suncus montanus
Asian House Shrew Suncus murinus
Jungle Shrew Suncus zeylanicus *
Order: CHIROPTERA
Family: Pteropodidae (Flying Foxes, Fruit Bats)
Lesser Dog-faced Fruit Bat Cynopterus brachyotis
Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus sphinx
Indian Flying-fox Pteropus giganteus
Fulvous Fruit Bat Rousettus leschenaulti
Family: Emballonuridae (Sheath-tailed & Tomb Bats)
Naked-rumped Pouched Bat Saccolaimus saccolaimus
Long-winged Tomb Bat Taphozous longimanus
Black-bearded Tomb Bat Taphozous melanopogon
Family: Megadermatidae
Greater False Vampire Bat Megaderma lyra
Lesser False Vampire Bat Megaderma spasma
Family: Rhinolophidae (Horseshoe & Leaf-nosed Bats)
Lesser Woolly Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus beddomei
Woolly Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus luctus
Rufous Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus rouxi
Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros ater
Fulvous Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros fulvus
Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros galeritus
Sri Lanka Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros lankadiva
Schneider's Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros speoris
Family: Vespertilionidae (Common Bats)
Hardwicke's Woolly Bat Kerivoula hardwickii
Painted Bat Kerivoula picta
Lesser Large-footed Bat Myotis hasseltii
Chocolate Pipistrelle Falsistrellus affinis
Tickell's Bat Hesperoptenus tickelli
Kelaart's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus ceylonicus
Indian Pipistrelle Pipistrellus coromandra
Greater Asiatic Yellow Bat Scotophilus heathi
Lesser Asiatic Yellow Bat Scotophilus kuhlii
Round-eared Tube-nosed Bat Murina cyclotis
Schreiber's Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus schreibersii
Family: Molossidae (Free-tailed Bats)
Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon plicata
Egyptian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida aegyptiaca
Order: PRIMATA
Family: Lorisidae (Lorises)
Gray Slender Loris Loris lydekkerianus
Red Slender Loris Loris tardigradus *
Family: Cercopithecidae (Monkeys)
Toque Macaque Macaca sinica *
Tufted Gray Langur Semnopithecus priam
Purple-faced Langur Trachypithecus vetulus *
Order: CARNIVORA
Family: Canidae (Jackal))
Golden Jackal Canis aureus
Family: Ursidae (Bears)
Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus
Family: Mustelidae (Otter)
European Otter Lutra lutra
Family: Viverridae (Civets)
Asian Palm Civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Golden Palm Civet Paradoxurus zeylonensis *
Small Indian Civet Viverricula indica
Family: Herpestidae (Mongooses)
Indian Gray Mongoose Herpestes edwardsii
Indian Brown Mongoose Herpestes fuscus
Ruddy Mongoose Herpestes smithii
Stripe-necked Mongoose Herpestes vitticollis
Family: Felidae (Cats)
Sri Lankan Jungle Cat felis chaus kelaarti
Rusty-spotted Cat Prionailurus rubiginosus
Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus
Sri Lankan leopard Panthera pardus kotiya
Order: CETACEA
Family:Phocoenidae (Porpoises)
Finless Porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides
Family: Physeteridae (Sperm Whale)
Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus
Pygmy Sperm Whale Kogia breviceps
Dwarf Sperm Whale Kogia sima
Family: Ziphidae (Beaked Whales)
Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris
Blainville's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon densirostris
Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale Mesoplodon ginkgodens
Family: Balaenopteridae (Whales)
Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Bryde's Whale Balaenoptera edeni
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae
Family: Delphinidae (Dolphins)
Rough-toothed Dolphin Steno bredanensis
Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin Sousa chinensis
Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin Stenella attenuata
Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris
Fraser's Dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei
Risso's Dolphin Grampus griseus
Melon-headed Whale Peponocephala electra
Pygmy Killer Whale Feresa attenuata
False Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens
Killer Whale Orca Orcinus orca
Short-finned Pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Order: PROBOSCIDEA
Family: Elephantidae (Eelephant)
Sri Lankan Elephant Elephas maximus maximus
Order: SIRENIA
Family: Dugongidae (Dugong)
Dugong Dugong dugon
Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
Family: Suidae (Pigs)
Wild Pig Sus scrofa
Family: Tragulidae (Mouse Deer)
Chevrotain Moschiola meminna
Family: Cervidae (Deer)
Sambar Deer Cervus unicolor
Spotted Deer Cervus axis
Indian Muntjak Muntiacus muntjak
Hog Deer Cervus porcinus
Family: Bovidae
Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis
Order: RODENTIA
Family: Hystricidae (Porcupine)
Indian Porcupine Hystrix indica
Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Grizzled Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura
Indian Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista philippensis
Travancore Flying Squirrel Petinomys fuscocapillus
Layard's Palm Squirrel Funambulus layardi *
Indian Palm Squirrel Funambulus palmarum
Dusky Palm Squirrel Funambulus sublineatus
Family: Muridae (Mice, Rats, Gerbils etc.)
Lesser Bandicoot Rat Bandicota bengalensis
Greater Bandicoot Rat Bandicota indica
Blanford's Rat Cremnomys blanfordi
Indian Bush Rat Golunda ellioti
Soft-furred Rat Millardia meltada
Little Indian Field Mouse Mus booduga
Ceylon Spiny Mouse Mus fernandoni *
Mayor's Mouse Mus mayori *
Nillu Rat Rattus montanus *
Ohiya Rat Srilankamys ohiensis *
Nolthenius's Long-tailed Climbing Mouse Vandeleuria nolthenii *
Asiatic Long-tailed Climbing Mouse Vandeleuria oleracea
Cricetidae (Voles)
Indian Gerbil Tatera indica
Order: LAGOMORPHA
Family: Leporidae (Hares)
Indian Hare Lepus nigricollis
