This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Sri Lanka. There are 125 mammal species in Sri Lanka, of which 1 is critically endangered, 10 are endangered, 10 are vulnerable, and 3 are near-threatened.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN:
Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:
The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals.
Family: Elephantidae (elephants)Genus: ElephasAsian elephant Elephas maximus EN - අලියාSri Lankan elephant Elephas maximus maximusSirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered.
Family: DugongidaeGenus: DugongDugong Dugong dugon VU - මුහුදු ඌරාThe order Primates contains humans and their closest relatives: lemurs, lorisoids, monkeys, and apes.
Suborder: StrepsirrhiniInfraorder: LemuriformesSuperfamily: LorisoideaFamily: Lorisidae (lorises, bushbabies)Genus: LorisGray slender loris Loris lydekkerianus LC - අලු උණහපුලුවාRed slender loris Loris tardigradus EN - ශ්රී ලංකා රත් උණහපුලුවාSuborder: HaplorhiniInfraorder: SimiiformesParvorder: CatarrhiniSuperfamily: CercopithecoideaFamily: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)Genus: MacacaToque macaque Macaca sinica EN - රිලවාSubfamily: ColobinaeGenus: SemnopithecusTufted gray langur Semnopithecus priam NT - හැලි වදුරාPurple-faced langur Semnopithecus vetulus EN - ශ්රී ලංකා කලු වදුරාRodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be keep short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).
Suborder: HystricognathiFamily: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)Genus: HystrixIndian porcupine Hystrix indica LC - ඉත්තෑවාSuborder: SciurognathiFamily: Sciuridae (squirrels)Subfamily: RatufinaeGenus: RatufaGrizzled giant squirrel Ratufa macroura NT - දඩු ලේනාSubfamily: SciurinaeTribe: PteromyiniGenus: PetauristaIndian giant flying squirrel Petaurista philippensis LC - මහ හම්බාවාGenus: PetinomysTravancore flying squirrel Petinomys fuscocapillus NT - හීන් හම්බාවාSubfamily: CallosciurinaeGenus: FunambulusLayard's palm squirrel Funambulus layardi VU - ශ්රී ලංකා මූකලන් ලේනාIndian palm squirrel Funambulus palmarum LC - ලේනාDusky palm squirrel Funambulus obscurus LC - ශ්රී ලංකා පුංචි ලේනාFamily: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)Subfamily: GerbillinaeGenus: TateraIndian gerbil Tatera indica LC - වැලි මීයාSubfamily: MurinaeGenus: BandicotaLesser bandicoot rat Bandicota bengalensis LC - මහ ඌරු මීයාGreater bandicoot rat Bandicota indica LC - හීන් ඌරු මීයාGenus: MadromysBlanford's rat Madromys blanfordi LC - වලිග සුදු වන මීයාGenus: GolundaIndian bush rat Golunda ellioti LC - පදුරු මීයාGenus: MillardiaSoft-furred rat Millardia meltada LC - කෙස් මුදු කෙත් මීයාGenus: MusLittle Indian field mouse Mus booduga LC - වෙල් හීන් මීයාCeylon spiny mouse Mus fernandoni LC - ශ්රී ලංකා කටු හීන් මීයාMayor's mouse Mus mayori NT - ශ්රී ලංකා දෙපැහැ කටු හීන් මීයාGenus: RattusNillu rat Rattus montanus EN - පොදු ගේ මීයාBrown rat Rattus norvegicus* LC - පොදු ගේ මීයා introduced speciesGenus: SrilankamysOhiya rat Srilankamys ohiensis NT - ශ්රී ලංකා දෙපැහැ මීයාGenus: VandeleuriaNolthenius's long-tailed climbing mouse Vandeleuria nolthenii VU - ශ්රී ලංකා ගස් මීයාAsiatic long-tailed climbing mouse Vandeleuria oleracea LC - ගස් මීයාThe lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas). Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.
Family: Leporidae (rabbits, hares)Genus: LepusIndian hare Lepus nigricollis LR/lc - වල් හාවාThe "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
Family: Soricidae (shrews)Subfamily: CrocidurinaeGenus: CrociduraHorsefield's shrew Crocidura horsfieldii LR/lc - කුණු හික් මීයාSri Lankan long-tailed shrew Crocidura miya EN - ශ්රී ලංකා කුණු හික් මීයාSinharaja shrew Crocidura hikmiyaEN - ශ්රී ලංකා සිංහරාජ කුණු හික් මීයාGenus: FeroculusKelaart's long-clawed shrew Feroculus feroculus EN - පිරි හික් මීයාGenus: SolisorexPearson's long-clawed shrew Solisorex pearsoni EN - ශ්රී ලංකා නිය දිගු මාහික් මීයාGenus: SuncusEtruscan shrew Suncus etruscus LC - පොඩි හික් මීයාSri Lanka shrew Suncus fellowesgordoni EN - ශ්රී ලංකා පොඩි හික් මීයාSri Lanka highland shrew Suncus montanus VU - ශ්රී ලංකා කදු හික් මීයාAsian house shrew Suncus murinus LR/lc - පොදු හික් මීයාJungle shrew Suncus zeylanicus EN - ශ්රී ලංකා කැලෑ හික් මීයාThe bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals in the world naturally capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)Subfamily: PteropodinaeGenus: CynopterusCynopterus Cynopterus brachyotis LR/lc - හීන් තල වවුලාGreater short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus sphinx LR/lc - තල වවුලාGenus: PteropusIndian flying-fox Pteropus giganteus LR/lc - මා වවුලාGenus: RousettusRousettus leschenaulti LR/lc - බොර කහ පලා වවුලාFamily: VespertilionidaeSubfamily: KerivoulinaeGenus: KerivoulaHardwicke's woolly bat Kerivoula hardwickii LR/lc - රත් බොර කිරි වවුලාPainted bat Kerivoula picta LR/lc - විසිතුරු කිරි වවුලාSubfamily: MyotinaeGenus: MyotisLesser large-footed bat Myotis hasseltii LR/lc - බොර වවුලාSubfamily: VespertilioninaeGenus: FalsistrellusChocolate pipistrelle Falsistrellus affinis LR/lc - බොර හීන් වවුලාGenus: HesperoptenusTickell's bat Hesperoptenus tickelli LR/lc - අවර වවුලාGenus: PipistrellusKelaart's pipistrelle Pipistrellus ceylonicus LR/lc - රත් බොර කොස්ඇට වවුලාIndian pipistrelle Pipistrellus coromandra LR/lc - ඉන්දු කොස්ඇට වවුලාGenus: ScotophilusGreater Asiatic yellow bat Scotophilus heathi LR/lc - මහ කහ වවුලාLesser Asiatic yellow bat Scotophilus kuhlii LR/lc - හීන් කහ වවුලාSubfamily: MurininaeGenus: MurinaMurina cyclotis LR/lc - නළ නැහැ වවුලාSubfamily: MiniopterinaeGenus: MiniopterusSchreibers' long-fingered bat Miniopterus schreibersii LC - දික්පිය වවුලාFamily: MolossidaeGenus: ChaerephonWrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat Chaerephon plicata LR/lc - පොදු රැලිතොල් වවුලාGenus: TadaridaEgyptian free-tailed bat Tadarida aegyptiaca LC - මහදිව් රැලිතොල් වවුලාFamily: EmballonuridaeGenus: SaccolaimusNaked-rumped pouched bat Saccolaimus saccolaimus LR/lc - පැස්පිරී වවුලාGenus: TaphozousLong-winged tomb bat Taphozous longimanus LR/lc - දික්බා කෙපුලුම් වවුලාBlack-bearded tomb bat Taphozous melanopogon LR/lc - රැවුලකලු කෙපුලුම් වවුලාFamily: MegadermatidaeGenus: MegadermaMegaderma lyra LR/lcLesser false vampire bat Megaderma spasma LR/lc - කන්දිගු බොරු ලේ වවුලාFamily: RhinolophidaeSubfamily: RhinolophinaeGenus: RhinolophusLesser woolly horseshoe bat Rhinolophus beddomei NT - මහ අස්ලාඩම් වවුලාWoolly horseshoe bat Rhinolophus luctus LR/lc - මහ අස්ලාඩම් වවුලාRufous horseshoe bat Rhinolophus rouxi LR/lc - බොරත් අස්ලාඩම් වවුලාSubfamily: HipposiderinaeGenus: HipposiderosDusky roundleaf bat Hipposideros ater LR/lc - දෙපැහැ පත්නැහැ වවුලාFulvus roundleaf bat Hipposideros fulvus LR/lc - මැලෑකහ පත්නැහැ වවුලාCantor's roundleaf bat Hipposideros galeritus LR/lc - කෙස්දිගු පත්නැහැ වවුලාIndian roundleaf bat Hipposideros lankadiva LC - මහ පත්නැහැ වවුලාSchneider's leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros speoris LC - කෙස්කෙටි පත්නැහැ වවුලාThe order Philodota comprises the eight species of pangolin. Pangolins are anteaters and have the powerful claws, elongated snout and long tongue seen in the other unrelated anteater species.
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Family: ManidaeGenus: ManisIndian pangolin Manis crassicaudata LR/nt - කබල්ලෑවාThe order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.
Suborder: MysticetiFamily: BalaenopteridaeSubfamily: BalaenopterinaeGenus: BalaenopteraMinke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata LR/nt - මින්කි තල්මසාBryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni DD - බ්ර්ය්ඩ් තල්මසාBlue whale Balaenoptera musculus EN - නිල් තල්මසාFin whale Balaenoptera physalus EN - වරල් තල්මසාSubfamily: MegapterinaeGenus: MegapteraHumpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae CR (Arabian Sea Population)Suborder: OdontocetiSuperfamily: PlatanistoideaFamily: PhocoenidaeGenus: NeophocaenaFinless porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides DD - අවරල් දෙනුවාFamily: PhyseteridaeGenus: PhyseterSperm whale Physeter macrocephalus VU - මන්ද තල්මසාFamily: KogiidaeGenus: KogiaPygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps LR/lc - කුරු මන්ද තල්මසාDwarf sperm whale Kogia sima LR/lc - මිටි මන්ද තල්මසාFamily: ZiphidaeGenus: ZiphiusCuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris DD - කුවියර් උල් තල්මසාSubfamily: HyperoodontinaeGenus: MesoplodonBlainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris DD - බ්ලේයින් හොබු තල්මසාGinkgo-toothed beaked whale Mesoplodon ginkgodens DD - බ්ලේයින් හොබු තල්මසාDeraniyagala's beaked whale Mesoplodon hotaula DD - දැරණිලගලගේ උල්හොට තල්මසාFamily: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)Genus: StenoRough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis DD - රලුදත් මුල්ලාGenus: SousaSousa chinensis DD - රලුදත් මුල්ලාGenus: TursiopsIndo-pacific dolphin Tursiops aduncus DD - ඉන්දු පැසිෆික් බොතල්නාස් මුල්ලාBottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus DD - බෝතල්නාස මුල්ලාGenus: StenellaPantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata LR/cd - තිත් මුල්ලාStriped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba LR/cd - වෛරම් මුල්ලාSpinner dolphin Stenella longirostris LR/cd - බමන මුල්ලාGenus: LagenodelphisFraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei DD - කෙටිහොට මුල්ලාGenus: GrampusRisso's dolphin Grampus griseus DD - අළු මුල්ලාGenus: PeponocephalaMelon-headed whale Peponocephala electra LR/lc - පුහුල් ඔළු මුල්ලාGenus: FeresaPygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata DD - කුරු මිනී තල්මසාGenus: PseudorcaFalse killer whale Pseudorca crassidens LR/lc - බොරු මිනී තල්මසාGenus: OrcinusOrca Orcinus orca LR/cd - මිනී තල්මසාGenus: GlobicephalaPilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus LR/cd - නියමු තල්මසාThere are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
Suborder: FeliformiaFamily: Felidae (cats)Subfamily: FelinaeGenus: FelisJungle cat Felis chaus LC - වල් බළලා / වල් බාවාSri Lankan jungle cat Felis chaus kelaartiGenus: PrionailurusRusty-spotted cat Prionailurus rubiginosus VU - කොල දිවියාFishing cat Prionailurus viverrinus VU - හදුන් දිවියාSubfamily: PantherinaeGenus: PantheraLeopard Panthera pardus LC - දිවියාSri Lankan leopard Panthera pardus kotiyaFamily: Viverridae (civets, genets, etc.)Subfamily: ParadoxurinaeGenus: ParadoxurusAsian palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus LR/lc - කලවැද්දාGolden wet zone palm civet Paradoxurus aureus LR/lc -split into 2 species.Sri Lanka golden striped-backed palm civet Paradoxurus stenocephalus V - ශ්රී ලංකා රන් කලවැද්දාSri Lanka brown palm civet Paradoxurus montanus V - ශ්රී ලංකා බොර කලවැද්දාSubfamily: ViverrinaeGenus: ViverriculaSmall Indian civet Viverricula indica LR/lc - උරුලෑවාFamily: Herpestidae (mongooses)Genus: HerpestesIndian gray mongoose Herpestes edwardsii LR/lc - මුගටියාIndian brown mongoose Herpestes fuscus DD - බොර මුගටියාRuddy mongoose Herpestes smithii LR/lc - හෝතබුවාStripe-necked mongoose Herpestes vitticollis LR/lc - මහ මුගටියාSuborder: CaniformiaFamily: Canidae (dogs, foxes)Genus: CanisGolden jackal Canis aureus LC - හිවලාSri Lankan golden jackal Canis aureus nariaFamily: Ursidae (bears)Genus: MelursusSloth bear Melursus ursinus VU - මන්ද වලහාFamily: Mustelidae (mustelids)Genus: LutraEuropean otter Lutra lutra NT - දිය බල්ලාThe even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans.
Family: Suidae (pigs)Subfamily: SuinaeGenus: SusBoar Sus scrofa LR/lc - වල් ඌරාFamily: TragulidaeGenus: MoschiolaSri Lankan spotted chevrotain Moschiola meminna LR/lc - ශ්රී ලංකා සුදු තිත් මීමින්නාSri Lankan yellow-striped chevrotain Moschiola kathygre LR/lc - ශ්රී ලංකා කහ ඉරි මීමින්නාFamily: Cervidae (deer)Subfamily: CervinaeGenus: RusaSambar deer Rusa unicolor LR/lc - ගෝනාSri Lankan sambar deer Rusa unicolor unicolorGenus: HyelaphusHog deer Hyelaphus porcinus EN/en - විල් මුවාCeylon hog deer*Genus: AxisChital Axis axis LR/lc - තිත් මුවාSri Lankan axis deer Axis axis ceylonensisSubfamily: MuntiacinaeGenus: MuntiacusIndian muntjac Muntiacus muntjak LR/lc - ඕලු මුවා / වැලි මුවාSri Lankan muntjac Muntiacus muntjak malabaricusFamily: Bovidae (bovids)Subfamily: BovinaeGenus: BubalusWild Asian water buffalo Bubalus arnee EN/en - කුළු මීහරකාThe odd-toed ungulates are ungulates that are equally important as Artiodactyls. There are about 17 perissodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans.
Family: Equidae (horses)Genus: EquusWild horse Equus ferus* LR/lc - also known as Delft pony - වල් අශ්වයාDonkey Equus africanus asinus LR/lc - බූරුවා