Threatened Species

There are 1,228 species of birds found in India including 65 species listed in various threatened categories according to IUCN. This database provides information on the distribution of birds in various protected areas of India.   Large number of information related to species distribution on various protected areas have been collected and documented in the form checklists and linking with each PAs of India is under process.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Birds

English Name	Threatened Categories
Andaman Serpent Eagle	R
Asian Dowitcher	R
Baer's Pochard	V
Beautiful Nuthatch	R
Bengal Florican	E
Black Breasted Parrotbill	I
Blacknecked Crane	V
Bristled Grass Warbler	K
Brown Chested Jungle Flycatcher	V
Cinereous Vulture	V
Comb Duck	E
Dalmatian Pelican	V
Darkrumped Swift	I
Forest Owlet	I
Grass Warbler	R
Greater Adjutanat	E
Green Avadavat	R
Grey Sided Thrush	K
Himalayan Quail	Ex
Hume's Pheasant	R
Imperial Eagle	R
Indian Bustard	V
Jerdon's Babbler	V
Jerdon's/ Doublebanded Courser	I
Lesser Whitefronted Goose	R
Lesser Florican	E
Longbilled BushWarbler	R
Manipur Bush Quail	R
Marbled Teal	V
Marsh Babbler	K
Masked Finfoot	V
Mishmy Wren	I
Narcondam Hornbill	R
Nicobar Scrubfowl	R
Nicobar Parakeet	I
Nicobar Pigeon	R
Pale Capped Pigeon	R
Pink Headed Duck	Ex
Plain Pouched Hornbill	I
Rufous Headed parrotbill	R
Rufous Vented Prinia	R
Rufousnecked Hornbill	R
Rusty Throated Wren Babbler	I
Rustybellied Shortwing	I
Sclater's Monal	R
Siberian Crane	V
Snowy Throated	R
Sociable Lapwing	R
Spoonbilled Sandpiper	I
Swamp Francolin	V
Swamp Partridge/ Kyah	V
Tawny Breasted Wren-Babbler	K
Wedge Billed Wren Babbler	R
Wedgebilled Wren	R
Western Tragopan

Ex=Extinct, E=Endangered, V=Vulnerable, I=Indeterminate, K=Insufficiently known & T=Threatened

Source: Wildlife Institute of India

There are nearly 372 species of mammals found in India including 53 species listed in threatened categories (IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals). This database provides information on the distribution of mammalian species in various protected areas of India.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Mammals

Common  Name	Scientific Name	Threatened   Category
Asiatic Golden Cat	Felis temmincki	I
Asiatic Lion	Panthera leo persica	E
Asiatic Wild Dog/ Dhole	Cuon alpinus	V
Asiatic Black Bear	Selenarctos thibetanus	E
Banteng	Bos javanicus	V
Bengal Fox	Vulpes bengalensis	I
Brow-antlered Deer	Cervus eldi eldi	V
Brown Bear	Ursus arctos	V
Brown Palm Civet	Paradoxurus jerdoni	V
Clawless Otter	Anonyx cinerea	K
Clouded Leopard	Neofelis nebulosa	V
Common Otter	Lutra lutra	V
Desert Cat	Felis libyca ornata	E
Dugong/ Seacow	Dugong dugon	V
Ganges River Dolphin	Platanista gangetica	V
Gaur	Bos gaurus	V
Golden Langur	Trachypithecus geei	R
Goral	Nemorhaedus goral	V
Great Indian Rhinoceros	Rhinoceros unicornis	E
Grey/ Indian Wolf	Canis lupus	V
Himalayan W-toothed Shrew	Crocidura attenuata	V
Himalayan Marten	Martes flavigula	I
Himalayan Musk Deer	Moschus chrysogaster	V
Himalayan Shrew	Soriculus nigrescens	V
Hispid Hare	Caprolagus hispidus	E
Hoolock Gibbon	Hylobates hoolock	E
Indian Elephant	Elephas maximus	E
Indian Wild Ass	Equus hemionus khur	T
Jackal	Canis aureus	V
Kashmir Stag/ Hangul	Cervus elaphus hanglu	E
Leopard	Panthera pardus	T
Lesser Panda	Ailurus fulgens	V
Lion-tailed Macaque	Macaca silenus	E
Malabar Civet	Viverra civettina	E
Marbled Cat	Felis marmorata	I
Markhor	Capra falconeri	E
Nayan	Ovis ammon hodgsoni	E
Nilgiri Leaf Monkey	Presbytis johni	E
Nilgiri Marten	Martes gwatkinsi	I
Nilgiri Tahr	Hemitragus hylocrius	V
Phayre's Langur	Trachypithecus phayrei	I
Pygmy Hog	Sus salvanius	E
Red Fox	Vulpes vulpes montana	T
Rusty-spotted Cat	Prionailurus rubiginosa	K
Serow	Nemorhaedus sumatraensis	E
Sloth Bear	Melursus ursinus	V
Smooth Indian Otter	Lutra perspicillata	K
Snow Leopard	Uncia uncia	E
Stumptailed Macaque	Macaca arctoides	V
Swamp Deer/ Barasingha	Cervus duvauceli duvauceli	E
Takin	Budorcas taxicolor	I
Tibetan Wild Ass	Equus hemionus kiang	V
Tiger	Panthera tigris	E

Ex=Extinct, E=Endangered, V=Vulnerable, I=Indeterminate, K=Insufficiently known  & T=Threatened

Source: Wildlife Institute of India

A database on Indian Red Data Book plants was started during the first phase of the project period (1989-1992) with the help of Botanical Survey of India's publication (Nayar & Sastry, 1987). Nearly 624 speceis of plants are mentioned in the Red Data Book of Indian plants. This database contains detail information about the plant's taxonomy, red data book status, habits and distribution in various states.

Checklist of Plants for Indian Protected Areas

We are also collecting and documenting checklist of published plants for various protected areas with the help of various published sources.

Plant Diversity in India - At a Glance

Groups	No. of species in India
Plants	47,000
Angiosperms (Flowering plants)	17,000
Gymnosperms	64
Pteridophytes	1,022
Ferns	1,200
Bryophytes	2,584
Lichens	1,600
Fungi	2,300
Algae	2,500
Bacteria	850
Orchids	1,100
Dicotyledons	?
Monocotyledons	3,350
Endemic Plants	6,850
Endemic Vascular Plants (genera)	40
Endemic Vascular Plants (species)	5,000
Critically Endangered plants	?
Threatened (Vascular Plants)	Over 2500 (15-20%)
Plants of Ethnobotanical Interest	800
Largest Plant Genera : IMPATIENS	189
Oaks	38
Bamboos	100
Rhododendrons	82
Ephedra	7

Ex=Extinct, E=Endangered, V=Vulnerable, I=Indeterminate, K=Insufficiently known  & T=Threatened

Source: Wildlife Institute of India

There are 447 species of reptiles found in India (Murthy, 1994) including 22 species listed in threatened categories. This database provides information on the distribution of Reptiles in Indian protected areas. Large number of information related to species distribution on various protected areas have been linked with various protected areas including tiger reserves.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Reptiles

English Name	Scientific Name	Threatened  Categories
Asian Giant Tortoise	Manouria emys	V
Assam Roofed Turtle	Kachuga sylhetensis
Black Pond Turtle	Geoclemys hamiltonii	I
Central Asian/ Oxus Cobra	Naja naja oxiana	K
Cochin Forest Cane Turtle	Geoemyda silvatica	V
Elongated Tortoise	Indotestudo elongata	K
Estuarine Crocodile	Crocodylus porosus	V
Gharial (Long-snouted Crocodile)	Gavialis gangeticus	E
Green Sea Turtle	Chelonia mydas	E
Hawksbill Turtle	Eretmochelys imbricata	E
Indian Egg-eating Snake	Elachistodon westerwanii	R
Indian Python	Python molurus molurus	V
Leathery Turtle	Dermochelys coriacea	E
Loggerhead	Caretta caretta ? ?	V
Mugger (Marsh Crocodile)	Crocodylus palustris	V
Olive Ridley Turtle	Lepidochelys olivacea	E
Red-crowned Roofed Turtle	Kachuga kachuga	I
Three-keeled land Tortoise	Melanochelys tricarinata	I
Travancore Tortoise	Indotestudo forstenii	R
Yellow Monitor Lizard	Varanus flavescens	I
?	Oligodon nikhili	R

Ex=Extinct, E=Endangered, V=Vulnerable, I=Indeterminate, K=Insufficiently known  & T=Threatened

Source: Wildlife Institute of India