India

Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species

This list of mammal species found exclusively in India is based on the taxonomy used in the Mammal Diversity Database (2020). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

American Society of Mammalogists (2020) Mammal Diversity Database, Version 1.2 http://www.mammaldiversity.org, accessed 24 September 2020. An online version can be found here.

Another recent checklist of endemic Indian mammal species can be found at (ResearchGate).

Additional species recognized more recently by the Mammal Diversity Database and additional species recognized by the Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World (Lynx) are listed at the bottom of the page.

Nilgiritragus hylocrius (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Nilgiri Tahr

Porcula salvania (Artiodactyla - Suidae) Pygmy Hog

Moschiola indica (Artiodactyla - Tragulidae) Indian Chevrotain

Martes gwatkinsii (Carnivora - Mustelidae) Nilgiri Marten

Paradoxurus jerdoni (Carnivora - Viverridae) Brown Palm Civet

Viverra civettina (Carnivora - Viverridae) Malabar Civet

Hipposideros durgadasi (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Durga Das's Leaf-nosed Bat

Hipposideros hypophyllus (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Kolar Leaf-nosed Bat

Hipposideros nicobarulae (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Nicobar Leaf-nosed Bat

Hipposideros pomona (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Pomona Leaf-nosed Bat

Latidens salimalii (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Salim Ali's Fruit Bat

Pteropus faunulus (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Nicobar Flying Fox

Rhinolophus andamanensis (Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae) Homfray's Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus cognatus (Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae) Andaman Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus mitratus (Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae) Mitred Horseshoe Bat

Eptesicus tatei (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Sombre Serotine

Harpiola grisea (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Gray Tube-nosed Bat

Kerivoula crypta (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Cryptic Woolly Bat

Murina pluvialis (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Rainforest Tube-nosed Bat

Myotis peytoni (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Peyton's Myotis

Paraechinus nudiventris (Eulipotyphla - Erinaceidae) Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Crocidura andamanensis (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Andaman White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura gathornei (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Gathorne's White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura hispida (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Andaman Spiny White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura jenkinsi (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Jenkins' White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura nicobarica (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Nicobar White-toothed Shrew

Suncus dayi (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Day's Shrew

Suncus niger (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Nilgiri Highland Shrew

Macaca munzala (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Arunachal Macaque

Macaca radiata (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Bonnet Macaque

Macaca silenus (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Lion-tailed Macaque

Semnopithecus ajax (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Chamba Sacred Langur

Semnopithecus entellus (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Bengal Sacred Langur

Semnopithecus hypoleucos (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Malabar Sacred Langur

Semnopithecus johnii (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Nilgiri Langur

Cremnomys cutchicus (Rodentia - Muridae) Cutch Rat

Cremnomys elvira (Rodentia - Muridae) Elvira Rat

Hadromys humei (Rodentia - Muridae) Hume's Hadromys

Millardia kondana (Rodentia - Muridae) Kondana Soft-furred Rat

Mus famulus (Rodentia - Muridae) Servant Mouse

Mus phillipsi (Rodentia - Muridae) Phillips' Mouse

Mus platythrix (Rodentia - Muridae) Flat-haired Mouse

Rattus burrus (Rodentia - Muridae) Nicobar Archipelago Rat

Rattus palmarum (Rodentia - Muridae) Car Nicobar Rat

Rattus ranjiniae (Rodentia - Muridae) Ranjini's Rat

Rattus satarae (Rodentia - Muridae) Sahyadris Forest Rat

Rattus stoicus (Rodentia - Muridae) Andaman Archipelago Rat

Vandeleuria nilagiricus (Rodentia - Muridae) Nilgiri Long-tailed Climbing Mouse

Platacanthomys lasiurus (Rodentia - Platacanthomyidae) Malabar Spiny Dormouse

Funambulus sublineatus (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Dusky Palm Squirrel

Funambulus tristriatus (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Jungle Palm Squirrel

Petaurista mechukaensis (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Mechuka Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista mishmiensis (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Mishmi Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista siangensis (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Mebo Giant Flying Squirrel

Ratufa indica (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Indian Giant Squirrel

Anathana ellioti (Scandentia - Tupaiidae) Madras Treeshrew

Tupaia nicobarica (Scandentia - Tupaiidae) Nicobar Treeshrew

The following additional species were recognized after the version of the ASM Mammal Diversity Database listed above. These 3 species added to the 57 listed above total 60 endemic mammal species for India.

Miniopterus srinii (Chiroptera - Miniopteridae) Srini's Bent-winged Bat

Glischropus meghalayanus (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Meghalaya Thick-thumbed Bat

Crocidura narcondamica (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Narcondom White-toothed Shrew

Nagasorex albidens (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Nagaland Shrew

Additional species recognized by the Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World:

(# indicates a species that is considered endemic due to a different concept of species boundaries as a result of splits than is used for the animal with the same scientific name in the ASM Mammal Diversity Database)

Gazella bennettii # (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Deccan Chinkara