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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Sri Lanka, with their respective names in Sinhala also listed. There are 125 mammal species in Sri Lanka, of which one is critically endangered, ten are endangered, ten are vulnerable, and three are near threatened. [1]
About 0.5 kg (1 lb) can cost up to $600 in some parts of the world and about $100 a cup in others. [8] This demand has led to civet farms on which the civets are fed a diet composed almost exclusively of such cherries, causing them to become severely malnourished. Farm conditions are also routinely described as deplorable.
Kangaroo joey inside the pouch Female eastern grey kangaroo with mature joey in pouch. The pouch is a distinguishing feature of female marsupials and monotremes, [1] [2] [3] and rarely in males as well, such as in the yapok [4] and the extinct thylacine. The name marsupial is derived from the Latin marsupium, meaning "pouch".
Marsupials have adapted to many habitats, reflected in the wide variety in their build. The largest living marsupial, the red kangaroo, grows up to 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) in height and 90 kilograms (200 lb) in weight.
The flora and fauna of Sri Lanka is mostly understudied. [4] Therefore, the number of endemics could be underestimated. All three endemic genera Solisorex, Feroculus and Srilankamys, of Sri Lanka are monotypic. [5] The endemic status of two Sri Lankan shrews has undergone changes as they have been reported in India recently. [1]
A green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) which was brought to Sri Lanka along with a male of her species, gave birth to 23 baby anacondas in the Dehiwala Zoo in 2008, and 20 of them survived. [9] This was a very rare occasion of giving birth while in captivity, especially in a relatively unfamiliar territory.
Sri Lanka has one of the richest diversity of amphibians in the world, containing 122 species of amphibians up to January 2019 with many recent discoveries, with 112 endemic species. [ 5 ] 52 species of amphibians in Sri Lanka are threatened, all but one of which are endemic.
Antechinus do not have a complete pouch, as in other marsupials, but simply a flap of skin covering the teats. [1] The number of teats in Antechinus species varies between different populations of the same species, [ 2 ] [ 18 ] and can be anywhere from six to 13. [ 18 ]