List of endangered animals in India

Listed by the IUCN as of the 2023-1 update. Arachnids (2) • Rameshwaram parachute spider (Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica) • Peacock tarantula (Poecilotheria metallia) Birds (19) • Great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) • White-bellied heron (Ardea insignis) • Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri) • Spoon-billed sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) • Yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola) • Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus) • White-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) • Indian vulture (Gyps indicus) • Slender-billed vulture (Gyps tenuirostris) • Masked finfoot (Heliopais personatus) • Bengal florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis) • Bugun liocichla (Liocichla bugunorum) • Himalayan quail (Ophrysia superciliosa) • Jerdon's courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus) • Manipur bush-quail (Perdicula manipurensis) • Narcondam hornbill (Rhyticero) • Pink-headed duck (Rhodonessa caryophyllacea) • Red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus) • Lesser florican (Sypheotides indicus) • Sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius) • White-winged duck (Asarcornis scutulata) Cnidaria (1) • Millepora boschmai possibly extinct Fish (44) • Stripenose guitarfish (Acroteriobatus variegatus) • Knifetooth sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata) • Wayanad mahseer (Barbodes wynaadensis) • Pondicherry shark (Carcharhinus hemiodon) • Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) • Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) • Dwarf gulper shark (Centrophorus atromarginatus) • Indian swellshark (Cephaloscyllium silasi) • Garra arunachalami • Sharpnose guitarfish (Glaucostegus granulatus) • Halavi guitarfish (Glaucostegus halavi) • Widenose guitarfish (Glaucostegus obtusus) • Clubnose guitarfish (Glaucostegus thouin) • Giant guitarfish (Glaucostegus typus) • Ganges shark (Glyphis gangeticus) • Glyptothorax kashmirensis • Kudremukh glyptothorax (Glyptothorax kudremukhensis) • Tentacled butterfly ray (Gymnura tentaculata) • Nilgiri mystus (Hemibagrus punctatus) possibly extinct • Horalabiosa arunachalami • Haragi (Hypselobarbus pulchellus) • Red Canarese barb (Hypselobarbus thomassi) • Pakistan whipray (Maculabatis arabica) • Shorttail whipray (Maculabatis bineeshi) • Mesonoemacheilus herrei • Bovany barb (Neolissochilus bovanicus) • Deolali minnow (Parapsilorhynchus prateri) possibly extinct • Pookode Lake barb (Pethia pookodensis) • Pinniwallago kanpurensis possibly extinct • Dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata) • Common sawfish (Pristis pristis) • Largetooth sawfish (Pristis microdon) • Longcomb sawfish (Pristis zijsron) • Psilorhynchus tenura • Deccan barb (Puntius deccanensis) possibly extinct • Puntius madhusoodani • Schistura papulifera • Bowmouth guitarfish (Rhina ancylostoma) • Bengal guitarfish (Rhinobatos annandalei) • Smoothback guitarfish (Rhinobatos lionotus) • Bottlenose wedgefish (Rhynchobatus australiae) • Smoothnose wedgefish (Rhynchobatus laevis) • Scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) • Great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokaran) • Hump-back mahseer (Tor remadevii) • Triplophysa kashmirensis Insects (2) • Pygmy hog-suckin' louse (Haematopinus oliveri) • Protostica myristicaensis Mammals (11) • Namdapha flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus biswasi) • Kashmir stag or hangul (Cervus canadensis hanglu) • Elvira rat (Cremnomys elvira) • Andaman shrew (Crocidura andamanensis) • Jenkins' shrew (Crocidura jenkinsi) • Nicobar shrew (Crocidura nicobarica) • Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) • Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) • Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) • Malabar large-spotted civet (Viverra civettina) possibly extinct Reptiles and amphibians (59) • Dehradun stream frog (Amolops chakrataensis) • Madras spotted skink (Barkudia insularis) • Northern river terrapin (Batagur baska) • Three-striped roofed turtle (Batagur dhongoka) • Red-crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga) • Khasi hill rock toad (Bufoides meghalaynus) • Adi's day gecko (Cnemaspis adii) • Cnemaspis anaikattiensis • Kottiyoor day gecko (Cnemaspis kottiyoorensis) • Cnemaspis shevaroyensis • Thackeray's dwarf gecko (Cnemaspis thackerayi) • Chamba bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus chamba) • Cyrtodactylus montanus • Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) • Ghats wart frog (Fejervarya murthii) • Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) • Jeypore ground gecko (Geckoella jeyporensis) • Satara gecko (Hemidactylus sataraensis) • Southern Ghats slender gecko (Hemiphyllodactylus aurantiacus) • Hemiphyllodactylus kolliensis • Gundia Indian frog (Indirana gundia) • Toad-skinned frog (Indirana phrynoderma) • Yellow-headed tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) • Leptolalax khasiorum • Nagaland Asian toad (Leptobrachella lateralis) • Asian forest tortoise (Manouria emys) • Dzukou valley horned frog (Megophrys dzukou) • Garo white-lipped horned frog (Megophrys oreocrypta) • Rao's torrt frog (Micrixalus kottigeharensis) • Spotted dancing frog (Micrixalus specca) • Cave dancing frog (Micrixalus spelunca) • Charles Darwin's frog (Minervarya charlesdarwini) • Franky's narrow-mouthed frog (Mysticellus franki) • Nasikabatrachus bhupathi • Leith's softshell turtle (Nilssonia leithii) • Black softshell turtle (Nilssonia nigricans) • Dattatreya night frog (Nyctibatrachus dattatreyaensis) • Indraneil's night frog (Nyctibatrachus indraneili) • Assam roofed turtle (Pangshura sylhetensis) • Cantor's giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii) • Tura bubble-nest frog (Philautus kempiae) • Kobo bubble-nest frog (Philautus microdiscus) • Sacred grove bushfrog (Philautus sanctisilvaticus) • Amboli bush frog (Pseudophilautus amboli) • Raorchestes aureus • White-spotted bush frog (Raorchestes chalazodes) • Green eyed bushfrog (Raorchestes chlorosomma) • Griet bush frog (Raorchestes griet) • Kaikatti bushfrog (Raorchestes kaikatti) • Mark's bushfrog (Raorchestes marki) • Munnar bush frog (Raorchestes munnarensis) • Ponmudi bush frog (Raorchestes ponmudi) • Raorchestes primarrumpfi • Resplendent shrubfrog (Raorchestes resplendens) • Shillong bubble-nest frog (Raorchestes shillongensis) • Anaimalai flying frog (Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus) • Sushil's bushfrog (Raorchestes sushili) • Rinophis goweri • Superb large fan-throated lizard (Sarada superba) • Spiny lazy toad (Scutiger spinosus) • Island pit viper (Trimeresurus labialis) • Shevaroy hills earth snake (Uropeltis shorttii) • Amboli toad (Xanthophryne tigerina) • Ghats wart frog (Zakerana murthii) == Endangered ==

Listed by the IUCN as of the 2023-1 update. Arachnids (4) • Haploclastus kayi • Poecilotheria formosa • Poecilotheria miranda • Poecilotheria rufilata Birds (20) • Forest owlet (Athene blewitti) • Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) • Great knot (Calidris tenuirostris) • Oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana) • Saker falcon (Falco cherrug) • Pallas's fish-eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus) • Swamp grass babbler (Laticlla cinerascens) • Niligiri chilappan (Montecincla cachinnans) • Banasura chilappan (Montecincla jerdoniI) • Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) • White-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala) • Green peafowl (Pavo muticus) • Finn's weaver (Ploceus megarhynchus) • Indian skimmer (Rynchops albicollis) • Nordmann's greenshank (Tringa guttifer) • Black-chinned laughingthrush (Trochalopteron jerdoni) • Great nicobar serpant-eagle (Spilornis klossi) • Black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda) Cnidaria (4) • Acropora rudis • Anacropora spinsosa • Parasimplastrea sheppardi • Porites desilveri Crustacean (2) • Arachnochium kulsiense • Macrobrachium lamarrei lamarroides Echinoderm (4) • Holothuria lessoni • Holothuria nobilis • Holothuria scabra • Pineapple seacucumber (Thelenota ananas) Fish (from 2018 - 135 as of 2023) • Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus) • Red line torpedo barb (Sahyadria denisonii) • Golden mahaseer (Tor putitora) • Deccan labeo (Labeo potail) Insects (4) • Ludlow's Bhutan glory (Bhutanitis ludlowi) • Idionyx galeata • Libellago balus • Orthetrum andamanicum Mammals (55) • Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) • Hog deer (Axis porcinus) • Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) • Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) • Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) • Banteng (Bos javanicus) • Wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) • Hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus) • Dhole (Cuon alpinus) • Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) • Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) • Onager (Equus hemionus) • Woolly flying squirrel (Eupetaurus cinereus) • Kelaart's long-clawed shrew (Feroculus feroculus) • Manipur bush rat (Hadromys humei) • Kolar leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros hypophyllus) • Nicobar leaf nosed bat (Hipposideros nicobarulae) • Pomona roundleaf bat (Hipposideros pomona) • Western hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) • Mishmi hills hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock mishmiensis) • Salim Ali's fruit bat (Latidens salimalii) • Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) • White-cheeked macaque (Macaca leucogenys) • Arunachal macaque (Macaca munzala) • Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) • Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) • Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) • Kondana soft-furred rat (Millardia kondana) • Kashmir musk deer (Moschus cupreus) • Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) • Black musk deer (Moschus fuscus) • White-bellied musk deer (Moschus leucogaster) • Servant mouse (Mus famulus) • Mandelli's mouse-eared bat (Myotis sicarius) • Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) • Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) • Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) • Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) • Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) • Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) • Indus river dolphin (Platanista minor) • Pygmy hog (Porcula salvania) • Nicobar flying fox (Pteropus faunulus) • Nonsense rat (Rattus burrus) • Kerala rat (Rattus ranjiniae) • Andaman horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus cognatus) • Sangai (Rucervus eldii) • Kashmir gray langur (Semnopithecus ajax) • Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) • Day's shrew (Suncus dayi) • Gee's golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) • Phayre's leaf-monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei) • Tenebrous capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus tenebricus) • Blond-bellied langur (Trachypithecus pileatus pileatus) • Nicobar treeshrew (Tupaia nicobarica) • Nilgiri long-tailed tree mouse (Vandeleuria nilagirica) Mollusk (3) • Cremnoconchus carinatus • Cremnoconchus syhadrensis • Pseudomulleria dalyi Reptiles and amphibians (from 2018 - 122 as of 2023) • Perrotet's vine snake (Ahaetulla perroteti) • Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) • Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica) • Goan day gecko (Cnemaspis goaensis) • Wyanad day gecko (Cnemaspis wynadensis) • Keeled box turtle (Cuora mouhotii) • Boulenger's dasia (Dasia subcaerulea) • Poona skink (Eurylepis poonaensis) • Inger's mabuya (Eutropis clivicola) • Indian kangaroo lizard (Otocryptis beddomii) • Travancore Hills thorntail snake (Platyplectrurus madurensis) • Travancore earth snake (Rhinophis travancoricus) • Cochin forest cane turtle (Vijayachelys silvatica) == Vulnerable ==

Listed by the IUCN . As of the 2023-1 update, there are 481 animals listed as vulnerable. Birds • Christmas Island frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi) • Sarus crane (Antigone) • Nicobar megapode (Megapodius nicobariensis) • Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) Mammals • Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) • Brown bear (Ursus arctos) • Capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus brahma) • Gaur (Bos gaurus) • Four-horned antelope or chousingha (Tetracerus quadricornis) • Leopard (Panthera pardus) • Oriental small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea) • White-chested bear (Ursus thibetanus) • Yak (Bos grunhniens) • Takin (Budorcas taxicolor) • Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii) • Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) • Dugong (Dugong dugon) • Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) • Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides) • Marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata) • Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) • Rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) • Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) • Snow leopard (Uncia uncia) • Nilgiri marten (Martes gwatkinsii) • Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) Reptiles and amphibians • Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) ==See also==