Large mammals of Tamil Nadu
63 large mammals on the India list have an open record placed in Tamil Nadu, 22 of them threatened (10 Endangered and 12 Vulnerable).
A species is in a state when it has an open record placed there: a record anyone can check online (a GBIF record, or a research-grade iNaturalist observation). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. The sources give no endemic mark for large mammals yet. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened large mammals of Tamil Nadu (22)
- Axis porcinus Indochinese Hog Deer EN
- Bubalus arnee Wild Water Buffalo EN
- Cuon alpinus Dhole EN
- Elephas maximus Asian Elephant EN
- Loris tardigradus Red Slender Loris EN
- Macaca silenus Lion-tailed Macaque EN
- Manis crassicaudata Thick-tailed Pangolin EN
- Nilgiritragus hylocrius Nilgiri Tahr EN
- Panthera tigris Tiger EN
- Rusa alfredi Philippine Spotted Deer EN
- Aonyx cinereus VU
- Aonyx cinereus Oriental Small-clawed Otter VU
- Bos gaurus Gaur VU
- Lutrogale perspicillata Smooth-coated Otter VU
- Macaca radiata Bonnet Macaque VU
- Martes gwatkinsii Nilgiri Marten VU
- Melursus ursinus Sloth Bear VU
- Panthera pardus Leopard VU
- Rhinoceros unicornis Indian Rhinoceros VU
- Rusa unicolor Sambar VU
- Semnopithecus johnii Nilgiri Langur VU
- Tetracerus quadricornis Four-horned Antelope VU
All large mammals of Tamil Nadu on the list (63)
- Antilope cervicapra Blackbuck
- Aonyx cinereus VU
- Aonyx cinereus Oriental Small-clawed Otter VU
- Axis axis Chital
- Axis porcinus Indochinese Hog Deer EN
- Bos frontalis Gayal
- Bos gaurus Gaur VU
- Bos indicus Zebu
- Bos taurus Domestic Cattle
- Boselaphus tragocamelus Nilgai
- Bubalus arnee Wild Water Buffalo EN
- Bubalus bubalis Domestic Water Buffalo
- Canis aureus Golden Jackal
- Canis familiaris Domestic Dog
- Capra hircus Domestic Goat
- Capra sibirica Siberian Ibex NT
- Cuon alpinus Dhole EN
- Elephas maximus Asian Elephant EN
- Equus asinus Donkey
- Equus caballus Domestic Horse
- Felis catus Domestic Cat
- Felis chaus Jungle Cat
- Loris lydekkerianus Grey Slender Loris NT
- Loris tardigradus Red Slender Loris EN
- Lutra lutra Eurasian Otter NT
- Lutrogale perspicillata Smooth-coated Otter VU
- Macaca mulatta Rhesus Macaque
- Macaca radiata Bonnet Macaque VU
- Macaca silenus Lion-tailed Macaque EN
- Manis crassicaudata Thick-tailed Pangolin EN
- Martes gwatkinsii Nilgiri Marten VU
- Melursus ursinus Sloth Bear VU
- Moschiola indica Indian Chevrotain
- Moschiola meminna White-spotted Chevrotain
- Muntiacus malabaricus
- Muntiacus muntjak Southern Red Muntjac
- Muntiacus vaginalis Northern Red Muntjac
- Nilgiritragus hylocrius Nilgiri Tahr EN
- Ovis aries Domestic Sheep
- Panthera pardus Leopard VU
- Panthera tigris Tiger EN
- Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Northern Palm Civet
- Paradoxurus jerdoni Brown Palm Civet
- Prionailurus bengalensis Leopard Cat
- Prionailurus rubiginosus Rusty-spotted Cat NT
- Rhinoceros unicornis Indian Rhinoceros VU
- Rusa alfredi Philippine Spotted Deer EN
- Rusa unicolor Sambar VU
- Semnopithecus entellus Bengal Sacred Langur
- Semnopithecus hypoleucos Black-footed Gray Langur
- Semnopithecus johnii Nilgiri Langur VU
- Semnopithecus priam Tufted Grey Langur NT
- Sus domesticus
- Sus scrofa Wild Boar
- Tetracerus quadricornis Four-horned Antelope VU
- Urva auropunctata
- Urva edwardsii
- Urva fusca Indian Brown Mongoose
- Urva javanica
- Urva smithii Ruddy Mongoose
- Urva vitticollis Stripe-necked Mongoose
- Viverricula indica
- Vulpes bengalensis Indian Fox
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Other species of Tamil Nadu
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