Large mammals of the Western Ghats
58 large mammals on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the Western Ghats, 19 of them threatened (10 Endangered and 9 Vulnerable).
A species is in a region when a GBIF record of it is placed there (the biogeographic zones of the Wildlife Institute of India). 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 the Western Ghats (19)
- 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
- Semnopithecus vetulus Purple-faced Langur EN
- 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
- Rusa unicolor Sambar VU
- Semnopithecus johnii Nilgiri Langur VU
All large mammals of the Western Ghats on the list (58)
- Antilope cervicapra Blackbuck
- Aonyx cinereus Oriental Small-clawed Otter VU
- Axis axis Chital
- 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
- Cervus elaphus Red Deer
- Cuon alpinus Dhole EN
- Elephas maximus Asian Elephant EN
- Equus asinus Donkey
- Equus caballus Domestic Horse
- Felis catus Domestic Cat
- Felis chaus Jungle Cat
- Hyaena hyaena Striped Hyaena NT
- 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
- 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
- Semnopithecus vetulus Purple-faced Langur EN
- Sus domesticus
- Sus scrofa Wild Boar
- Urva edwardsii
- Urva fusca Indian Brown Mongoose
- Urva smithii Ruddy Mongoose
- Urva vitticollis Stripe-necked Mongoose
- Viverricula indica
- Vulpes bengalensis Indian Fox
Large mammals elsewhere
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Other species of the Western Ghats
Birds · Bats · Rodents, shrews and hares · Whales, dolphins and other mammals · Reptiles · Amphibians · Fish · Butterflies · Moths · Dragonflies and damselflies · Beetles · Bees, wasps and ants · Flies · True bugs · Other insects · Spiders and other arachnids · Molluscs · Crabs, shrimps and kin · Orchids · Grasses and sedges · Ferns and lycophytes · Other flowering plants and conifers · Mosses and liverworts · Lichens · Fungi · Algae and diatoms · Other species