The Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania)
Found: Formerly, the species was more widely distributed along the southern Himalayan foothills but now is restricted to only a single remnant population in Manas Wildlife Sanctuary and its buffer reserves.
Threats: The main threats are loss and degradation of grasslands, dry-season burning, livestock grazing and afforestation of grasslands. Hunting is also a threat to the remnant populations.
Andaman White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura andamanensis)
Found: Mount Harriet in the South Andaman Islands.
Threats:Habitat loss due to selective logging, natural disasters such as the tsunami and drastic weather changes.
Jenkin’s Andaman Spiny Shrew (Crocidura jenkinsi)
Found: Wright Myo and Mount Harriet in the South Andaman Islands.
Threats: Habitat loss due to selective logging, natural disasters such as the tsunami and drastic weather changes.
Nicobar White-tailed Shrew (Crocidura nicobarica)
Found: southern tip of Greater Nicobar Island and is also recorded in the area extending from the Campbell Bay National Park to the Galathea River in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Threats: Habitat loss due to selective logging, natural disasters such as the tsunami and drastic weather changes.
Kondana Rat (Millardia kondana)
Found: Known only from the small Sinhagarh Plateau (about one km²), near Pune in Maharashtra. Reported from an elevation of about 1,270 m above mean sea level.
Threats: Major threats are habitat loss, overgrazing of vegetation and disturbance from tourism and recreational activities.
Large Rock Rat or Elvira Rat (Cremnomys elvira)
Found: Known only from Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu. Recorded from an elevation of about 600 m above mean sea level.
Threats: Major threats are habitat loss, conversion of forests and fuel wood collection.
Namdapha Flying Squirrel (Biswamoyopterus biswasi)
Found: Only in Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh.
Threats: Hunted for food.
Malabar Civet (Viverra civettina)
Found: Western Ghats.
Threats: Deforestation and commercial plantations are major threats.
Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis)
The smallest and most endangered of the five rhinoceros species. It is now thought to be regionally extinct in India, though it once occurred in the foothills of the Himalayas and north-east India.
Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus)
Also believed to be extinct in India and only a small number survive in Java and Vietnam.
Other Critically Endangered Species of India
birds mammals reptiles
amphibians
fish coral
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