English Name | Species Name | Vernacular Name |
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Asian Elephant | Elephas maximus | Ana |
Dugong (Sea Cow) | Dugong dugon | Kadal Pasu |
Madras Treeshrew | Anathana elliot | Mara Nacheli |
Gray Slender Loris | Loris lydekkerianus | Kuttittevann |
Bonnet Macaque | Macaca radiata | Natan Kurann |
Lion-tailed Macaque | Macaca silenus | Sinhavalan Kurann |
Black-footed Gray Langur | Semnopithecus hypoleucos | Karinkayyan Kurann |
Nilgiri Langur | Semnopithecus johnii | Karinkurann |
Tufted Gray Langur | Semnopithecus priam | Teappi hanuman kurann |
Malabar Giant Squirrel | Ratufa indica | Malayannan |
Grizzled Giant Squirrel | Ratufa macroura | Champal Annan |
Indian Giant Flying Squirrel | Petaurista philippensis | Paran |
Travancore Flying Squirrel | Petinomys fuscocapillus | Kunnan Paran |
Three-striped Palm Squirrel | Funambulus palmarum | Annarakkannan |
Nilgiri Palm Squirre | Funambulus sublineatus | Kunnan Annān |
Jungle Palm Squirre | Funambulus tristriatus | Kattuvarayannan |
Spiny Tree Mouse | Platacanthomys lasiurus | Mulleli |
Lesser Bandicoot-rat | Bandicota bengalensis | Turappaneli |
Greater Bandicoot-rat | Bandicota indica | Peruchali |
Indian Bush Rat | Golunda elliot | Gealunta Eli |
Blanford’s Madromys | Madromys blanfordi | Vellavalan Eli |
Little Indian Field Mouse | Mus booduga | Cheruchunteli |
Bonhote’s Mouse | Mus famulus | Kattuchunteli |
House Mouse | Mus musculus | Chunteli |
Brown Spiny Mouse | Mus platythrix | Mullan Chunteli |
Brown Rat | Rattus norvegicus | Tavitan Eli |
Ranjini’s Field Rat | Rattus ranjiniae | Nelleli |
House Rat | Rattus rattus | Eli |
Sahyadris Forest Rat | Rattus satarae | Sahyadri Katteli |
Indian Gerbil | Tatera indica | Kangaru Eli |
Nilgiri Vandeleuria | Vandeleuria nilagirica | Valan Chunteli |
Indian Crested Porcupine | Hystrix indica | Mullanpanni |
Bare-bellied Hedgehog | Paraechinus nudiventris | Ittilpanni |
Kelaart’s Long-clawed Shrew | Feroculus feroculus | Silean Nacheli |
Day’s Shrew | Suncus dayi | Kattunacheli |
House Shrew | Suncus murinus | Vittunacheli |
Hill Shrew | Suncus niger | Malanacheli |
Pygmy White-toothed Shrew | Suncus etruscus | Kunnannacheli |
Lesser Dog-faced Fruit Bat | Cynopterus brachyotis | Svanamukhan Vavval |
Short-nosed Fruit Bat | Cynopterus sphinx | Kurumukkan Vavval |
Dawn Bat | Eonycteris spelaea | Prabhata Vavval |
Indian Flying Fox | Pteropus giganteus | Intyan Palavavval |
Fulvous Fruit Bat | Rousettus leschenaultii | Mannachuvappan Palavavval |
Pouch-bearing Bat | Saccolaimus saccolaimus | Sanchivahi Uravalanvaval |
Bearded Sheath–tailed Bat | Taphozous melanopogon | Karintati Uravalanvaval |
Long-armed Sheath-tailed Bat | Taphozous longimanus | Nilkkaiyyan Uravalanvaval |
Greater False-vampire Bat | Megaderma lyra | Valiya Narichir |
Lesser False-vampire Bat | Megaderma spasma | Ceriya Narichir |
Lesser Woolly Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus beddomei | Chinna Kutiralatanvaval |
Blyth’s Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus lepidus | Cheru Kutiralatanvaval |
Least Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus pusillus | Kunnan Kutiralatanvaval |
Rufous Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus rouxii | Chempan Kutiralatanvaval |
Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat | Hipposideros ater | Irulan Ilamukkanvaval |
Fulvus Leaf-nosed Bat | Hipposideros fulvus | Tavitan Ilamukkanvaval |
Schneider’s Leaf-nosed Bat | Hipposideros speoris | Intyan Ilamukkanvaval |
Egyptian Free-tailed Bat | Tadarida aegyptiaca | Ijipsyn Valanvaval |
Hairy-winged Bat | Harpiocephalus harpia | Reamachirakan Vaval |
Painted Bat | Kerivoula picta | Chitravaval |
Horsfield’s Mouse-eared Bat | Myotis horsfieldii | Cheviyan Vaval |
Burmese Whiskered Bat | Myotis montivagus | Misavaval |
Chocolate Bat | Falsistrellus affinis | Falsistrellus affinis |
Kelaart’s Pipistrelle | Pipistrellus ceylonicus | Silean Atakkavaval |
Least Pipistrelle | Pipistrellus tenuis | Kunnan Atakkavaval |
Dormer’s Bat | Scotozous dormeri | Dearmarute Atakkavaval |
Greater Asiatic Yellow House Bat | Scotophilus heathii | Mannavaval |
Lesser Asiatic Yellow Bat | Scotophilus kuhlii | Cheru Mannavavval |
Bamboo Bat | Tylonycteris pachypus | Mulavaval |
Indian Pangolin | Manis crassicaudata | Inampecci |
Bengal Fox | Vulpes bengalensis | Kurukkan |
Golden Jackal | Canis aureus | Kurunari, Ulan |
Indian Wild Dog | Cuon alpinus | Chennaya, Kattunaya |
Sloth Bear | Melursus ursinus | Karati |
Nilgiri Marten | Martes gwatkinsi | Maranāya |
Asian Small-clawed Otter | Aonyx cinerea | Mala Nirnaya |
Smooth-coated Otter | Lutrogale perspicillata | Nirnaya |
Small Indian Civet | Viverricula indica | Puveruk |
Common Palm Civet | Paradoxurus hermaphroditus | Marappatti |
Brown Palm Civet | Paradoxurus jerdoni | Tavitan Veruk |
Brown Mongoose | Herpestes fuscus | Tavitan Kīri |
Indian Grey Mongoose | Herpestes edwardsii | Natan Kiri |
Ruddy Mongoose | Herpestes smithii | Chuṇayan Kiri |
Stripe-necked Mongoose | Herpestes vitticollis | Chenkiri |
Jungle Cat | Felis chaus | Kattupucha |
Leopard Cat | Prionailurus bengalensis | Pulipucha |
Rusty-spotted Cat | Prionailurus rubiginosus | Turumpan Pucha |
Leopard | Panthera pardus | Pullippul |
Tiger | Panthera tigris | Katuva |
Wild Boar | Sus scrofa | Kattupanni |
Indian Chevrotain | Moschiola indica | Kuraman, Kuranpanni |
Spotted Deer | Axis axis | Pulliman |
Barking Deer | Muntiacus muntjak | Kelaman, Kelayat |
Sambar Deer | Rusa unicolor | Kalaman, Mlav |
Gaur | Bos gaurus | Kattupeat |
Four-horned Antelope | Tetracerus quadricornis | Ullaman |
Nilgiri Tah | Nilgiritragus hylocrius | Varayat |
Common Dolphin | <
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Grey Dolphin | Grampus griseus | Chara Dealphin |
Short-finned Pilot Whale | Globicephala macrorhynchus | Kunnichirakan Dealphin |
Pygmy Killer Whale | Feresa attenuata | Kunnan Kealayalitimigalam D |
Fraser’s Dolphin | Lagenodelphis hosei | Phraserute Dealphin |
Melon-headed Dolphin | Peponocephala electra | Talayan Timingalam |
False Killer Whale | Pseudorca crassidens | Kapata Kealayalit imingalam |
Rough-toothed Dolphin | Steno bredanensis | Parukkan Pallan |
Indo-Pacific humpback Dolphin | Sousa chinensis | Punnanet |
Striped Dolphin | Stenella coeruleoalba | Varayan |
Finless Porpoise | Neophocaena phocaenoides | Eliyaneti |
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin | Stenella attenuata | Pulli Dealphin |
Spinner Dolphin | Stenella longirostris | Meliyaneti |
Bottle-nosed Dolphin | Tursiops truncatus | Kuppimukkan Dealphin |
Finless Porpoise | Neophocaena phocaenoides | Eliyaneti |
Pygmy Sperm Whale | Kogia breviceps | Kunnan Ennatimingalam |
Sperm Whale | Physeter catodon | Enna Timingalam |
Ginkgo-toothed Whale | Mesoplodon ginkgodens | Jinkea Timingalam |
Minke Whale | Balaenoptera acutorostrata | Cheru Timingalam |
Bryde’s Whale | Balaenoptera edeni | Braidanre Timingalam |
Blue Whale | Balaenoptera musculus | Nila Timingalam |
Fin Whale | Balaenoptera physalus | Chirakan Timingalam |
Humpback Whale | Megaptera novaeangliae | Kunan Timingalam |