Wild Animals in Kerala

   

Sl. No.	Scientific Name	English Name
1.	Macaca radiata	Bonnet Macaque
2.	Macaca silenus	Lion-Tailed Macaqure
3.	Trachypithecus johnii	Nilgiri Langur
4.	Loris tardigradus	Slender Loris
5.	Panthera tigris	Tiger
6.	Panthera pardus	Panther, Leopard
7.	Prionailurus bengalensis	Leopard Cat
8.	Prionailurus rubiginosus	Rusty Spotted Cat
9.	Felis chaur	Jungle Cat
10.	Viverra megaspila civettina	Malabar Civet
11.	Viverricula indica	Small Indian Civet
12.	Herpestes edwardsii	Common Mongoose
13.	Herpestes vitticolis	Stripe Necked Mongoose
14.	Herpestes smithii	Ruddy Mongoose
15.	Hyaena hyaena	Striped Hyaena
16.	Canis aureus	Jackal
17.	Vulpus bengalensis	Indian Fox
18.	Cuon alpinus	Indian Wild Dog
19.	Melursus ursinus	Sloth Bear
20.	Lutra lutra	Common Otter
21.	Martes gwatkinsi	Nilgiri Marten
22.	Anathana ellioti	Indian Tree Shrew
23.	Petaurista petaurista	Flying Squirrel
24.	Ratufa indica	Malabar Giant Squirrel
25.	Funambulus palmarum	Three Striped Squirrel
26.	Hystrix indica	Indian Porcupine
27.	Elephas maximus	Indian Elephant
28.	Bos gaurus	Indian Bison
29.	Cervus unicolor	Sambar
30.	Muntiacus muntjak	Barking Deer
31.	Axis axis	Spotted Deer
32.	Tragulus meminna	Mouse Deer
33.	Sus scrofa	Indian Wild Boar

Wild life census 1993

 

Name of Animal	Nos
Lion-Tailed Macaque	960
Bonnet Macaque	4,860
Nilgiri Langur	2,987
Hunuman Langur	175
Elephant	4,286
Gaur	4,840
Sambar	10,665
Spotted Deer	6,259
Barking Deer	1,025
Mouse Deer	550
Nilgiri Tahr	1,075
Wild Boar	40,963
Malabar Giant Squirrel	1,384
Gizzled Giant Squirrel	75
Porcupine	695
Small Indian Civet	425
Common Palm Civet	380
Sloth Bear	420
Tiger	76
Panther/Leopard	16
Wild Dog	358