06 January, 2011

SRI LANKA - MAMMALS






Sri Lanka is home to roughly 91 species of mammals, 41 of which are 
threatened (9 critically). 16 of the species are endemic, of which 14 are 
threatened,[2] including the large Sloth Bear, the endemic Sri Lanka Leopard 
and Sri Lankan Elephant and the SambarBats have the highest amount of 
species (out of 11 mammalian orders), with 30 different species. Sri Lanka's 
surrounding waters are home to 26 species of Cetaceans.


Source : Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
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