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Fishing Cat – Mammals – Sri Lanka

About Fishing Cat Not to be confused with the fisher (animal), a mustelid that is occasionally referred to as a “fishing cat,” nor with the Van cat, a landrace of domestic cat that is frequently referred to as the “swimming cat.” South and Southeast Asia are home to the fishing cat, which is a medium-sized […]

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Golden Palm Civet | Sri Lanka

About Golden Palm Civet Golden Palm Civet (Paradoxurus zeylonensis) is unique to Sri Lanka and is one of the world’s most endangered animals. In accordance with the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, it is classified as Vulnerable. In Sri Lanka’s hill country, its distribution is badly fragmented, and the extent and quality […]

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Travancore – The Flying Squirrel – Sri Lanka

About Travancore Pettinomys fuscocapillus, also known as the Travancore flying squirrel, is a species of flying squirrel that may be found in South India and Sri Lanka. It is also known as the tiny flying squirrel. Travancore flying squirrels were considered to be extinct until they were rediscovered in Kerala in 1989, after a 100-year […]

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Purple-faced Langur | Sri Lanka

About Purple-Faced Langur The purple-faced langur (Semnopithecus vetulus), sometimes known as the purple-faced leaf monkey, is a species of Old World monkey that is only found in Sri Lanka and is one of the most endangered primates on the planet. An arboreal species with a long tail, the animal is distinguished by its predominantly brown […]

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Tufted Gray Langur – Sri Lanka

About Tufted Gray Langur Tufted Gray Langur is divided into two subspecies: Semnopithecus priam priam, which lives in India, and Semnopithecus priam thersites, which lives in Sri Lanka. When it comes to the evolution of these two subspecies, there are two competing theories. Some believe that Semnopithecus priam descended from the subspecies Semnopithecus vetulus philbricki, […]

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Toque Macaque | Sri Lanka

About Toque Macaque Known locally as the rilewa or rilawa in Sri Lanka, the toque macaque (Macaca sinica) is a reddish-brown-colored Old World monkey that is native to the island nation (hence “rillow” in the Oxford English Dictionary). It gets its name from the whorl of hair that forms at the top of the head, […]

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Red Slender Loris – Sri Lanka

About Red Slender Loris The red slender loris (Loris tardigradus) is a small, nocturnal strepsirrhine monkey that is unique to Sri Lanka’s jungles. It is a member of the genus Loris. That makes it the sixth most important focal species in the study, as well as the twenty-second most important of the hundred EDGE mammal […]

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