Open AccessAn updated checklist of mammals of Odisha, India
Author(s) -
Subrat Debata,
Himanshu Shekhar Palei
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of threatened taxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 0974-7907
pISSN - 0974-7893
DOI - 10.11609/jott.6025.12.10.16219-16229
Subject(s) - iucn red list , cites , checklist , threatened species , near threatened species , wildlife , geography , data deficient , environmental protection , agroforestry , ecology , biology , habitat , paleontology
Based on available literature and field surveys, an updated checklist of mammals of Odisha State is presented in this communication. Their updated scientific binomen, IUCN status, Wildlife (Protection) Act schedules, CITES appendices, and last reported sighting of each species in Odisha are also given. Odisha has around 102 species of mammals under 34 families and 12 orders, among which 27 species have been included under the different threatened categories of the IUCN Red List.