Checklist of Mammals of Kutch
Listing by :- Jugal Tiwari
Sr. No. | Names of the Mammals | Scientific Names | Status |
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1 | Jungle Cat | Felis chaus | Common |
2 | Desert Cat | Felis sylvestris | Rare |
3 | Caracal | Caracal caracal | Very rare |
4 | Common Leopard | Panthera pardus | Very rare |
5 | Nilgai | Boselaphus tragocamelus | Common |
6 | Indian Gazelle (Chinkara) | Gazella bennettii | Rare |
7 | Wild Pig | Sus scrofa | Common |
8 | Asiatic Wild Ass | Equs onager | Common - Little Rann and Khadir Endemic and endangered |
9 | Jackal | Canis aureus | Common |
10 | Striped Hyena | Hyaena hyaena | Uncommon |
11 | Wolf | Canis lupus | Rare, endangered |
12 | Indian Fox | Vulpus bengalensis | uncommon |
13 | Desert Fox | Vulpus vulpus pusilla | Rare,endangered |
14 | Honey Badger | Mellivora capensis | Uncommon |
15 | Small Indian Civet | Vivericulla indica | Uncommon |
16 | Grey Mongoose | Herpestes edwardsii | Common |
17 | Small Indian Mongoose | Herpestes javanicus | Common |
18 | Indian Pangolin | Manis crassicaudata | Very rare |
19 | Indian Hare | Lepus nigricollis | Common |
20 | House Shrew | Sunchus murinus | Common |
21 | Collared Hedgehog or Longeared Hedgehog | Hemiechinis collaris | Uncommon |
22 | Indian Hedgehog or Pale hedgehog | Hemiechinis micropus | Uncommon |
23 | Indian Porcupine | Hystrix indica | Uncommon |
24 | Five striped Palm Squirrel | Funambulus pennanti | Common |
25 | Lesser Bandicoot-Rat | Bandicota bengalensis | Common |
26 | Indian Gerbil | Tatera indica | Common |
27 | Indian Desert Jird | Meriones hurrianae | Common |
28 | House Rat | Rattus rattus | Common |
29 | Sand-coloured Rat | Millardia gleadowii | Uncommon |
30 | Indian Bush Rat | Golunda ellioti | Common |
31 | Little Indian Field Mouse | Mus booduga | Common |
32 | Indian Flying Fox | Pteropus giganteus | Common |
33 | Fulvous Fruit Bat | Rousettus leschenaulti | Uncommon |
34 | Greater Mousetailed Bat | Rhinopoma microphyllum | Common |
35 | Common Pipistrelle | Pipistrellus pipistrellus | Common |
36 | Indi Pacific Humped backed Dolphin | Sousa chinensis | Uncommon - Seen at Pingleshwar coast during high tides |
37 | Sperm Whale | Physeter catadon | Dead whales seen on sea-shores |
38 | Blue Whale | Balaenoptera musculus | Dead whales recorded from some places on sea-shores |
39 | Dugong | Dugong dugon | Very rare in Gulf of Kutch |