Chordata : Mammalia

Phylum : Chordata Sub phylum : Vertebrata Class : Mammalia

Order : Scandentia Family : Tupaidae

1. Anathana ellioti pallida Lyon Common Name : Madras Tree-shrew Distribution : Puruliya.

2. Tupaia glis lepcha (Thomas) Common Name : Common Tree-shrew Distribution : Darjiling (Nimbong, Sivok) and Jalpaiguri (Hasimara).

Order : Insectivora Family: Talpidae

3. Talpa micrura Hodgson Common Name : Eastern mole Distribution : Darjiling (Gopaldhara, Pashok, Selimbong).

Family : Soricidae

4. Chimmarogale himalayica (Gray) Common Name : Himalayan water-shrew Distribution : Darjiling (Pashok).

5. Crocidura attenuata rubricosa Anderson Common Name : Grey shrew Distribution : Darjiling (Gopaldhara, Mungpo, Pashok, Takdah) and Jalpaiguri (Hasimara).

6. Nectogale elegans sikhimensis de Winton & Styan Common Name : Szechuan water –shrew Distribution : Darjiling.

7. Soriculus caudatus caudatus (Horsfield) Common Name : Hodgson’s Brown-toothed shrew Distribution : Darjiling (Mungpo, Sandakphu) and Jalpaiguri.

233 8. Soriculus leucops (Horsfield) Common Name : Indian long-tailed shrew Distribution : Darjiling.

9. Soriculus nigrescens (Gray) Common Name : Sikkim Large-clawed shrew Distribution : Darjiling (Ghoom, Gopaldhara, Palmajua).

10. Suncus stoliczkanus stoliczkanus (Anderson) Common Name : Anderson’s shrew Distribution : Bankura (Raniband).

11. Suncus etruscus nitidofulvus (Anderson) Common Name : Pygmy shrew Distribution : Haora and Kolkata.

12. Suncus etruscus pygmaeoides (Anderson) Common Name : Pygmy shrew Distribution : Darjiling and Jalpaiguri (Bharnabari, Hasimara).

13. Suncus murinus caerulescens (Shaw) Common Name : House shrew Distribution : North 24 Parganas (Barasat, Nalbani), South 24 Parganas (Kachuberia, Muchisa, Patharpratima Taldi), Bankura (Raniband), Birbhum (Haripur, Rampurhat Chandrapur), Barddhaman (Arrah, Barakar, Durgapur, Katoya), Koch Bihar (Atiamochor, Mathabhanga, Sitalkuchi), Darjiling, Haora (Botanical Garden), Hugli (Singur), Jalpaiguri (Chilapata, Sulkapara), Kolkata, Maldah, Medinipur (Jhargram, Garbeta, Salbani), Murshidabad (Baharampur), Nadia (Madanpur), Puruliya (Matha) and Dinajpur(Raiganj).

14. Suncus murinus griffithi (Horsfield) Common Name : House shrew Distribution : Darjiling (Ghoombhanjan , Tonglu).

15. Suncus murinus soccatus (Hodgson) Common Name : House shrew Distribution : Darjiling (Ghoom, Kalimpong, Kurseong, Manibhanjan, Pashok, Pedong, Rangiroom, Sivok, Tarkhola) and Jalpaiguri (Hashimara).

Order : Chiroptera Sub order :Megachiroptera Family : Emballonuridae

16. Saccolaimus saccolaimus crassus Blyth

234 Common Name : Pouch-bearing bat Distribution : Barddhaman (Churpurni) and Medinipur (Chandra).

17. Taphozous longimanus longimanus Hardwicke Common Name : Long-armed Sheath-tailed bat Distribution : 24 Pgs.(S) (Canning, Kakdwip, Thakurpukur), Barddhaman (Churpurni), Darjiling, Kolkata, Medinipur and Nadia (Krishnanagar).

18. Taphozous nudiventris kachhensis Dobson Common Name : Nacked-bellied Tomb-bat Distribution : Darjiling (Sivok) and Kolkata.

Family : Megadermatidae

19. Megaderma lyra lyra E. Geoffroy Common Name : Indian False Vampire Distribution : North 24 Pgs. (Barrackpore, Basirhat, Falta, Parmadan, Saltlake), South 24 Pgs. (Bawali), Bankura (Susunia), Birbhum (Near Siuri), Barddhaman (Katoya, Palla Road, Ranigunje), Koch Bihar (Atiamochor, Mathabhanga), Darjiling (Ghyabari, Lopchu, Siliguri, Sukhna), Haora (Birshibpur, Shibpur, Jhapandanga), Hugli (Singur), Jalpaiguri (Chilapata, Khuntimari), Kolkata (Alipur), Maldah (Old Maldah), Medinipur (Near Jhargram, Garbeta, Salbani), Murshidabad, Nadia (Krishnanagar, Phulia), Puruliya (Ajodhya Hills) and Dinajpur (Kulik).

20. Megaderma spasma spasma (Linnaeus) Common Name : Malay False Vampire Distribution : 24 Pgs. (Gosaba) and Jalpaiguri.

Family : Molossidae

21. Tadarida aegyptiaca thomasi Wroughton CommonName: Egyptian free-tailed bat Distribution : Kolkata.

22. Chaerephon plicata plicata (Buchannan) Common Name : Wrinkle-lipped bat Distribution : Kolkata.

23. Tadarida teniotis insignis (Blyth) Common Name:European free-tailed bat Distribution : Darjiling.

Family : Pteropodidae

235 24. Cynopterus sphinx sphinx (Vahl) Common Name : Short-nosed fruit bat. Distribution : North 24 Pgs. (Basirhat, Hasnabad, Parmadan), South 24 Pgs. (Barisha, Baruipur, Bawali, Budge Budge, Ganeshpur, Muchisa, Srikrishnapur, Thakurpukur), Bankura (Susunia, Ranibandh), Birbhum (Santiniketan, Tumbani), Barddhaman (Arrah, Ranigunge), Koch Bihar (Atiamochar, Sitalkuchi), Darjiling (Chunabhati, Gorubathan, Kumani, Sukna), Haora (Rajchandrapur), Hugli (Jhapandanga, Singur), Jalpaiguri (Ambari, Chilapata, Hasimara, Jalpaiguri Town, Khuntimari, Sulkapara, Jaldapara), Kolkata, Maldah, Medinipur (Amlagora, Balivasa, Chanda, Gidni), Murshidabad (Baharampur, Bhabta, Lalbagh, Na’mile), Nadia (Kaliganj, Madanpur, Muragacha, Nakashipara, Phulia, Plassey,Ramnagar), Puruliya (Ajodhya Hills) and Dinajpur (Barsoi, Hemtabad, Karnajora, Kshetrapur, Kulik)

25. Macroglossus sobrinus sobrinus Andersen Common Name : Greater Long-tongued fruit bat Distribution : Koch Bihar (Atiamochor) and Darjiling.

26. Megaerops niphanae Yenbutra & Felten,1983 Common Name : Niphan’s fruit bat Distribution : Darjiling.

27. Pteropus giganteus giganteus (Brünnich) Common Name : Indian flying fox Distribution : North 24 Pgs. (Barrackpore), South 24 Pgs., Bankura (Jhilimili), Birbhum, Barddhaman (Barakar), Koch Bihar (Sitalkuchi), Darjiling (Siliguri), Hugli (Jhapandanga), Jalpaiguri (Ambari, Hasimara, Sulkapara), Kolkata, Maldah, Medinipur, Murshidabad, Nadia (Phulia), Puruliya and Dinajpur(Kulik).

28. Rousettus leschenaulti leschenaulti (Desmarest) Common Name : Indian Fulvous fruit Bat Distribution : South 24 Pgs. (Baruipur), Bankura (Susunia), Darjiling (Gorubathan, Tarkhola), Hugli (Jhapandanga), Jalpaiguri (Khuntimari, Sulkapara) and Medinipur (Jhargram, Garbeta).

29. Sphaerias blanfordi (Thomas) Common Name : Blanford’s fruit bat Distribution : Darjiling (Darjiling, Goomti, Palmajua).

Family : Rhinolophidae Sub family : Rhinolophinae

30. Rhinolophus pearsonii Horsfield Common Name : Pearson’s Horse-shoe bat Distribution : Darjiling (Darjiling, Mahandi, Pashok).

31. Rhinolophus trifoliatus trifoliatus Temminck

236 Common Name : Trefoil Horse-shoe bat Distribution : Darjiling.

32. Rhinolophus affinis himalayanus Andersen Common Name : Intermediate Horse-shoe bat Distribution : Darjiling (Pashok) and Jalpaiguri.

33. Rhinolophus lepidus lepidus Blyth Common Name : Little Indian Horse-shoe bat Distribution : North 24 Pgs., South 24 Pgs.(Falta), Birbhum, Barddhaman (Chandrapur), Darjiling, Kolkata and Medinipur (Salbani).

34. Rhinolophus luctus perniger Hodgson Common Name : Great Esatern Horse-shoe bat Distribution : Darjiling (Darjiling, Nimbong).

35. Rhinolophus pusillus blythi Anderson Common Name : Least Horse-shoe bat Distribution : Darjiling (Darjiling, Nimbong, Pashok, Sangser).

36. Rhinolophus rouxi rouxi Temminck Common Name : Rufous Horse-shoe bat Distribution : Darjiling (Kumani, Nimbong), Kolkata and Puruliya (Ajodhya Hills).

Subfamily: Hipposiderinae

37. Coelops frithi frithi Blyth Common Name : Tailless leaf-nosed bat Distribution : North 24 Pgs. and Darjiling

38. Hipposideros armiger armiger (Hodgson) Common Name : Great Himalayan leaf-nosed bat Distribution : Darjiling ( Darjiling, Goomti, Gopaldhara, Lopchu, Mahanadi, Nimbong, Pashok, Tongsong).

39. Hipposideros fulvus fulvus Gray Common Name : Fulvous leaf-nosed bat Distribution : Darjiling (Tongsong), Jalpaiguri and Medinipur (Laljal).

40. Hipposideros lankadiva Kelaart Common Name : Sri Lanka Gigantic Leaf-nosed bat Distribution : Darjiling (Darjiling) and Jalpaiguri (Khuntimari).

237 41. Hipposideros pomona gentilis Andersen Common name: Andersen's leaf-nosed bat Distribution : Darjiling (Pashok)

Family : Rhinopomatidae

42. Rhinopoma hardwickei hardwickei Gray Common Name : Lesser rat-tailed bat Distribution : Kolkata.

43. Rhinopoma microphyllum kinneari Wroughton Common Name : Larger rat-tailed bat. Distribution : Kolkata.

Family : Vespertilionidae

44. Harpiocephalus harpia lasyurus (Hodgson) Common Name : Hairy-winged bat Distribution : Darjiling (Darjiling, Kurseong) and Jalpaiguri.

45. Kerivoula hardwickei depressa Miller Common Name : Hardwicke’s forest bat Distribution : Darjiling.

46. Kerivoula papillosa lenis Thomas Common Name : Papillose bat Distribution : Kolkata

47. Kerivoula picta picta Pallas Common Name : Painted bat Distribution : Darjiling, Jalpaiguri and Kolkata.

48. Murina cylotis cyclotis Dobson Common Name : Round-eared tube-nosed bat Distribution : Darjiling (Darjiling, Pashok, Takdah).

49. Murina huttoni huttoni Peters Common Name : Peter’s Tube-nosed bat Distribution : Darjiling.

50. Murina leucogaster rubex Thomas Common Name : White-bellied tube-nosed bat

238 Distribution : Darjiling.

51. Murina tubinaris (Scully) Common Name : Scully’s Tube-nosed bat Distribution : Darjiling.

52. Barbastella leucomelas darjelingensis (Hodgson) Common Name : Eastern Barbastelle Distribution : Darjiling (Darjiling, Nimbong) and Jalpaiguri.

53. Eptesicus tatei Ellerman & Morrison-Scott Distribution : Darjiling.

54. Hesperoptenus tickelli (Blyth) Common Name : Tickell’s bat Distribution : Jalpaiguri.

55. Miniopterus schreibersi fuliginosus (Hodgson) Common name: Schreiber's bat / long winged bat Distribution : Kolkata.

56. Myotis annectans (Dobson) Common Name : Intermediate bat or Hairy-faced bat Distribution : Darjiling.

57. Myotis formosus formosus (Hodgson) Common Name : Hodgson’s bat Distribution : Darjiling and Kolkata.

58. Myotis mystacinus nipalensis (Dobson) Common Name : Nepal bat / Whiskered bat Distribution : Darjiling and Jalpaiguri (Hasimara).

59. Myotis sicarius Thomas Distribution : Darjiling.

60. Myotis siligorensis siligorensis (Horsfield) Common name :Himalayan whiskered bat, terai bat Distribution :Darjiling.

61. Nyctalus noctula labiatus (Hodgson) Common Name : Common noctule Distribution : Darjiling (Darjiling, Sangser).

239 62. Pipistrellus affinis (Dobson,1871) Common Name : Chocolate bat Distribution: Darjiling

63. Pipistrellus babu Thomas Common Name : Babu Pipistrelle Distribution : Darjiling (near Gorubathan, Sukna, Takdah) and Jalpaiguri.

64. Pipistrellus cadornae Thomas Common Name : Thomas’s Pipistrelle Distribution : Darjiling.

65. Pipistrellus ceylonicus indicus (Dobson) Common Name : Kelaart’s Pipistrelle Distribution : Kolkata.

66. Pipistrellus coromandra coromandra (Gray) Common Name : Indian Pipistrelle Distribution : 24 Parganas (Bhajna), Darjiling (Darjiling, Gopaldhara, Nimbong, Pashok,Pedong,Gorubathan, Takdah), Jalpaiguri (Haldibari, Hasimara), Kolkata and Medinipur (Salbani).

67. Pipistrellus dormeri (Dobson) Common Name : Dormer’s bat Distribution :North 24Parganas(Mitpukur, Saltlake), Birbhum (Chandrapur), Barddhaman (Arrah, Katoya), Hugli (Singur, Jhapandanga), Jalpaiguri (Bharnabhari), Kolkata, Maldah (near Pandua) and Medinipur (near Jhargram).

68. Pipistrellus mimus Wroughton Common Name : Indian Pygmy Pipistrelle Distribution : North 24 Parganas (Barrackpore, Hasnabad, Lake town, Salt Lake), South 24 Parganas (Behala, Taldi, Sajnekhali, Dhakuria, Thakurpukur, Patharpratima), Barddhaman (Arrah, Katoya), Koch Bihar (Sitalkuchi), Darjiling (Kalijhora), Haora, Hugli (Singur, Jhapandanga), Jalpaiguri (Bharnabhari, Haldibari, Hasimara, Khuntimari, Sulkapara), Kolkata, Maldah, Medinipur (near Jhargram, Salbani, Dhadika), Murshidabad (Na’ mile, Shibnagar), Nadia (Madanpur), Puruliya (Ajodhya Hills, Kuilapal) and Dinajpur(Kulik).

69. Pipistrellus peguensis Sinha Common Name : Pegu Pipistrelle Distribution : Darjiling.

70. Plecotus auritus homochrous Hodgson Common Name : Brown long-eared bat

240 Distribution : Darjiling.

71. Scotoecus pallidus (Dobson) Common Name : Yellow Desert bat Distribution : Kolkata.

72. Scotomanes ornatus ornatus (Blyth) Common Name : Harlequin bat Distribution : Darjiling (Darjiling, Pashok, Sivok) and Jalpaiguri.

73. Scotophilus heathi heathi (Horsfield) Common Name : Greater yellow bat Distribution : Barddhaman (Arrah, Katoya), Koch Bihar (Mathabhanga, Sitalkuchi), Jalpaiguri (Bharnabhari, Chilapata, Hasimara), Maldah (Adina Mosque, Gour), Medinipur (near Garbeta), Nadia (Kaliganj) and Dinajpur(near Raiganj).

74. Scotophilus kuhli kuhli Leach Common Name : Asiatic lesser yellow bat Distribution : North 24 Parganas (SaltLake), South 24 Parganas (Barabagan, near Sunderban, Bawali, Canning, Kalikapur, Sajnekhali), Bankura (Susunia), Birbhum (Santiniketan), Barddhaman (Arrah, Raniganj), Koch Bihar (Sitalkuchi), Darjiling (Pashok), Haora (Shibpur), Hugli (Singur, near Jhapandanga), Jalpaiguri (Hasimara, Khuntimari), Kolkata, Maldah (Adina Mosque), Medinipur (near Garbeta, near Jhargram, salbani), Murshidabad ( Shibnagar), Nadia (Madanpur), Puruliya (Ajodhya Hilla), Dinajpur(Raiganj).

75. Tylonycteris pachypus fulvida (Blyth) Common Name : Club-footed bat Distribution : Darjiling (Kalimpong, Pashok, Sivok).

Order : Primates Family : Cercopithecidae

76. Macaca assamensis pelops Hodgson Status : Sch.-II Common Name :Assamese macaque Distribution : Darjiling (Pashok, Sukiapokri, Takdah, Tarkhola) and Jalpaiguri.

77. Macaca mulatta mulatta (Zimmermann) Status : Sch.-II Common Name :Rhesus macaque Distribution : North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas (Sunderban), Bankura, Birbhum, Barddhaman, Koch Bihar, Darjiling (Sepoydhara, Sukhna), Haora, Hugli, Jalpaiguri (Hasimara), Kolkata, Maldah, Medinipur, Murshidabad, Nadia, Puruliya and West Dinajpur.

78. Semnopithecus entellus entellus (Dufresne) Status : Sch.-II, App-I Common Name : Hanuman langur

241 Distribution : Bankura, Birbhum, Haora (Shibpur), Hugli, Kolkata, Medinipur (Medinipur Town), Murshidabad, Nadia (Madanpur) and Puruliya.

Order : Pholidota Family : Manidae

79. Manis crassicaudata Gray Status : Sch.-I, App.-II, Vulnerable Common Name : Indian Pangolin Distribution : South 24 Parganas (Behala), Birbhum, Koch Bihar, Haora, Hugli, Jalpaiguri, Medinipur, Nadia and Puruliya.

80. Manis pentadactyla Linnaeus Status : Sch.-I, App.-II, Insufficiently known Common Name : Chinese Pangolin. Distribution: Jalpaiguri (Buxa Tiger Reserve).

Order : Carnivora Family : Ailuropodidae

81. Ailurus fulgens fulgens Cuvier Status : Sch.-I, App. II Common Name : Red Panda Distribution : Darjiling.

Family : Canidae

82. Canis aureus indicus Hodgson Status : Sch.-II Common Name : Asiatic Jackal Distribution : North 24 Pgs. (Saltlake), South 24 Pgs., Bankura, Birbhum, Barddhaman, Koch Bihar, Darjiling (Dkyati, Ghoombhanjan, Pedong), Haora (Shibpur), Hughi, Jalpaiguri, Kolkata, Maldahh, Medinipur, Murshidabad, Nadia, Puruliya, West Dinajpur.

83. Canis lupus pallipes Sykes Status : Sch.-I, App.-I Vulnerable Common Name : Wolf Distribution : Bankura, Birbhum, Barddhaman, Hugli, Maldahh, Medinipur and Puruliya.

84. Cuon alpinus primaevus (Hodgson) Status : Sch.-II, App.- II Common Name : Dhole or Indian Wild dog Distribution : Darjiling and Jalpaiguri.

85. Vulpes bengalensis (Shaw) Status : Sch.-II Common Name : Bengal fox Distribution : North 24 Pgs., South 24 Pgs., Bankura, Birbhum, Barddhaman, Koch Bihar (Sitalkuchi), Darjiling, Haora, Hugli, Jalpaiguri, Maldah and Medinipur, Murshidabad, Nadia, Puruliya, Dinajpur(between Raiganj and Bishnupur).

242 Family : Felidae

86. Catopuma temminckii temmincki Vigors & Horsfield Status : Sch.-I, Vulnerable. Common Name : Golden cat Distribution : Darjiling (Kalimpong hills, Lish, Ghish)

87. Felis chaus affinis Gray Status : Sch.-II, App.-II Common Name : Jungle cat Distribution : Koch Bihar (Sitalkuchi), Darjiling (Kalimpong) and Jalpaiguri.

88. Felis chaus kutas Pearson Status : Sch.-II, App.-II Common Name : Jungle cat / Khatas Distribution : Bankura, Barddhaman, Birbhum, Kolkata, Haora, Hugli, Medinipur, Puruliya, W.Dinajpur.

89. Neofelis nebulosa macroscleoides (Hodgson) Status : Sch.-I, App.-I, Endangered Common Name : Clouded leopard Distribution : Darjiling (Chumong ,Pankhabari), and Jalpaiguri (Buxa Tiger Reserve).

90. Panthera pardus fusca (Meyer) Status : Sch.-I, Vulnerable Common Name : Common Indian leopard or Panther Distribution : Bankura, Birbhum, Barddhaman, Koch Bihar, Darjiling, Hugli, Jalpaiguri, Maldah, Medinipur, Murshidabad , Nadia, Puruliya and West Dinajpur.

91. Panthera tigris tigris (Linnaeus) Status : Sch.-I, App. -I,Vulnerable Common Name : Tiger Distribution : North 24 Pgs., South 24 Pgs. (Sunderban), Koch Bihar, Darjiling, Jalpaiguri and Medinipur.

92. Pardofelis marmorata charltoni Gray Status : Sch.-I,App.-I,Endangered Common Name : Himalayan Marbled cat Distribution : Darjiling.

93. Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis Kerr Status : Sch.-I, App.-I, Vulnerable Common Name : Leopard cat Distribution : North 24 Pgs., South 24 Pgs., Bankura, Birbhum, Barddhaman, Koch Bihar, Darjiling, Haora, Hugli, Jalpaiguri, Maldah, Puruliya and West Dinajpur.

94. Prionailurus viverrina Bennett Status : Sch.-I, Vulnerable Common Name : Fishing cat Distribution : North 24 Pgs., South 24 Pgs., Haora, Hugli, Jalpaiguri and Kolkata.

243 95. Uncia uncia Schreber Status : Sch.-I, App.-I, Endangered Common Name : Ounce, Snow leopard Distribution : Darjiling.

Family : Herpestidae

96. Herpestes edwardsi nayula (Hodgson) Status : Sch.-IV Common Name : Indian Grey Mongoose Distribution : North 24 Pgs. (Basirhat), South 24 Pgs., Bankura, Birbhum, Barddhaman, Koch Bihar (Mathabhanga), Haora, Hugli, Jalpaiguri (Haldibari), Kolkata, Murshidabad, Nadia and Puruliya.

97. Herpestes javanicus auropunctatus (Hodgson) Status : Sch.-IV Common Name : Small Indian Mongoose Distribution : South 24 Pgs., Bankura, Birbhum, Barddhaman, Darjiling, Haora, Hugli, Jalpaiguri (Chilapata, Hasimara), Kolkata, Medinipur, Nadia and Dinajpur(Raiganj).

98. Herpestes palustris Ghose Status : Sch.-IV, Endemic Common Name : Marsh Mongoose Distribution : North 24 Pgs. (Salt Lake, Bantala, Duttabad, Hederhat, Nalbani, Sukchar), South 24 Pgs. and Haora (Shibpur).

99. Herpestes urva (Hodgson) Status : Sch.-IV Common Name : Crab-eating Mongoose Distribution : Darjiling and Jalpaiguri.

Family : Hyaenidae

100. Hyaena hyaena hyaena (Linnaeus) Status : Sch.-III Common Name : Striped Hyaena Distribution : Bankura, Barddhaman, Medinipur,Murshidabad, Puruliya and West Dinajpur.

Family : Mustelidae

101. Amblonyx cinereus concolor (Rafinesque) Common Name : Oriental small-clawed Otter Distribution : Jalpaiguri (it's present occurrence is doubtful in other parts of West Bengal)

102. Arctonyx collaris collaris Cuvier Status : Sch.-I Common Name : Hog-Badger Distribution : Darjiling and Jalpaiguri.

103. Lutra lutra nair Cuvier Status : Sch.-II

244 Common Name : Common Otter Distribution : South 24 Pgs., North 24 Pgs., Bankura, Darjiling, Hugli, Jalpaiguri, Kolkata and Murshidabad.

104. Lutrogale perspicillata perspicillata Geoffroy Status : Sch.-II Common Name : Smooth-coated Indian Otter Distribution : South 24 Pgs., North 24 Pgs., Birbhum, Jalpaiguri (Jaldapara)and Kolkata .

105. Martes flavigula flavigula (Boddaert) Status : Sch.-II Common Name : Yellow-throated Marten Distribution : Darjiling and Jalpaiguri.

106. Martes foina intermedia (Svertzo ) Status : Sch.-II Common Name : Stone Marten Distribution : Darjiling.

107. Mellivora capensis indica (Kerr) Status : Sch.-I Common Name : Ratel or Honey Badger Distribution : Darjiling and Jalpaiguri.

108. Melogale personata nipalensis (Hodgson) Status : Sch.-II Common Name : Burmese Ferret-Badger Distribution : Jalpaiguri (Hasimara).

109. Mustela kathiah kathiah Hodgson Common Name : Yellow-bellied Weasel Distribution : Darjiling.

110. Mustela sibirica subhemachalana Hodgson Common Name : Siberian weasel Distribution : Darjiling.

Family : Ursidae

111. Melursus ursinus ursinus (Shaw) Status : Sch.-I, App- I Common Name : Sloth Bear Distribution : Bankura, Darjiling, Jalpaiguri, Medinipur and Puruliya.

112. Ursus thibetanus laniger Pocock Status : Sch.-II, App-I Common Name : Asiatic Black Bear Distribution : Darjiling, Jalpaiguri.

Family : Viverridae

245 113. Arctogalidia trivirgata (Gray) Status : Sch.-II Common Name : Three-banded Palm civet Distribution : Darjiling.

114. Paguma larvata grayi (Bennett) Status : Sch.-II Common Name : Masked-palm civet Distribution : Darjiling.

115. Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (Pallas) Status : Sch.-II Common Name : Common Palm Civet or Toddy cat Distribution : North 24 Pgs., South 24 Pgs., Bankura, Birbhum, Barddhaman , Koch Bihar, Darjiling, Haora, Hugli, Jalpaiguri, Kolkata, Maldah, Medinipur, Murshidabad, Nadia, Puruliya and West Dinajpur.

116. Viverra zibetha zibetha Linnaeus Status : Sch.-II Common Name : Larger Indian Civet Distribution : North 24 Pgs., South 24 Pgs., Bankura, Koch Bihar, Darjiling (Narbong, Sivok, Sungma), Jalpaiguri (Bharnabhari, Hasimara), Kolkata, Maldah, Medinipur, Nadia and West Dinajpur.

117. Viverricula indica indica (Desmarest) Status : Sch.-II Common Name : Small Indian Civet Distribution : 24 Parganas, 24 Parganas, Bankura, Koch Bihar, Haora, Hugli, Jalpaiguri, Kolkata, Maldah, Medinipur, Murshidabad, Nadia, Puruliya and West Dinajpur.

Order : Proboscidea Family : Elephantidae

118. Elephas maximus indicus Cuvier Status : Sch.-I, App.-I,Vulnerable Common Name : Indian Elephant Distribution : Bankura, Barddhaman, Koch Bihar, Darjiling, Jalpaiguri and Medinipur.

Order : Perissodactyla Family : Rhinocerotidae

119. Rhinoceros unicornis Linnaeus Status : Sch.-I, Endangered Common Name : Great Indian One-horned Rhinoceros Distribution : Jalpaiguri.

Order : Artiodactyla Family : Cervidae

120. Axis axis axis (Erxleben) Status : Sch.-III

246 Common name: Chital or spotted Deer Distribution : North 24 Pgs., South 24 Pgs., Birbhum, Nadia and Puruliya.

121. Axis porcinus porcinus (Zimmermann) Status : Sch.-III Common Name : Hog Deer Distribution : Jalpaiguri.

122. Cervus duvaucelii Cuvier Status : Sch.-I, Vulnerable Common Name : Swamp Deer Distribution : Jalpaiguri (Presently natural population is not available in the state, only the introduced animals occur in the protected areas).

123. Cervus unicolor niger Blainville Status : Sch.-III Common Name : Sambar Distribution : Darjiling, Jalpaiguri and Medinipur.

124. Muntiacus muntjak vaginalis (Boddaert) Status : Sch.-III Common Name : Indian Muntjac or Barking Deer Distribution : Darjiling, Jalpaiguri, Medinipur and Puruliya.

Family : Bovidae

125. Antilope cervicapra rupicapra Muller Status : Sch.-I, Vulnerable Common name: Blackbuck Distribution : Birbhum and Medinipur.

126. Bos frontalis Lambert Status : Sch.-I, Vulnerable Common Name : Gaur Distribution : Darjiling and Jalpaiguri.

127. Bubalus bubalis bubalis (Linnaeus) Status : Sch.-I, Endangered Common Name : Wild Buffalo Distribution : Jalpaiguri (not reported in recent years, last recording in 1992 from Buxa Tiger Reserve)

128. Hemitragus jemlahicus schaeferi Pohle Status : Sch.-I, Endangered Common Name : Himalayan Tahr Distribution : Darjiling.

129. Naemorhaedus goral hodgsoni Pocock Status : Sch.-I, App.- I, Endangered Common Name : Goral Distribution : Darjiling.

247 130. Naemorhaedus sumatraensis jamrachi Pocock Status : Sch.-I, App.-I,Vulnerable Common Name : Serow Distribution : Darjiling.

Family : Suidae

131. Sus salvanius (Hodgson) Status : Sch.-I,App.-I,Endangered Common Name : Pygmy Hog Distribution : Jalpaiguri (Gorumara)

132. Sus scrofa cristatus Wagner Status: Sch.- III Common Name : Indian Wild Boar Distribution : North 24 Pgs., South 24 Pgs., Bankura, Birbhum, Barddhaman, Koch Bihar, Darjiling, Jalpaiguri, Maldah, Murshidabad, Nadia and Puruliya.

Order : Lagomorpha Family : Leporidae

133. Caprolagus hispidus (Pearson) Status : Sch.-I, App.-I, Critical (RDB, ZDSI) Common Name : Hispid Hare Distribution : Jalpaiguri.

134. Lepus nigricollis ruficaudatus Geoffroy Status : Sch.-IV Common Name : Rufous-tailed Hare Distribution : Bankura, Birbhum, Koch Bihar, Darjiling (Tonglu), Hugli, Jalpaiguri (Hasimara, Khuntimari, Jalpaiguri), Medinipur (Salbani), Nadia and Puruliya.

Family : Ochotonidae

135. Ochotona thibetana sikimaria Thomas Common Name : Moupin Pika Distribution : Darjiling (Sandakphu).

Order : Rodentia Family : Hystricidae

136. Hystrix brachyurus hodgsoni (Gray) Common Name : Crestless Himalayan Porcupine Distribution : Darjiling and Jalpaiguri.

137. Hystrix indica indica Kerr Status: Sch. -IV Distribution : North 24 Parganas, Bankura and Puruliya.

248 Family : Muridae

138. Bandicota bengalensis bengalensis (Gray) Common Name : Lesser Bandicoot Rat Distribution : North 24 Parganas (Bhatpara), South 24 Parganas (Behala, Sagar island, Taldi), Koch Bihar (Sitalkuchi), Darjiling (Kalimpong, Nimbong, Pashok), Haora, Hugli (Chinsurah, Jhapandanga, Ratanpur, Singur), Jalpaiguri (Gorumara, Hasimara, Khuntimari), Kolkata, Maldah, Medinipur (Jhargram, Garbeta, Salbani), Murshidabad (Baharampur), Nadia (Betai, Madanpur, Plassey) and Puruliya.

139. Bandicota indica nemorivaga (Hodgson) Common Name : Large Bandicoot-Rat Distribution : 24 Parganas (SaltLake), South 24 Parganas (Sagar island, Thakurpukur), Barddhaman (Katoya), Haora , Hugli (Jhapandanga, Singur), Kolkata and Medinipur.

140. Cannomys badius badius (Hodgson) Common Name : Bay Bamboo Rat Distribution : Darjiling and Jalpaiguri (Hasimara).

141. Cremnomys blandfordi (Thomas) Common Name : Blanford’s Rat Distribution : Puruliya (Ajodhya Hills, Matha).

142. Dacnomys millardi millardi Thomas Common Name : Millard’s rat or Large-toothed Rat Distribution : Darjiling.

143. Golunda elliotii ellioti Gray Common Name : Indian Bush rat Distribution : Darjiling (Kurseong) and Jalpaiguri (Hasimara).

144. Leopoldamys edwardsi edwardsi (Thomas) Common Name : Edward’s rat Distribution : Darjiling.

145. Microtus sikimensis (Hodgson) Common Name : Sikkim Vole Distribution : Darjiling (Sandakphu).

146. Millardia meltada singuri Mandal & Ghosh Common Name :Soft-furred Field rat Distribution : Hugli (Singur).

249 147. Mus booduga booduga (Gray) Common Name : Little Indian Field Mouse Distribution : North 24 Parganas (Dhappa, Saltlake), South 24 Parganas (Sagar Island), Koch Bihar, Darjiling, Haora (Shibpur), Hugli (Bally, Singur), Kolkata, Medinipur (Kanaisole) and Murshidabad (Baharampur).

148. Mus cervicolor cervicolor Hodgson Common Name : Fawn-coloured Mouse Distribution : North 24 Parganas (Salt Lake), South 24 Parganas (Hemnagar), Hugli (Chinsurah, Singur), Jalpaiguri (Khuntimari), Medinipur (Chandra) and Dinajpur(Raiganj).

149. Mus musculus homourus Hodgson Common Name : House Mouse Distribution : Darjiling (Batasia, Ghoom, Gopaldhara, Kalimpong, Narbong,Pashok, Pedong, Sandakphu, Sukiapokhri, Takdah) and Jalpaiguri (Bharnabari, Hasimara).

150. Mus musculus castaneus Waterhouse Common Name : House Mouse Distribution : Birbhum (Chandrapur, Tumbani), Barddhaman (Barakar) and Medinipur.

151. Mus musculus urbanus Hodgson Common Name : House Mouse Distribution : North 24 Parganas (Parmadan, SaltLake), South 24 Parganas (Barisha, Thakurpukur, Sagar island), Barddhaman (Arrah, Churpurni, Katoya), Koch Bihar (Atiamochor, Sitalkuchi), Darjiling (Batasi, Ghoom, Gopladhara, Jonsong, Kalimpong, Narbong, Pashok), Haora (Shibpur), Hugli (Chinsurah, Singur), Kolkata, Maldah, Medinipur (near Jhargram), Murshidabad (Baharampur), Nadia (Madanpur) and Dinajpur (Raiganj,Kulik).

152. Mus pahari pahari Thomas Common Name : Sikkim Mouse Distribution : Darjiling (Pashok, Takdah).

153. Mus platythrix Bennett Common Name : Brown Spiny Mouse Distribution : Puruliya (Ajodhya Hills).

154. Mus saxicola Elliot Common Name : Elliot’s Brown Spiny Mouse Distribution : Birbhum (Chandrapur), Medinipur (Garbeta) and Puruliya (Kuilapal),

155. Nesokia indica indica (Gray) Common Name : Short-tailed Mole rat Distribution : Nadia (Plassey).

250 156. Niviventer eha eha (Wroughton) Common Name : Little Himalayan rat Distribution : Darjiling (Palmajua, Sandakphu).

157. Niviventer fulvescens fulvescens (Gray) Common Name : Chestnut Rat Distribution : Darjiling (Nimbong, Palmajua, Pashok, Pedong, Selimbong, Takdah).

158. Niviventer niviventer monticola (Ghose) Common Name : Ghose’s white-bellied Rat Distribution : Darjiling (Palmajua, Sandakphu).

159. Niviventer niviventer niviventer (Hodgson) Common Name : White-bellied rat Distribution : Darjiling (Ghoombhanjan, Selimbong).

160. Rattus nitidus nitidus (Hodgson) Common Name : Himalayan Rat Distribution : Darjiling (Ghoom, Ghoombhanjan, Gopaldhara, Mongpu, Nimbong, Palmajua, Pashok, Pedong, Sangser).

161. Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout) Common Name : Norway Rat or Brown Rat Distribution : North 24 Parganas (Nager bazar, Baguihati), South 24 Parganas (Sakher bazaar) and Kolkata.

162. Rattus rattus arboreus (Horsfield) Common Name : House rat Distribution : North 24 Parganas (Saltlake), South 24 Parganas (Basanti, Sagar island, Pathar pratima, Thakurpukur), Birbhum(Chandrapur), Barddhaman (Arrah, Barakar, Churpurni, Katoya), Koch Bihar (Atiamochor, Mathabhanga, Sitalkuchi), Haora (Shibpur), Hugli (Chinsurah, Singur), Kolkata, Maldah (old Maldah), Medinipur (near Jhargram, Medinipur, Garbeta), Murshidabad (Baharampur, Jiaganj), Nadia (Plassey), Puruliya (Kuilapal) and Dinajpur(Kaliaganj).

163. Rattus rattus brunneusculus (Hodgson) Common Name : House Rat Distribution : Darjiling (Kalimpong, Nimbong, Palmajua, Pashok, Pedong, Sangser, Takdah, Tarkhola) and Jalpaiguri (Gorumara).

164. Rattus rattus rufescens (Gray) Common Name : House Rat Distribution : South 24 Parganas (Dhappa), Haora (Shibpur Botanical Garden), Jalpaiguri, Kolkata and Murshidabad (Baharampur).

251 165. Rattus tanezumi bhotia Hinton Common Name : House Rat Distribution : Jalpaiguri (Hasimara).

166. Rattus tanezumi khyensis Hinton Common Name : House Rat Distribution : Jalpaiguri (Khuntimari).

167. Rattus tanezumi tistae Hinton Common Name : House Rat Distribution : Darjiling (Gopaldhara, Kalimpong, Narbong, Nimbong, Pashok, Pedong, Sangser).

168. Rattus turkestanicus rattoides (Hodgson) Common Name : Turkestan Rat Distribution : Darjiling (Ghoom).

169. Tatera indica indica (Hardwicke) Common Name : Indian Antelope-Rat Distribution : North 24 Parganas (Parmadan), Medinipur (Chandra,Garbeta), Murshidabad (Baharampur) and Nadia (Plassey).

170. Vandeleuria oleracea dumeticola (Hodgson) Common Name : Indian Long-tailed Tree Mouse Distribution : Darjiling (Pashok), Jalpaiguri (Bharnabari, Hasimara) and Puruliya (Ajodhya Hills).

Family : Sciuridae

171. Belomys pearsonii pearsonii (Gray) Common Name : Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel Distribution : Darjiling.

172. Callosciurus pygerythrus lokroides (Hodgson) Common Name : Hoary-bellied Himalayan Squirrel Distribution : Darjiling (Gopaldhara, Mungpo, Narbong, Pashok, Samsing, Sangser, Sivok,Tarkhola, Tindharia) and Jalpaiguri .

173. Dremomys lokriah lokriah (Hodgson) Common Name : Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel Distribution : Darjiling (Palmajua, Selimbong),Jalpaiguri

174. Funambulus pennantii Wroughton Status : Sch.-II Common Name : Northern Palm Squirrel

252 Distribution : North 24 Parganas (Parmadan), South 24 Parganas (Taldi), Bankura (Susunia ), Birbhum, Barddhaman, Koch Bihar, Haora (Bali, Belur, Haora), Hugli (Jhapandanga, Chandannagar, Singur), Jalpaiguri, Kolkata, Maldah, Medinipur (Garbeta), Murshidabad (Baharampur), Nadia (Madanpur, Plassey, Ramnagar) and Puruliya (Inampur).

175. Funambulus palmarum palmarum (Linnaeus) Common Name :Indian Palm Squirrel Distribution : Medinipur and Puruliya (Ajodhya Hills, Matha).

176. Hylopetes alboniger alboniger (Hodgson) Common Name : Parti-coloured Flying Squirrel Distribution : Darjiling (Kurseong, Pashok, Selimbong) and Jalpaiguri.

177. Petaurista elegans caniceps (Gray) Status : Sch.- II Common Name :Lesser Giant Flying Squirrel Distribution : Darjiling (Ghhombhanjan, Phalut, Tonglu).

178. Petaurista nobilis nobilis (Gray) Status : Sch.- II Common Name : Gray’s Giant Flying Squirrel Distribution : Darjiling (Ghoombhanjan, Selimbong).

179. Petaurista petaurista philippensis (Elliot) Status : Sch.- II Common Name : Common Giant Flying Squirrel Distribution : Puruliya.

180. Petaurista magnificus hodgsoni Ghose & Saha Status : Sch.- II Common Name : Hodgson’s Giant Flying Squirrel Distribution : Darjiling (Ghoombhanjan).

181. Ratufa bicolor gigantea (M’Clelland) Status : Sch.-II, App.-II Common Name : Malayan Giant Squirrel Distribution : Darjiling (Narbong, Rungbee, Sangser, Samsing, Sivok, Tarkhola) and Jalpaiguri (Chilapata, Khuntimari, BTR).

182. Tamiops macclellandi macclellandi (Horsfield) Common Name : Himalayan Striped Squirrel Distribution : Darjiling (Gopaldhara, Palmajua, Selimbong).

Order : Cetacea Family : Delphinidae

183. Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray Status : Sch.-II Common Name : Indian Pilot Whale

253 Distribution: Hugli (Shrirampore . But occurrence in recent time is very doubtful)

184. Orcaella brevirostris (Gray) Status : Sch.-I, App.-II Common Name : Irrawaddy Dolphin Distribution : South 24 Pgs (Bay of Bengal)

185. Sousa chinensis (Osbeck) Status : Sch.-II, App.-I Common Name : Plumbeous Dolphin Distribution : South 24 Pgs.

186. Stenella attenuata (Gray) Status : Sch.-II Common Name : Malay Dolphin Distribution : South 24 Pgs (Sunderban. Only report of sighting in 1891 by W.T. Blandford)

Family : Phocoenide

187. Neophocaena phocaenoides (Cuvier) Status : Sch.-II, App.-I, Vulnerable Common Name : Black Finless Porpoise Distribution : South 24 Pgs (Sunderban)

Family : Platanistidae

188. Platanista gangetica (Roxburgh) Status : Sch.-I, App.-I Common Name : Gangetic Dolphin Distribution : Hugli, Nadia (Mayapur)