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Sri Lanka is known to be home to 794 species of Hemipterans. Detailed work of Sri Lankan hemipterans are recorded in the book Catalogue of Hemiptera of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka comprises 74 species in 46 genera and 6 families of aphids within the order Hemiptera. 2 endemic aphid species are found on Sri Lanka.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Sri Lanka, with their respective names in Sinhala also listed. There are 125 mammal species in Sri Lanka , of which one is critically endangered, ten are endangered, ten are vulnerable, and three are near threatened.
Springbok (national animal) Antidorcas marsupialis [57] Blue crane (national bird) Anthropoides paradiseus [58] Galjoen (national fish) Dichistius capensis [59] Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird) Gallus lafayettii [60] Tanzania: Giraffe (national animal) Giraffa sp. [61] [62] [63] Thailand: Asian elephant (national animal) Elephas ...
At the same time taxonomic revisions have indicated that the flame-striped jungle squirrel ( Funambulus layardi ), the red slender loris ( Loris tardigradus) and two species of mouse deer, Moschiola meminna and M. kathygre are endemic to Sri Lanka. That leaves the number of endemic mammals in Sri Lanka at 16.
The national symbols of Sri Lanka are the national anthem, flag, emblem, flower, tree, bird, butterfly, gemstone and sport. They represent the country and its people within Sri Lanka and abroad as well as traditions, culture, history and geography. Several other symbols do not have official acknowledgment as national symbols but are considered ...
Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. The bird life of Sri Lanka is very rich for its size and 528 species have been recorded. In addition to the many resident birds, a considerable number of migratory species winter in the country to escape their northern breeding grounds.
National parksare a class of protected areasin Sri Lankaand are administered by the Department of Wildlife Conservation. National parks are governed by the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (No. 2) of 1937and may be created, amended or abolished by ministerial order.[1] All of the land in national parks are state-owned and the entire ...
Sanctuariesare a class of protected areasin Sri Lankaand are administered by the Department of Wildlife Conservation. Sanctuaries are governed by the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (No. 2) of 1937and may be created, amended or abolished by ministerial order.[1] All wildlife in sanctuaries are protectedbut the habitatis only protected in ...