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Table A4.2.2: Status of Protected Wildlife under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1973Scientific Name Local Name Common Name StatusMammals IUCN CITESAilurus fulgens Habrey Red panda V IAntilope cervicapra Krishna sagar Black buck V IIIBos gaurus Gauri gai Gaur bison V IBos mutus Yak/Nak Wild yak E IBubalus arnee Arna Wild water buffalo E IIICanis lupus Bwanso Grey wolf V ICaprolagus hispidus Hispid kharayo Hispid hare E ICervus duvauceli Barasinghe Swamp deer E IElephas maximus Hatti Asiatic elephant E IFelis lynx Pahan biralo o Lynx E IIHyaena hyaena Hundar Striped hyaena EMacaca assamensis Assamese rato bander Asamese red monkeyManis crassicaudata Salak Indian pangolin IIManis pentadactyla Salak Chinese pangolin IIMoschus chrysogaster Kasturi Himalayan forest musk deer E IOvis ammon Nayan Great Tibetan sheep IPanthera tigris Bagh Bengal tiger E IPanthera uncia Hiun chituwa Snow leopard E IPantholops hodgsoni Chiru Tibetan antelope IPardofelis nebulosa Dhwanse chituwa Clouded leopard V IPlatanista gangetica Souns Gangetic dolphin V IPrionailurus bengalensis Chari bagh Leopard cat IPrionodon pardicolor Silu Spotted lingsang IRhinoceros unicornis Gainda Asian one-horned rhinoceros E ISus salvanius Sano (Pudke) bandel Pigmy hog Ex (?) ITetracerus quadricornis Chauka Four-horned antelope V IIIUrsus arctos Himali rato bhalu Brown bear IBirdsBuceros bicornis Raj dhanesh Great-horned hornbill ICatreus wallichii Cheer Cheer pheasant E ICiconia ciconia Seto saras White storkCiconia nigra Kalo saras Black stork IIEupodotis bengalensis Khar mujur Bengal florican E IGrus grus (G. antigone) Saras Common crane IILophophorus impejanus Danfe Impeyan pheasant ISypheotides indica Sano khar mujur Lessor florican E IITragopan satyra Monal Crimson-horned pheasant IIIReptilesGavialis gangeticus Ghadial gohi Gharial E IPython molurus Azingar Asiatic rock python V IVaranus flavescens Sun gohoro Golden monito r lizard I ICITES = Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; IUCN = The World Conservation Union, V = vuln erable, E = endangered,Ex = extinctNotes: CITES Appendix I = Species threatened with extinction; Appendix II = Species not yet threatened but which could become endangered if trade is notcontrolled; Appendix III = Species that are protected by individual countries within their borders and for which cooperation of other convention signatories is sought.Source: MOFSC (2002)Chapter 4: Forestry and Biodiversity53