Red Data Book of India

According to the IUCN Red Data Book of India, the following categories of endangered species have been identified:

Organisms	Category	Example
Mammals	Critically Endangered Mammals	Malabar Civet, Kashmir Stag, River Dolphins
	Endangered Mammals	Dhole/Asiatic wild dog or Indian wild dog, Lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur/Nilgiri leaf monkey, Nilgiri tahr.
	Vulnerable Mammals	Gaur/Indian Bison, Nilgiri marten
Arthropods	Critically endangered	Rameswaram Parachute spider, Peacock Tarantula
Fishes	Critically endangered	Pookode Lake barb, Ganges River shark, Pondicherry shark
Amphibians	Critically endangered	White-spotted bush frog, Toad-skinned frog
Reptiles	Critically endangered	Gharial

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Red Data Book

Red Data Book, back in history between 1961 and 1964, came into existence due to a search conducted by a Russian biologist. It is a Russian-origin name of a publication that deals particularly with endangered biological species. It provides complete information from a research point of view of all the rare, endangered, and extinct species.

The IUCN Red Data Book is maintained by The International Union for Conservation of Nature. The Red data book list gives an estimate of the wildlife biodiversity and how it can be efficiently maintained. Many nations across the world have prepared Red Data Books for their biological resources. Some Red Data books include both plants and animals, whereas generally, the plants are dealt with separately from animals.

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