Species Under Threat
Below is a list of some 140 threatened species linked to an information
sheet compiled by UNEP-WCMC. These species have been listed as threatened
in the IUCN Red Lists.
For details of the categories used to define threats,
click here. You will find further species information on the
WWF web site.
This information has been made available with help from WWF
and Chevron. We regret
that we cannot provide more general species information of this type.
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Animals
African Elephant - Loxodonta africana
Amami Rabbit - Pentalagus furnessi
Aye-aye - Daubentonia madagascariensis
Black Rhinoceros - Diceros bicornis
Bonobo - Dwarf Chimpanzee - Pan paniscus
Chimpanzee - Pan troglodytes
Clouded Leopard - Neofelis nebulosa
Crested Genet - Genetta cristata
Drill -Mandrillus leucophaeus
Long-beaked Echidna -Zaglossus bruijni
Black-footed Ferret -Mustela nigripes
Ethiopian Wolf - Canis simensis
François' Leaf Monkey -Trachypithecus francoisi
Ghost Bat - Macroderma gigas
Giant Panda - Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Golden Bamboo Lemur -Hapalemur aureus
Golden Snub-nosed Monkey -Pygathrix roxellana
Gorilla - Gorilla gorilla
Grevy's Zebra - Equus grevyi
Grey Wolf - Canis lupus
Hoolock Gibbon - Hylobates hoolock
Iberian Lynx - Lynx pardinus
Asian (Indian) Elephant -Elephas maximus
Great Indian Rhinoceros -Rhinoceros unicornis
Javan Rhinoceros -Rhinoceros sondaicus
Kouprey - Bos sauveli
Leadbeater's Possum -Gymnobelideus leadbeateri
Golden Headed Lion Tamarin -Leontopithecus
chrysomela
Malayan Tapir - Tapirus indicus
Maned Sloth - Bradypus torquatus
Markhor - Capra falconeri
Mexican Prairie Dog -Cynomys mexicanus
Mountain Tapir - Tapirus pinchaque
Greater Mouse-eared Bat -Myotis myotis
Muriqui - Wooly Spider Monkey - Brachyteles
arachnoides
Numbat - Myrmecobius fasciatus
Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat -Lasiorhinus
krefftii
Orang-utan - Pongo pygmaeus
Arabian Oryx - Oryx leucoryx
Père David's Deer -Elaphurus davidianus
Pygmy Hog - Sus salvanius
Red Wolf - Canis rufus
Ruffed Lemur - Varecia variegata
Ryukyu - Flying-fox Pteropus dasymallus
Saltmarsh Harvest Mouse -Reithrodontomys
raviventris
Siberian Musk Deer - Moschus moschiferus
Snow Leopard - Uncia uncia
Sumatran Rhinoceros - Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
Tiger - Panthera tigris
Vancouver Island Marmot -Marmota vancouverensis
Volcano Rabbit - Romerolagus diazi
Vu Quang Ox - Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
White Rhinoceros -Ceratotherium simum
African Wild Ass - Equus africanus
Wild Dog - Lycaon pictus
Wild Yak - Bos grunniens
Birds
Bachman's Warbler - Vermivora bachmanii
Bali Starling (or Myna) -Leucopsar rothschildi
Banded Wattle-eye - Platysteira laticincta
Bannerman's Turaco - Tauraco bannermani
Black Stilt - Himantopus novazealandiae
Black-capped Vireo - Vireo atricapillus
Blue-throated Macaw - Araglau cogularis
California Condor - Gymnogyps californianus
Charles Mockingbird (FloreanaMockingbird)
- Nesomimus trifasciatus
Chatham Robin - Petroicatraversi
Cheer Pheasant - Catreus wallichii
Crested Shelduck - Tadorna cristata
Crested Ibis - Nipponia nippon
Eskimo Curlew - Numenius borealis
Greater Adjutant - Leptoptilos dubius
Ground Parrot - Pezoporus wallicus
Gurney's Pitta - Pitta gurneyi
Hawaiian Crow - Corvus hawaiiensis
Imperial Amazon - Amazona imperialis
Ivory-billed Woodpecker -Campephilus principalis
Junín Grebe - Podiceps taczanowskii
Kagu - Rhynochetos jubatus
Kakapo - Strigops habroptilus
Kauai Oo - Moho braccatus
Kirtland's Warbler - Dendroica kirtlandii
Kokako - Callaeas cinerea
Madagascar Fish-eagle -Haliaeetus vociferoides
Madagascar Pochard - Aythya innotata
Martinique Oriole - Icterus bonana
Mauritius Kestrel - Falco punctatus
Nene - Branta sandvicensis
Noisy Scrub Bird - Atrichornis clamosus
Ochraceous Attila - Attila torridus
Oriental Stork - Ciconia boyciana
Ou - Psittiro psittacea
Philippine Cockatoo - Cacatua haematuropygia
Philippine Eagle - Pithecophaga jefferyi
Pink Pigeon - Columba mayeri
Puerto Rican Amazon - Amazona vittata
Raso Lark - Alauda razae
Red Siskin - Carduelis cucullata
Salmon-crested Cockatoo -Cacatua moluccensis
Seychelles Magpie-Robin -Copsychus sechellarum
Shore Plover - Thinornis novaeseelandiae
Slaty Becard - Pachyramphus spodiurus
Sokoke Scops Owl - Otus ireneae
Spix's (or Little Blue) Macaw -Cyanopsitta
spixii
Takahe - Porphyrio mantelli
Three-toed Jacamar -Jacamaralcyon tridactyla
Waldrapp (Northern Bald Ibis) - Geronticus
eremita
Western Tragopan - Tragopan melanocephalus
Whooping Crane - Grus americanus
Marine
Short-tailed Albatross - Diomedea albatrus
Amsterdam Albatross - Diomedea amsterdamensis
Australian Sea Lion - Neophoca cinerea
Baird's Beaked Whale - Berardius bairdii
Bermuda Petrel - Pterodroma cahow
Blue Whale - Balaenoptera musculus
Bowhead Whale - Balaena mysticetus
Caspian Seal - Phoca caspica
Coelacanth - Latimeria chalumnae
Estuarine Crocodile - Crocodylus porosus
Flightless Cormorant (Galapagos Cormorant)
-Phalacrocorax harrisi
Great White Shark - Carcharodon carcharias
Green Turtle - Chelonia mydas
Guadalupe Fur Seal - Arctocephalus townsendi
Hawksbill Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata
Hawaiian Monk Seal - Monachus schauinslandi
Galapagos Marine Iguana -Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Juan Fernandez Fur Seal -Arctocephalus philippii
Kemp's Ridley Turtle - Lepidochelys kempii
Leatherback - Dermochelys coriacea
Loggerhead - Caretta caretta
Madeira Petrel or Zino's Petrel -Pterodroma
maderia
Marine Otter - Lutra felina
Mediterranean Monk Seal - Monachus monachus
New Zealand Sea Lion (Hooker's Sea Lion) -
Phocarctos hookeri
Olive Ridley Turtle - Lepidochelys olivacea
Polar Bear - Ursus maritimus
Steller's Sea Lion - Eumetopias jubatus
Common Sturgeon - Acipenser sturio
Painted Terrapin - Callagur borneoensis
Whale Shark - Rhincodon typus
Yellow-eyed Penguin - Megadyptes antipodes
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