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Wildlife species of the world

Species directory of endemic wildlife, endangered animals, and native fauna by country — conservation status, scientific names, habitat, and range on the globe.

Aaadonta constricta
Palau
Aaadonta constricta is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Endodontidae. It is endemic to Palau, where it is known from the islands…
Aaadonta constricta constricta
Palau · Critically Endangered
Aaadonta constricta constricta is a subspecies of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Endodontidae. It is considered an alternate representation…
Aaadonta fuscozonata
Palau
Aaadonta fuscozonata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Endodontidae. This species is endemic to Palau, where it is…
aardvark
Ghana · Least Concern
The aardvark ( ; Orycteropus afer) is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa. The aardvark is the only living member of the genus Orycteropus, the family…
Aardwolf
Egypt · Least Concern
The aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) is an insectivorous hyaenid species, native to East and Southern Africa. Its name means 'earth-wolf' in Afrikaans and Dutch. It is also called…
Abbott's Booby
Australia · Endangered
Abbott's booby (Papasula abbotti) is an endangered seabird of the sulid family, which includes gannets and boobies. It is a large booby and is placed within its own monotypic…
Abbott's duiker
Tanzania · Endangered
Abbott's duiker (Cephalophus spadix), also known as minde in Swahili, is a large, forest-dwelling duiker (small antelope) found only in a few scattered enclaves in Tanzania. It…
Abies koreana
South Korea · Endangered
Abies koreana (Korean: 구상나무, Gusang namu), the Korean fir, is a species of fir native to the higher mountains of South Korea, including Jeju Island. It grows at altitudes of…
Abyssinian Roller
Spain · Least Concern
The Abyssinian roller (Coracias abyssinicus), or Senegal roller, is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa in a belt south of the Sahara,…
Acomys cahirinus
Saudi Arabia · Least Concern
The Cairo spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus), also known as the common spiny mouse, Egyptian spiny mouse, or Arabian spiny mouse, is a nocturnal species of rodent in the family…
Acromantis palauana
Palau
Acromantis palauana, the Palau acromantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Palau.
Addax
Chad · Critically Endangered
The addax (Addax nasomaculatus), also known as the white antelope and the screwhorn antelope, is an antelope native to the Sahara. The only member of the genus Addax, it was…
Adelie penguin
Antarctica · Least Concern
The Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) is a species of penguin common along the entire coast of the Antarctic continent. It is the most widespread penguin species in the…
African Blue Tit
Spain · Least Concern
The African blue tit (Cyanistes teneriffae) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is found in northern Africa, Pantelleria (Italy) and the Canary Islands (Spain). Its…
African brush-tailed porcupine
Ghana · Least Concern
The African brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus) is a species of rat-like Old World porcupine, indigenous to a broad belt of Africa ranging from Guinea on the west coast…
African buffalo
Ghana
The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large species of true buffalo native to Sub-Saharan Africa, where it is found in a number of disconnected ranges stretching from…
African civet
Uganda · Least Concern
The African civet (Civettictis civetta) is a large viverrid native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is considered common and widely distributed in woodlands and secondary forests.…
African clawless otter
Ghana
The African clawless otter (Lutra capensis), also known as the Cape clawless otter or groot otter, is the second-largest freshwater otter species. It inhabits permanent water…
African forest elephant
Gabon · Critically Endangered
The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is an elephant species native to humid tropical forests in West Africa and the Congo Basin. It was first described in 1900. With…
African forest turtle
Nigeria
The African forest turtle (Pelusios gabonensis) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. It is endemic to Africa, where it can be found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon,…
African giant shrew
Senegal · Least Concern
The African giant shrew (Crocidura olivieri) is a species of white-toothed shrew. It also is known as, Mann's musk shrew, Euchareena's musk shrew, or Olivier's shrew. It is…
African golden wolf
Senegal · Least Concern
The African wolf (Canis lupaster) is a canine native to North Africa, West Africa, the Sahel, northern East Africa, and the Horn of Africa. It is listed as least concern on the…
African leopard
Egypt
The African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) is the nominate subspecies of the leopard, native to Africa. It is widely distributed in most of sub-Saharan Africa, but the…
African manatee
Angola · Vulnerable
The African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis), also known as the West African manatee, is a species of manatee that inhabits much of Western Africa – from Senegal to Angola. It…
African palm civet
Senegal · Least Concern
The African palm civet (Nandinia binotata), also known as the two-spotted palm civet, is a small feliform mammal widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. It is listed as least…
African Pygmy Mouse
Zambia · Least Concern
The African pygmy mouse (Mus minutoides) is one of the smallest rodents. It is widespread within sub-Saharan Africa, and is kept as a pet in other parts of the world. Like the…
African Sacred Ibis
Spain · Least Concern
The African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is a species of ibis, a wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae. It is native to much of Africa, as well as small parts of…
African spurred tortoise
Egypt · Endangered
The African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), also called the sulcata tortoise, is an endangered species of tortoise inhabiting the southern edge of the Sahara Desert and…
African striped weasel
Zambia · Least Concern
The African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha), also known as the white-naped weasel, striped weasel or African weasel, is a small mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa, where…
African wild ass
Somalia · Critically Endangered
The African wild ass (Equus africanus) or African wild donkey, is a wild member of the horse family, Equidae. This species is thought to be the ancestor of the domestic donkey…
African wild dog
Senegal · Endangered
The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also called painted dog and Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest wild canine in Africa and the…
Afrotis afra
South Africa · Vulnerable
The southern black korhaan (Afrotis afra), also known as the black bustard, is a species of bird in the bustard family, Otididae. This small bustard is found in southwestern…
Afrotyphlops congestus
Nigeria · Least Concern
The blotched blind snake (Afrotyphlops congestus) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. It is distributed from eastern Nigeria through much of Middle Africa to Uganda.…
Agile gracile opossum
Uruguay · Least Concern
The agile gracile opossum (Gracilinanus agilis) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It is…
Agile gracile opossum
Paraguay · Least Concern
The agile gracile opossum (Gracilinanus agilis) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It is…
Aichryson dumosum
Portugal · Critically Endangered
Aichryson dumosum is a critically endangered species of succulent plant of the family Crassulaceae endemic to Madeira.
Akodon azarae
Uruguay · Least Concern
Akodon azarae, also known as Azara's akodont or Azara's grass mouse, is a rodent species from South America. It is found from southernmost Brazil through Paraguay and Uruguay…
Alashan ground squirrel
Mongolia · Least Concern
The Alashan ground squirrel (Spermophilus alashanicus) is a species of squirrel. It is native to China and Mongolia. This squirrel lives at elevations up to 3200 meters. It lives…
Alexander's bush squirrel
Uganda · Least Concern
Alexander's bush squirrel (Paraxerus alexandri) is a species of squirrel native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. It is arboreal and lives in tropical moist…
Algerian Nuthatch
Algeria · Endangered
The Algerian nuthatch or Kabyle nuthatch (Sitta ledanti) is a species of bird in the nuthatch family Sittidae. It is a medium-sized nuthatch, measuring between 11.5 cm (4.5 in)…
Alpine marmot
Poland · Least Concern
The alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) is a large ground-dwelling squirrel, from the genus of marmots. It is found in high numbers in mountainous areas of central and southern…
Alpine pika
Kazakhstan · Least Concern
The alpine pika (Ochotona alpina) is a species of small mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae. The summer pelage of different subspecies varies drastically but, in general, it…
Alsophis antiguae
Antigua and Barbuda · Critically Endangered
The Antiguan racer (Alsophis antiguae) is a harmless rear-fanged (opisthoglyphous) grey-brown snake that was until recently found only on Great Bird Island off the coast of…
Altai argali
Mongolia
The Altai argali (Ovis ammon ammon) is the nominate subspecies of argali, a large-horned wild sheep. The subspecies is endemic to the highlands of the Altai Mountains of Central…
Amanipodagrion gilliesi
Tanzania · Critically Endangered
Amanipodagrion gilliesi is a species of damselfly endemic to the East Usambara Mountains of north-eastern Tanzania. It is the sole species in the genus Amanipodagrion, which in…
Amazon river dolphin
Ecuador · Endangered
The Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), also known as the boto, bufeo or pink river dolphin, is a species of toothed whale endemic to South America and is classified in the…
Amazonian manatee
Brazil · Vulnerable
The Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis), commonly referred to as cowfish in Brazil, is a species of manatee that lives in the Amazon Basin in Brazil, Peru, Colombia and…
Ambrosi's Cave Salamander
Italy · Critically Endangered
Ambrosi's cave salamander or the Spezia cave salamander (Speleomantes ambrosii) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. Endemic to northwestern Italy, its…
American Black Swift
Haiti · Vulnerable
The American black swift, or more simply black swift (Cypseloides niger), is a species of bird that is found from northern British Columbia in Canada through the United States…
American eel
Aruba · Endangered
The American eel (Anguilla rostrata) is a facultative catadromous eel found on the eastern coast of North America. Freshwater eels are fish belonging to the elopomorph…
American mink
Norway · Least Concern
The American mink (Neogale vison) is a semiaquatic species of mustelid native to North America, though human introduction has expanded its range to many parts of Europe, Asia,…
American paddlefish
Canada · Vulnerable
The American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula), also known as a Mississippi paddlefish, spoon-billed cat, or spoonbill, is a species of ray-finned fish. It is the last living…
Andean mountain cat
Bolivia · Endangered
The Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobita) is a small wild cat native to the high Andes that has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List because fewer than 1,500…
Angolan giraffe
Zambia
The Angolan giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis), formerly (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis) also known as the Namibian giraffe or smokey giraffe, is a subspecies of the…
Angonoka tortoise
Madagascar · Critically Endangered
The angonoka tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) is a critically endangered species of tortoise severely threatened by poaching for the illegal pet trade. It is endemic to…
Annamite striped rabbit
Vietnam · Endangered
The Annamite striped rabbit (Nesolagus timminsi) is a species of rabbit native to the Annamite mountain range on the Laos–Vietnam border. The rabbit has short ears, black or dark…
Antarctic fur seal
Argentina · Endangered
The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is one of eight seals in the genus Arctocephalus, and one of nine fur seals in the subfamily Arctocephalinae. Despite what its name…
Antarctic Petrel
Antarctica · Least Concern
The Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica) is a boldly marked dark brown and white petrel, found in Antarctica, most commonly in the Ross and Weddell Seas. They eat Antarctic…
Antarctic Shag
Antarctica
The Antarctic shag (Leucocarbo bransfieldensis), sometimes referred to as the imperial cormorant, king cormorant, imperial shag, blue-eyed shag or Antarctic cormorant, is the…
Antarctic Tern
Antarctica · Least Concern
The Antarctic tern (Sterna vittata) is a seabird in the family Laridae. It ranges throughout the southern oceans and is found on small islands around Antarctica as well as on the…
Aphanius apodus
Algeria · Critically Endangered
The footless killifish (Tellia apoda) is a monotypic species of killifish in the family Aphaniidae. This species is endemic to springs and streams in the Atlas Mountains of…
Aproteles bulmerae
Papua New Guinea · Critically Endangered
Bulmer's fruit bat (Aproteles bulmerae) is a megabat endemic to New Guinea. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and hunting. It is the only member…
Arabian leopard
Saudi Arabia
The Arabian leopard (Panthera pardus nimr) is the smallest leopard subspecies. It was described in 1830 and is native to the Arabian Peninsula, where it was widely distributed in…
Arabian oryx
Egypt · Endangered
The Arabian oryx or white oryx (Oryx leucoryx) is a medium-sized antelope with a distinct shoulder bump, long, straight horns, and a tufted tail. It is a bovid, and the smallest…
Arabian wolf
Egypt
The Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs) is a subspecies of gray wolf native to the Arabian Peninsula—to the west of Bahrain, as well as Oman, southern Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. It is…
Arakan forest turtle
Myanmar · Critically Endangered
The Arakan forest turtle (Heosemys depressa) is a critically endangered turtle species native to the Arakan Hills in western Myanmar and the bordering Chittagong Hill Tracts in…
Araucaria heterophylla
Australia · Vulnerable
Araucaria heterophylla (synonym A. excelsa) is a species of conifer. As its vernacular name Norfolk Island pine (or Norfolk pine) implies, the tree is endemic to Norfolk Island,…
Arctic fox
Greenland · Least Concern
The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), also known as the white fox, polar fox, or snow fox, is a small species of fox native to the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and common…
Arctic hare
Greenland · Least Concern
The Arctic hare (Lepus arcticus) is a species of hare highly adapted to living in the Arctic tundra and other icy biomes. The Arctic hare survives with shortened ears and limbs,…
Argentine horned frog
Argentina · Vulnerable
The Argentine horned frog (Ceratophrys ornata), also known as the Argentine wide-mouthed frog, ornate horned frog, ornate horned toad, ornate pacman frog, or just the pacman…
Arthroleptides dutoiti
Kenya · Critically Endangered
Du Toit's torrent frog, the Mt. Elgon torrent frog, or the Kenya rocky river frog (Arthroleptides dutoiti) is a possibly extinct species of frog in the family Petropedetidae. It…
Asian forest tortoise
Bangladesh · Critically Endangered
The Asian forest tortoise (Manouria emys) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. It is believed to be among the most…
Asian Garden Dormouse
Tunisia · Least Concern
The Asian garden dormouse or large-eared garden dormouse (Eliomys melanurus) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. It is found in Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon,…
Asian giant softshell turtle
Brunei · Critically Endangered
The Asian giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii), also known commonly as Cantor's giant softshell turtle and the frog-faced softshell turtle, is a species of freshwater…
Asian house shrew
Egypt · Least Concern
The Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) is a shrew species native to South and Southeast Asia that has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008 because of its…
Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle
Thailand · Critically Endangered
The Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra chitra) is a large species of softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. There are…
Asiatic cheetah
Iran · Critically Endangered
The Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) is a critically endangered cheetah subspecies currently surviving in Iran. Its range once spread from the Arabian Peninsula and…
Asiatic wildcat
Kazakhstan
The Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica ornata), also known as the Indian desert cat, is an African wildcat subspecies that occurs from the eastern Caspian Sea north to Kazakhstan,…
Ateles chamek
Bolivia · Endangered
The Peruvian spider monkey (Ateles chamek), also known as the black-faced black spider monkey, is a species of spider monkey that lives in Peru, as well as in Brazil and in…
Ateles hybridus
Colombia · Critically Endangered
The brown spider monkey or variegated spider monkey (Ateles hybridus) is a critically endangered species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from forests in northern…
Ateles paniscus
Guyana · Vulnerable
The red-faced spider monkey (Ateles paniscus), also known as the Guiana spider monkey or red-faced black spider monkey, is a species of spider monkey found in the rain forests in…
Atelopus certus
Panama · Critically Endangered
Atelopus certus, the Darien stubfoot toad or Toad Mountain harlequin frog, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Panama.
Atelopus limosus
Panama · Critically Endangered
Atelopus limosus, the limosa harlequin frog (Spanish: sapo limoso) is an endangered species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Panama. Its natural habitats are stream…
Atelopus patazensis
Peru · Critically Endangered
Atelopus patazensis is a species of toads in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Peru and only known from its type locality in Quebrada Los Alisos, near Pataz in the La…
Atelopus varius
Costa Rica · Critically Endangered
Atelopus varius, the Costa Rican variable harlequin toad or clown frog, is a small Neotropical true toad from the family Bufonidae. Once ranging from Costa Rica to Panama, A.…
Atheris matildae
Tanzania · Critically Endangered
Atheris matildae, also known as Matilda's horned viper, is a species of arboreal forest viper endemic to Tanzania.
Atlantic blue marlin
Cuba · Vulnerable
The Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) is a species of marlin endemic to the Atlantic Ocean. It is closely related to, and usually considered conspecific with, the…
Atlantic goliath grouper
Cuba · Vulnerable
The Atlantic goliath grouper, the jewfish or itajara (Epinephelus itajara), is a saltwater fish of the grouper family and one of the largest species of bony fish. The species can…
Atlantic Puffin
Iceland · Vulnerable
The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), also known as the common puffin, is a species of seabird in the auk family. It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean; two…
Atlantoxerus getulus
Morocco · Least Concern
The Barbary ground squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus Atlantoxerus. It is endemic to the Atlas…
Atlas wild ass
Tunisia
The Atlas wild ass (Equus africanus atlanticus), also known as Algerian wild ass, is a purported extinct subspecies of the African wild ass that was once found across North…
aurochs
Tunisia
The aurochs (Bos primigenius; or ; pl.: aurochs or aurochsen; also ure or urus) is an extinct species of bovine, considered to be the wild ancestor of modern domestic cattle (Bos…
Axolotl
Mexico · Critically Endangered
The axolotl ( ; from Classical Nahuatl: āxōlōtl [aːˈʃoːloːtɬ] ; Ambystoma mexicanum) is a species of mole salamander. It is neotenic, reaching sexual maturity without undergoing…
Aye-aye
Madagascar · Endangered
The aye-aye (, Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a long-fingered lemur, a strepsirrhine primate native to Madagascar with rodent-like teeth that perpetually grow and a special…
Azara's capuchin
Paraguay
Azaras's capuchin or hooded capuchin (Sapajus cay) is a species of robust capuchin. It occurs in eastern Paraguay, southeastern Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Brazil, at Mato…
Azara's night monkey
Paraguay · Least Concern
Azara's night monkey (Aotus azarae), also known as the Azara's owl monkey, the southern night monkey, or the mirikiná, is a night monkey species from South America. It is found…
Azores Bullfinch
Portugal · Vulnerable
The Azores bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina), also known as the São Miguel bullfinch, or locally in Portuguese as the priolo, is a threatened passerine bird in the true finch family.…
Azure-breasted Pitta
Philippines · Vulnerable
The azure-breasted pitta (Pitta steerii) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is a striking and colorful bird having colors of red, azure, green, black and white, It…
Bachman's Warbler
Cuba · Critically Endangered
Bachman's warbler (Vermivora bachmanii) is a possibly extinct passerine migratory bird. This warbler was a migrant, breeding in swampy blackberry and cane thickets of the…
Bactrian deer
Kazakhstan
The Bactrian deer (Cervus hanglu bactrianus), also called the Bukhara deer, Bokhara deer, or Bactrian wapiti, is a lowland subspecies of Central Asian red deer native to Central…
Baiji
China · Critically Endangered
The baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) is a possibly extinct species of river dolphin native to the Yangtze river system in China. It is thought to possibly be the first dolphin species…
Baird's tapir
Colombia · Endangered
The Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii), also known as the Central American tapir, is a species of tapir native to Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America. It is the…
Bala shark
Thailand · Vulnerable
The bala shark (Balantiocheilos melanopterus), also known as the tricolor shark, tricolor sharkminnow, silver shark, or silver sharkminnow, is a fish of the family Cyprinidae,…
Balaenoptera musculus
Norway · Endangered
The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a species of baleen whale and the largest marine mammal in the rorqual family Balaenopteridae. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of…
Bale Mountains treefrog
Ethiopia · Critically Endangered
The Bale Mountains tree frog (Balebreviceps hillmani) is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Balebreviceps and endemic…
Balochistan gerbil
Tunisia · Least Concern
The Balochistan gerbil or dwarf gerbil (Gerbillus nanus), is distributed mainly from Morocco across north Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East, and western Asia. This…
bank vole
Norway
The bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) is a small vole with red-brown fur and some grey patches, with a tail about half as long as its body. A rodent, it lives in woodland areas…
Banteng
Indonesia · Critically Endangered
The banteng (Bos javanicus; ), also known as the tembadau, is a species of wild bovine found in Southeast Asia, with domestic-wild hybrids present in parts of Northern Australia.…
Barbary lion
Morocco
The Barbary lion was a population of the lion subspecies Panthera leo leo. It was also called North African lion, Atlas lion, and Egyptian lion. It inhabited the mountains and…
Barbary sheep
Tunisia
The Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia), also known as aoudad (pronounced [ˈɑʊdæd]), is a species of caprine native to rocky mountains in North Africa and parts of West Africa.…
Barbary stag
Morocco
The Barbary stag (Cervus elaphus barbarus), also known as the Atlas deer or African elk, is a subspecies of the red deer that is native to North Africa. It is the only deer known…
Barbary striped grass mouse
Morocco · Least Concern
The Barbary striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys barbarus) is a small rodent of the suborder Myomorpha. This monotypic species is native to coastal Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia in…
Barnacle goose
Iceland · Least Concern
The barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) is a species of goose that belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with extensive black in the plumage,…
barren-ground caribou
Greenland
The barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus; but subject to a recent taxonomic revision) is a subspecies of the reindeer (or the caribou in North America) that is…
Barrow's Goldeneye
Iceland · Least Concern
Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. This bird was named after Sir John Barrow. The genus name is derived…
Bavarian pine vole
Austria · Critically Endangered
The Bavarian pine vole (Microtus bavaricus) is a vole from the Austrian, Italian, and Bavarian Alps of Europe. It lives in moist meadows at elevations of 600 to 1,000 meters.
Bearded Seal
Norway · Least Concern
The bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus), also known as the square-flipper seal, is a medium-sized pinniped that is found in and near to the Arctic Ocean. It gets its generic name…
beech marten
Poland · Least Concern
The beech marten (Martes foina), also known as the stone marten, house marten or white breasted marten, is a species of marten native to much of Europe and Central Asia, though…
beluga whale
Greenland · Least Concern
The beluga whale () or the white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean. It is one of two living members of the family Monodontidae, along with the…
Bengal Florican
Nepal · Critically Endangered
The Bengal florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis), also called the Bengal bustard, is a bustard species native to the Indian subcontinent, Cambodia, and Vietnam. It is listed as…
Bengal tiger
Nepal · Endangered
The Bengal tiger is a population of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies. It ranks among the largest of wild cats. It is distributed from India, southern Nepal, Bangladesh,…
Bermuda Petrel
United Kingdom · Endangered
The Bermuda petrel (Pterodroma cahow) is a gadfly petrel. Commonly known in Bermuda as the cahow, a name derived from its eerie cries, this nocturnal ground-nesting seabird is…
Betta simplex
Thailand · Critically Endangered
The Krabi mouth-brooding betta (Betta simplex) is a species of gourami endemic to Krabi Province, Thailand. It inhabits karst springs and wetlands, where it lives amongst…
Bicolored Shrew
Poland · Least Concern
The bicolored shrew or bicoloured white-toothed shrew (Crocidura leucodon) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in eastern, central and southern Europe and…
Big hairy armadillo
Paraguay · Least Concern
The big (or large) hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus) is one of the largest and most numerous armadillos in South America. It lives from sea level to altitudes of up to…
bigeye thresher
Aruba · Vulnerable
The bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus) is a species of thresher shark, family Alopiidae, found in temperate and tropical oceans worldwide. Like the other thresher sharks,…
Bison bonasus
Sweden · Endangered
The European bison (pl.: bison) (Bison bonasus) or the European wood bison, also known as the wisent ( or ), the zubr (), or sometimes colloquially as the European buffalo, is a…
Bitis nasicornis
Angola · Vulnerable
Bitis nasicornis is a viper species belonging to the genus Bitis, part of a subfamily known as "puff-adders", found in the forests of West and Central Africa. This large viper is…
Black jackrabbit
Mexico · Vulnerable
The black jackrabbit (Lepus insularis) (Spanish: liebre negra), also known as the black hare or Espiritu Santo jackrabbit (Spanish: liebre de Espíritu Santo), is a species of…
Black mongoose
Namibia
The black mongoose (Herpestes flavescens nigratus) is a subspecies of the Angolan slender mongoose occurring in Namibia and Angola. Although originally described as a separate…
Black softshell turtle
Bangladesh · Critically Endangered
The black softshell turtle or Bostami turtle or Mohan (Nilssonia nigricans), previously placed in genus Aspideretes, is a species of freshwater turtle found in India (Assam,…
Black-and-white ruffed lemur
Madagascar · Critically Endangered
The black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) is an endangered species of ruffed lemur, one of two which are endemic to the island of Madagascar. Despite having a larger…
black-backed jackal
Namibia · Least Concern
The black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas) is a medium-sized canine native to eastern and southern Africa. These regions are separated by roughly 900 km (560 mi). One region…
Black-bellied Storm Petrel
Antarctica · Least Concern
The black-bellied storm petrel (Fregetta tropica) is a species of seabird in the family Oceanitidae. It is found in Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Bouvet Island, Brazil,…
Black-billed Amazon
Jamaica · Endangered
The black-billed amazon (Amazona agilis) is a parrot endemic to Jamaica. Sometimes called the black-billed parrot, this amazon parrot is mostly green with small patches of red on…
Black-capped Kingfisher
China · Vulnerable
The black-capped kingfisher (Halcyon pileata) is a tree kingfisher which is widely distributed in tropical Asia from India east to China, Korea and Southeast Asia. This most…
Black-capped Petrel
Dominica · Endangered
The black-capped petrel (Pterodroma hasitata), also known as the diablotín, is a small seabird native to the West Indies in the genus Pterodroma. It is a long-winged petrel with…
Black-footed cat
South Africa · Vulnerable
The black-footed cat (Felis nigripes), also called the small-spotted cat, is the smallest wild cat in Africa, having a head-and-body length of 35–52 cm (14–20 in). Despite its…
Black-footed ferret
United States · Endangered
The black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), also known as the American polecat or prairie dog hunter, is a mustelid species native to central North America. It is roughly the…
Black-legged Kittiwake
Iceland · Vulnerable
The black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition…
Black-shanked douc
Cambodia · Critically Endangered
The black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes) is an endangered species of douc found mostly in the forests of Eastern Cambodia, with some smaller populations in Southern Vietnam.…
Black-tailed tree rat
Namibia · Least Concern
The black-tailed tree rat, also called black-tailed acacia rat or black-tailed thallomys, (Thallomys nigricauda), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in…
Blackish grass mouse
Uruguay · Least Concern
The blackish grass mouse (Thaptomys nigrita) also formerly called the ebony akodont, is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and…
Blainville's beaked whale
Solomon Islands · Least Concern
Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris), or the dense-beaked whale, is believed to be the widest ranging mesoplodont whale. The French zoologist Henri de Blainville…
Blakiston`s Eagle Owl
Japan · Vulnerable
Blakiston's fish owl (Ketupa blakistoni), the largest living species of owl, is a fish owl, a sub-group of eagle-owls that specialize in hunting in riparian areas. It is native…
Blue duiker
Uganda · Least Concern
The blue duiker (Philantomba monticola) is a small antelope found in central, southern and eastern Africa. It is the smallest species of duiker. The species was first described…
Blue Lorikeet
France · Vulnerable
The blue lorikeet (Vini peruviana) is a small lorikeet from French Polynesia and the Cook Islands. It is also known as the Tahiti lorikeet, violet lorikeet, Tahitian lory, blue…
Blue-throated Macaw
Bolivia · Critically Endangered
The blue-throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis), also known as the Caninde macaw or Wagler's macaw, is a macaw endemic to a small area of north-central Bolivia, known as Los Llanos…
Blue-winged Racket-tail
Philippines · Critically Endangered
The blue-winged racket-tail or Sulu racquet-tail (Prioniturus verticalis) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Tawi-Tawi island in the Philippines…
bobak marmot
Ukraine · Least Concern
The bobak marmot (Marmota bobak), also known as the steppe marmot, is a species of marmot that inhabits the steppes of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. It is a social animal and…
Bogota Rail
Colombia · Vulnerable
The Bogotá rail (Rallus semiplumbeus) is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is endemic to Colombia. The…
Bolivian chinchilla rat
Bolivia · Critically Endangered
The Bolivian chinchilla rat (Abrocoma boliviensis) is a species of chinchilla rat in the family Abrocomidae. It is found only in Manuel María Caballero Province, Bolivia. Its…
Bolson tortoise
Mexico · Critically Endangered
The Bolson tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus), also called the Mexican giant tortoise, Mexican gopher tortoise, yellow-bordered tortoise or yellow-margined tortoise, is a…
Bonobo
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Endangered
The bonobo (; Pan paniscus), also historically called the pygmy chimpanzee (less often the dwarf chimpanzee or gracile chimpanzee), is the smallest species of great ape and one…
Bornean bearded pig
Brunei · Vulnerable
The Bornean bearded pig (Sus barbatus), also known as the Sunda bearded pig or simply bearded pig, is a species in the pig genus, Sus. It can be recognized by its prominent…
Bornean orangutan
Indonesia · Critically Endangered
The Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) is an orangutan species endemic to the island of Borneo. It belongs to the only genus of great apes native to Asia and is the largest of…
Bosc's Fringe-toed lizard
Nigeria · Least Concern
Bosc's fringe-toed lizard or Bosk's [sic] fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus boskianus) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to North…
Botha's lark
South Africa · Endangered
Botha's lark (Spizocorys fringillaris) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae that is endemic to South Africa. It is considered to be South Africa's most endangered bird…
Bothrops insularis
Brazil · Critically Endangered
The golden lancehead (Bothrops insularis) is an extremely venomous pit viper species in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is found exclusively on the…
Boulengerula denhardti
Kenya · Critically Endangered
Boulengerula denhardti, commonly known as Denhardt's African caecilian, is a species of amphibian in the family Herpelidae. It is endemic to Kenya. It is only known from its type…
Bourret's box turtle
Laos · Critically Endangered
Bourret's box turtle (Cuora bourreti), also known commonly as the central Vietnamese flowerback box turtle and the Indochinese box turtle, is a species of turtle in the family…
bowhead whale
Norway · Least Concern
The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), sometimes known as the Greenland right whale, Arctic whale, and polar whale, is a species of baleen whale belonging to the family…
Box ray
Chile · Critically Endangered
The Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana), also known as the box ray, greater Guinean mobula, sicklefin devil ray or the spiny mobula, is a species of ray in the family…
bramble shark
Kiribati · Endangered
The bramble shark (Echinorhinus brucus) is one of the two species of sharks in the family Echinorhinidae. Aside from the eastern Pacific Ocean, it is found in tropical and…
Brandt's hedgehog
Kazakhstan · Least Concern
Brandt's hedgehog (Paraechinus hypomelas) is a species of desert hedgehog native to parts of the Middle East and Central Asia. Its common name derives from its having first been…
Brazilian guinea pig
Uruguay · Least Concern
The Brazilian guinea pig (Cavia aperea) (preá in Portuguese) is a wild guinea pig species found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay and…
Brazilian Merganser
Brazil · Critically Endangered
The Brazilian merganser (Mergus octosetaceus) is a South American diving duck in the Mergus genus. It is one of the most threatened waterfowl species in the world, with possibly…
Brazilian three-banded armadillo
Brazil · Vulnerable
The Brazilian three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus) is an armadillo species endemic to eastern Brazil, where it is known as tatu-bola (Portuguese pronunciation: [tɐˈtu…
brown bear
Finland · Least Concern
The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is a large bear native to Eurasia and North America. Of the land carnivorans, it is rivaled in size only by its closest relative, the polar bear,…
Brown howler
Argentina · Vulnerable
The brown howler (Alouatta guariba), also known as brown howler monkey, is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey that lives in forests in south-eastern Brazil…
brown rat
Ireland · Least Concern
The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), also known as the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, wharf rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat and Norwegian rat, is a widespread, common species of…
Brown Skua
Antarctica
The brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus), also known as the Antarctic skua, Subantarctic skua, southern great skua, southern skua, or hākoakoa (Māori), is a large seabird that…
Bryde's Whale
Saudi Arabia
Bryde's whale ( BRUU-dəz), or the Bryde's whale complex, putatively comprises three species of rorqual and possibly four. The "complex" means the number and classification remain…
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Canada · Vulnerable
The buff-breasted sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) is a small shorebird. The species name subruficollis is from Latin subrufus, "reddish" (from sub, "somewhat", and rufus,…
Buffy-headed marmoset
Brazil · Critically Endangered
The buffy-headed marmoset (Callithrix flaviceps) is a rare species of marmoset endemic to the rainforests of south-eastern Brazil. It occurs in southern Espírito Santo and…
Burmese peacock softshell
Myanmar · Critically Endangered
The Burmese peacock softshell turtle (Nilssonia formosa) is a species of softshell turtle in the Trionychidae family. It is one of five species in the genus Nilssonia.
Burmese roofed turtle
Myanmar · Critically Endangered
The Burmese roofed turtle (Batagur trivittata) is one of six turtle species in the genus Batagur of the family Geoemydidae. It is a freshwater turtle endemic to the rivers of…
Burmese star tortoise
Myanmar · Critically Endangered
The Burmese star tortoise (Geochelone platynota) is a critically endangered tortoise species, native to the dry, deciduous forests of Myanmar (Burma).
California condor
United States · Critically Endangered
The California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is a New World vulture and the largest North American land bird. It became extinct in the wild in 1987 when all remaining wild…
Camelus bactrianus
Mongolia
The Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus), also known as the Mongolian camel, domestic Bactrian camel, two-humped camel or double-humped camel, is a camel native to the steppes of…
Campylopterus phainopeplus
Colombia · Critically Endangered
The Santa Marta sabrewing (Campylopterus phainopeplus) is a Critically Endangered species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is…
Canadian beaver
Poland · Least Concern
The North American beaver (Castor canadensis) is one of two extant beaver species, along with the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber). It is native to North America and has been…
Candoia superciliosa
Palau · Least Concern
Candoia superciliosa, known commonly as the Palau bevel-nosed boa or Belau bevel-nosed boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. As its common name suggests, it is found…
Capensibufo rosei
South Africa · Critically Endangered
The Cape mountain toad or Rose's mountain toad (Capensibufo rosei) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. Other common names include Rose's mountain toadlet, striped…
Capoeta pestai
Turkey · Critically Endangered
Capoeta pestai, called the Eğirdir longsnout scraper or the Eğirdir barb, is a critically endangered freshwater fish species in the family Cyprinidae, found only in Turkey. It…
Capra ibex
Germany · Least Concern
The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), also known as the steinbock, is a European species of goat which lives in the Alps. It is one of ten species in the genus Capra, and its closest…
capybara
Uruguay · Least Concern
The capybara (/kæp.ɪˈbɑːr.ə, -băr′ə/ kap-uh-BAR-uh) or greater capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is the largest living rodent, native to all countries in South America except…
caracal
Kazakhstan · Least Concern
The caracal (Caracal caracal) is a wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and arid areas of Pakistan and northwestern India. It is characterised by a robust…
Carduelis cucullata
Trinidad and Tobago · Endangered
The red siskin (Spinus cucullatus) is a small endangered finch.
Carettochelys insculpta
Papua New Guinea · Endangered
The pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta), also known as the Fly River turtle, pitted-shelled turtle, and the Warrajan, is a species of turtle which is native to northern…
Caspian seal
Azerbaijan · Endangered
The Caspian seal (Pusa caspica, syn. Phoca caspica) is one of the smallest members of the earless seal family and unique in that it is found exclusively in the brackish Caspian…
Castor fiber
Ukraine · Least Concern
The Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) or European beaver is a species of beaver widespread across Eurasia, with a rapidly increasing population of at least 1.5 million in 2020. The…
Cauca Guan
Colombia · Vulnerable
The Cauca guan (Penelope perspicax) is a bird in the chachalaca, guan and curassow family, Cracidae. It is a large guan, and like most guans leads a mostly arboreal life in humid…
Cave hyena
Ireland
Cave hyenas (Crocuta (crocuta) spelaea and Crocuta (crocuta) ultima) are extinct species or subspecies of hyena known from Eurasia, which ranged from Western Europe and West Asia…
Celaque climbing salamander
Honduras · Critically Endangered
The Celaque climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa celaque) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Honduras. Its natural habitat is subtropical or…
Celestus occiduus
Jamaica · Critically Endangered
The Jamaican giant galliwasp or sinking galliwasp (Celestus occiduus) is a possibly extinct species of lizard in the Diploglossidae. It was endemic to Jamaica. It was last…
Central American river turtle
Belize · Critically Endangered
The hickatee (Dermatemys mawii) or in Spanish tortuga blanca ("white turtle"), also called the Central American river turtle, is the only living species in the family…
Ceroxylon quindiuense
Peru · Critically Endangered
Ceroxylon quindiuense, often called Quindío wax palm, is a palm native to the humid montane forests of the Andes in Colombia and Peru.
Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo
Uruguay
The Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo (Cabassous chacoensis) is a species of South American armadillo. It is the smallest of the naked-tailed armadillos, having an average head-body…
Chalcides ebneri
Morocco · Critically Endangered
Chalcides ebneri, also known commonly as Ebner's cylindrical skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.
chamois
Romania · Least Concern
The chamois (; French: [ʃamwa] ; Rupicapra rupicapra), or Alpine chamois, is a species of goat-antelope native to mountainous parts of Europe and Western Asia, from the Pyrenees…
Charmosyna amabilis
Fiji · Critically Endangered
The red-throated lorikeet (Vini amabilis) is a critically endangered lorikeet endemic to Fiji. It is 18 cm (7.1 in) long and is bright green overall, with red cheeks, throat and…
cheetah
Saudi Arabia · Vulnerable
The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a species of large feline and the only living member of the genus Acinonyx. The cheetah is a pursuit predator and the fastest land animal,…
Cheirolophus crassifolius
Malta · Critically Endangered
Cheirolophus crassifolius, the Maltese centaury, Maltese rock-centaury or Widnet il-Baħar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Malta. Its…
Chinchilla laniger
Chile · Endangered
The long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera), also called the Chilean, coastal, common, or lesser chinchilla, is one of two species of rodent from the genus Chinchilla: the…
Chinese cobra
Laos · Vulnerable
The Chinese cobra (Naja atra), also called the Taiwan cobra, is a species of cobra in the family Elapidae, found mostly in southern China and a couple of neighboring nations and…
Chinese giant salamander
China · Critically Endangered
The Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) is one of the largest salamanders and one of the largest amphibians in the world. It is fully aquatic, and is endemic to rocky…
Chinese mountain cat
China · Vulnerable
The Chinese mountain cat (Felis bieti), also known as Chinese desert cat and Chinese steppe cat, is a small wild Felis species with sand-coloured fur, faint dark stripes on the…
Chinese striped hamster
Mongolia · Least Concern
The Chinese striped hamster (Cricetulus barabensis), also known as the striped dwarf hamster, is a species of hamster. It is distributed across North Asia from southern Siberia…
Chinese water dragon
Cambodia · Vulnerable
Physignathus cocincinus is a species of agamid lizard native to southern China and mainland Southeast Asia. It is commonly known as the Chinese water dragon, Indochinese water…
Chinese white dolphin
Timor-Leste · Vulnerable
The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) is a species of humpback dolphin inhabiting coastal waters of the eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans. This species is…
Chinstrap Penguin
Antarctica · Least Concern
The chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) is a penguin species that inhabits various islands and shores in the Southern Pacific and the Antarctic Oceans. Its name stems from…
Chubut Steamer Duck
Argentina · Vulnerable
The Chubut steamer duck or white-headed flightless steamer duck (Tachyeres leucocephalus) is a flightless duck endemic to Argentina. It is the most recently recognized species of…
Clarias cavernicola
Namibia · Critically Endangered
Clarias cavernicola, the cave catfish, is a critically endangered species of airbreathing catfish. This cavefish is only known to live in the Aigamas cave, Otjozondjupa region,…
Clarias maclareni
Cameroon · Critically Endangered
Clarias maclareni is a critically endangered species of catfish in the family Clariidae. It is endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in western Cameroon. It is currently threatened because…
Clibanarius fonticola
Vanuatu
Clibanarius fonticola, the freshwater hermit crab is a species of left-handed hermit crab from Vanuatu. It lives exclusively in fresh water, the only hermit crab in the world to…
Clouded leopard
China · Vulnerable
The clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), also called mainland clouded leopard, is a wild cat that has large dusky-grey blotches and irregular spots and stripes reminiscent of…
Collared tuco-tuco
Uruguay · Least Concern
The collared tuco-tuco (Ctenomys torquatus) is a tuco-tuco species from South America. It is found in southern Brazil, Uruguay and northern Argentina, where it lives underground…
Colobosaura kraepelini
Paraguay
Colobosaura kraepelini, the Chaco colobosaura, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Paraguay.
Columba torringtoniae
Sri Lanka · Vulnerable
The Sri Lankan wood pigeon or Ceylon wood pigeon (Columba torringtoniae) is a pigeon which is an endemic resident breeding bird in the mountains of Sri Lanka. This species nests…
common bent-wing bat
Ukraine
The common bent-wing bat (Miniopterus schreibersii), also known as the Schreibers's long-fingered bat or Schreibers's bat, is a species of insectivorous bat. They appear to have…
common bottlenose dolphin
Ireland · Least Concern
The common bottlenose dolphin or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is one of three species of bottlenose dolphin in the genus Tursiops. While formerly known simply…
Common fat-tailed mouse opossum
Uruguay · Least Concern
The common fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys pusillus) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It occurs in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay in chaco and Andean…
common genet
Germany · Least Concern
The common genet (Genetta genetta) is a small viverrid indigenous to Africa that was introduced to southwestern Europe. It is widely distributed north of the Sahara, in savanna…
common pipistrelle
Ireland · Least Concern
The common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) is a small pipistrelle microbat whose very large range extends across most of Europe, North Africa, and central South Asia, and…
Common shrew
Finland · Least Concern
The common shrew (Sorex araneus), also known as the Eurasian shrew, is the most common shrew, and one of the most common mammals, throughout Northern Europe, including Great…
Conflicto antarcticus
Antarctica
Conflicto antarcticus is an extinct species of stem waterfowl whose fossils were found in the early Paleocene López de Bertodano Formation of Antarctica, the only species of its…
Copadichromis nkatae
Malawi · Critically Endangered
Copadichromis nkatae is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can be found over both rocky and sandy areas where it feeds on…
Copsychus sechellarum
Seychelles · Endangered
The Seychelles magpie-robin (Copsychus sechellarum) is a medium-sized endangered bird from the granitic Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. This species of magpie-robin is…
Coptodon bemini
Cameroon · Critically Endangered
Coptodon bemini is a critically endangered species of fish in the cichlid family. It is endemic to Lake Bermin in Cameroon. It is threatened by pollution and sedimentation from…
Coregonus fontanae
Germany · Critically Endangered
Coregonus fontanae, also known as the Stechlin cisco, Fontane cisco, or Fontane's cisco, is a putative species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae endemic to the…
Coregonus huntsmani
Canada · Critically Endangered
The Atlantic whitefish (Coregonus huntsmani) is a coregonine fish inhabiting some freshwater lakes within Nova Scotia, Canada. It is known to survive only in the Petite Rivière…
Coregonus trybomi
Sweden · Critically Endangered
Coregonus trybomi is a freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae. It is a spring-spawning type of cisco, which probably has evolved from sympatric vendace (Coregonus albula)…
Corsican hare
Italy · Vulnerable
The Corsican hare (Lepus corsicanus), also known as the Apennine hare or Italian hare, is a species of hare found in Southern Italy, Central Italy, and Corsica.
Corsican Nuthatch
France · Vulnerable
The Corsican nuthatch (Sitta whiteheadi) is a species of bird in the nuthatch family Sittidae. It is a relatively small nuthatch, measuring about 12 cm (4.7 in) in overall…
Cotton-top tamarin
Colombia · Critically Endangered
The cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) is a small New World monkey weighing less than 0.5 kg (1.1 lb). One of the smallest primates, the cotton-top tamarin is easily…
Crab-eating macaque
Fiji · Endangered
Macaca fascicularis, variously known by common names such as crab-eating macaque, long-tailed macaque, or cynomolgus monkey, is a macaque species native to Southeast Asia. As a…
Craugastor escoces
Costa Rica · Critically Endangered
Craugastor escoces is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to Costa Rica. After not having been seen after 1986—despite extensive directed surveys—it was…
Crested Partridge
Brunei · Vulnerable
The crested partridge (Rollulus rouloul), also known as the crested wood partridge, roul-roul, red-crowned wood partridge, green wood quail, and green wood partridge is a…
Crested servaline genet
Cameroon · Vulnerable
The crested servaline genet (Genetta cristata), also known as the crested genet, is a genet species endemic to Nigeria and Cameroon. As the population has declined due to loss of…
Crested Shelduck
South Korea · Critically Endangered
The crested shelduck (Tadorna cristata) or Korean crested shelduck is a species of bird in the family Anatidae. It is critically endangered. The male crested shelduck has a…
Crex egregia
Spain · Least Concern
The African crake (Crecopsis egregia) is a small- to medium-size ground-living bird in the rail family, found in most of central to southern Africa. It is seasonally common in…
Crithagra concolor
São Tomé and Príncipe · Critically Endangered
The São Tomé grosbeak (Crithagra concolor) is the largest member of the canary genus Crithagra, 50% heavier than the next largest canary species. It is endemic to the island of…
Crossarchus alexandri
Uganda · Least Concern
Alexander's kusimanse (Crossarchus alexandri) is a mongoose species native to Central African rainforests. The species was first described in 1907 by Oldfield Thomas and R. C.…
Crowned shrew
Germany · Least Concern
The crowned shrew or Millet's shrew (Sorex coronatus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, the…
Ctenosaura bakeri
Honduras · Critically Endangered
Ctenosaura bakeri, also known as the Utila spiny-tailed iguana, Baker's spinytail iguana, swamper or wishiwilly del suampo, is a critically endangered species of spinytail iguana…
Cuban Kite
Cuba · Critically Endangered
The Cuban kite (Chondrohierax wilsonii) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles and harriers. The…
Cupressus macrocarpa
United States · Vulnerable
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa also known as Cupressus macrocarpa, or the Monterey cypress is a coniferous tree, and is one of several species of cypress trees native to California.…
Curlew Sandpiper
India · Vulnerable
The curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) is a small wader. It is a long-distance migrant, breeding in the bogs and coastal lowlands of the Siberian Arctic, arriving there in…
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Ireland · Least Concern
Cuvier's beaked whale, goose-beaked whale, or ziphius (Ziphius cavirostris) is the most widely distributed of all beaked whales in the family Ziphiidae. It is among the largest…
Cuvier's gazelle
Algeria · Vulnerable
Cuvier's gazelle (Gazella cuvieri) is a species of gazelle native to Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, and Tunisia. It is also known as the edmi. It is one of the darkest gazelle…
Cyclura collei
Jamaica · Critically Endangered
The Jamaican iguana (Cyclura collei), also known commonly as Colley's iguana, is a large species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is endemic to Jamaica. It is…
Daggernose shark
Guyana · Critically Endangered
The daggernose shark (Carcharhinus oxyrhynchus) is a little-known species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae. It inhabits shallow tropical waters off northeastern…
Dama dama
Sweden · Least Concern
The European fallow deer (Dama dama), also known as the common fallow deer or simply fallow deer, is a species of deer native to Eurasia. It is one of two living species of…
Dama gazelle
Chad · Critically Endangered
The dama gazelle (Nanger dama), also known as the addra gazelle or mhorr gazelle, is a species of gazelle. It lives in Africa, in the Sahara desert and the Sahel. A critically…
Darwin's fox
Chile · Endangered
Darwin's fox or Darwin's zorro (Lycalopex fulvipes) is an endangered canid from the genus Lycalopex, which is distantly related to wolves and whose members are not true foxes. It…
Datnioides pulcher
Thailand · Critically Endangered
The Siamese tigerfish (Datnioides pulcher), also known as the Siamese tiger perch, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lobotidae, the tripletails and tiger…
Daubenton's bat
Finland · Least Concern
Daubenton's bat or Daubenton's myotis (Myotis daubentonii) is a Eurasian bat with rather short ears. It occurs across Eurasia, from Ireland in the west to Hokkaido in the east,…
De Winton's golden mole
South Africa · Critically Endangered
De Winton's golden mole (Cryptochloris wintoni) is a species of mammal in the family Chrysochloridae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical dry…
Delacour's langur
Vietnam · Critically Endangered
Delacour's langur or Delacour's lutung (Trachypithecus delacouri) is a critically endangered species of Old World monkey endemic to northern Vietnam. It is named for…
Dendrotriton rabbi
Guatemala · Critically Endangered
Dendrotriton rabbi, commonly known as the Guatemalan bromeliad salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Guatemala and is known from…
Dhole
China · Endangered
The dhole ( dohl; Cuon alpinus) is a canid native to South, East and Southeast Asia. The sole member of the genus Cuon, it is anatomically distinguished from members of the genus…
Diademed sifaka
Madagascar · Critically Endangered
The diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema), or diademed simpona, is a critically endangered sifaka endemic to rainforests in eastern Madagascar. Along with the indri, it is one of…
Dryococelus australis
Australia · Critically Endangered
Dugong
Timor-Leste · Vulnerable
The dugong (; Dugong dugon) is a marine mammal. It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees. It is the only living…
dwarf gulper shark
Japan · Critically Endangered
The dwarf gulper shark (Centrophorus atromarginatus) is a dogfish of the family Centrophoridae.
Dwarf hutia
Cuba · Critically Endangered
The dwarf hutia (Mesocapromys nana) is a small, critically endangered, rat-like mammal known only from Cuba. Aside from tracks, it was last seen in 1937 and may be extinct. It…
East African oryx
Djibouti · Endangered
The East African oryx (Oryx beisa), also known as the beisa, is a species of medium-sized antelope from East Africa. It has two subspecies: the common beisa oryx (Oryx beisa…
Eastern gorilla
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Critically Endangered
The eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei) is a critically endangered species of the genus Gorilla and the largest living primate. At present, the species is subdivided into two…
Eastern Imperial Eagle
India · Vulnerable
The eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) is a large bird of prey that breeds in southeastern Europe and extensively through West and Central Asia. Most populations are…
Edwards's Pheasant
Vietnam · Critically Endangered
Edwards's pheasant (Lophura edwardsi) is a bird of the pheasant family Phasianidae and is endemic to the seasonal tropical forests of central Vietnam. It is named after the…
Egyptian Vulture
Cape Verde · Endangered
The Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), also called the white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken, is a small Old World vulture in the monotypic genus Neophron. It is…
Eisentraut's mouse shrew
Equatorial Guinea · Critically Endangered
Eisentraut's mouse shrew (Myosorex eisentrauti) is a Myosoricinae shrew found only on the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea. It is listed as a critically endangered species due…
Eleutherodactylus amadeus
Haiti · Critically Endangered
Eleutherodactylus amadeus, also known as Mozart's frog or Haitian robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to the Massif de la Hotte,…
Eleutherodactylus glandulifer
Haiti · Critically Endangered
Eleutherodactylus glandulifer (common names: La Hotte glanded frog, Doris' robber frog) is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to the Massif de la Hotte,…
Eleutherodactylus turquinensis
Cuba · Critically Endangered
Eleutherodactylus turquinensis is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to Cuba. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest,…
Elongated tortoise
Bangladesh · Critically Endangered
The elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) is a species of tortoise found in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia.
Elysius pretiosa
Paraguay
Elysius pretiosa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Peter Jörgensen in 1935. It is found in Paraguay.
Emperor Penguin
Antarctica
The emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and lives exclusively in Antarctica. The male and female are similar in…
Encephalartos middelburgensis
South Africa · Critically Endangered
Encephalartos middelburgensis is a species of cycad that is native to Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa at elevations of 1,100–1,400 m (3,600–4,600 ft).
Eriocnemis godini
Ecuador · Critically Endangered
The turquoise-throated puffleg (Eriocnemis godini), also known as Godin's puffleg, is a species of hummingbird from Ecuador. It is mostly green with blue undertail coverts and…
Eskimo Curlew
Canada · Critically Endangered
The Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis), also known as northern curlew, is a species of curlew in the family Scolopacidae. It was one of the most numerous shorebirds in the tundra…
Ethiopian amphibious rat
Ethiopia · Critically Endangered
The Ethiopian amphibious rat, also known as the Ethiopian water mouse (Nilopegamys plumbeus), is an insectivorous and semiaquatic species of rodent in the monotypic genus…
Ethiopian wolf
Ethiopia · Endangered
The Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis), also called the red jackal, the Simien jackal or Simien fox, is a canine native to the Ethiopian Highlands, including the Simien Mountains.…
Eugenia bojeri
Mauritius · Critically Endangered
Eugenia bojeri is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius.
Eulidia yarrellii
Chile · Critically Endangered
The Chilean woodstar (Eulidia yarrellii) is a Critically Endangered species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is the only…
Eurasian badger
Germany · Least Concern
The European badger (Meles meles), also known as the Eurasian badger, is a species of badger in the family Mustelidae native to Europe and West Asia and parts of Central Asia. It…
Eurasian harvest mouse
Romania · Least Concern
The harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) is a small mouse native to Europe and Asia. It is typically found in fields of cereal crops, such as wheat, rice and oats, in reed beds and…
Eurasian lynx
Romania · Least Concern
The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is one of the four extant species within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx. It is widely distributed from Northern, Central and Eastern Europe to…
Eurasian otter
Sweden · Endangered
The Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), also known as the European otter, Eurasian river otter, European river otter, common otter, and Old World otter, is a semiaquatic mammal native…
Eurasian water shrew
Romania · Least Concern
The Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens), known in the United Kingdom as the water shrew, is a relatively large shrew, up to 10 cm (4 in) long, with a tail up to three-quarters…
Eurasian wolf
Germany
The Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus), also known as the common wolf, is a subspecies of grey wolf native to Europe and Asia. It was once widespread throughout Eurasia prior to…
European hamster
Romania · Critically Endangered
The European hamster (Cricetus cricetus), also known as the common hamster, is the only living species of hamster in the genus Cricetus. It is native to grassland and similar…
European turtle dove
India · Vulnerable
The European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) is a threatened or vulnerable member of the bird family Columbidae, the doves and pigeons. It breeds over a wide area of the south…
Evening Grosbeak
Canada · Vulnerable
The evening grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae found in North America. The evening grosbeak is bulky, with a large bill and…
false killer whale
Solomon Islands
The false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) is a species of oceanic dolphin that is the only extant representative of the genus Pseudorca. It is found in oceans worldwide but…
Felis lybica
Namibia · Least Concern
The African wildcat (Felis lybica) is a small wildcat species with sandy grey fur, pale vertical stripes on the sides and around the face. It is native to Africa, West and…
Fiji Banded Iguana
Fiji · Endangered
Brachylophus fasciatus, the Lau banded iguana, is an arboreal species of lizard endemic to the Lau Islands of the eastern part of the Fijian archipelago. It is also found in…
Fiji Petrel
Fiji · Critically Endangered
The Fiji petrel (Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi), also known as MacGillivray's petrel, is a small, dark gadfly petrel. The Fiji petrel was originally known from one immature…
finless porpoise
China · Vulnerable
The Indo-Pacific finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) is one of eight porpoise species. The species ranges throughout most of the Indian Ocean, as well as the tropical and…
Fishing cat
Myanmar · Vulnerable
The fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) is a medium-sized wild cat of South and Southeast Asia. It has a deep yellowish-grey fur with black lines and spots. Adults have a…
Flightless Cormorant
Ecuador · Vulnerable
The flightless cormorant (Nannopterum harrisi), also known as the Galápagos cormorant, is a cormorant endemic to the Galápagos Islands, and an example of the highly unusual fauna…
flower-faced bat
Solomon Islands
The flower-faced bat (Anthops ornatus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is in the monotypic genus Anthops. It is found in the Autonomous Region of…
Fossa
Madagascar · Vulnerable
The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox; FOSS-ə or FOO-sə; Malagasy: [ˈfusə̥]) is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like mammal that is endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of the carnivoran…
Fukomys anselli
Zambia · Least Concern
Ansell's mole-rat (Fukomys anselli), also known as the Zambian mole rat, is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is endemic to Zambia. Its natural habitats are…
Gaboon viper
Kenya · Vulnerable
The Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica), also called the Gaboon adder, is a large and highly venomous species of viper found in the rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa. It…
Gadus morhua
Greenland · Vulnerable
The Atlantic cod (pl.: cod; Gadus morhua) is a fish of the family Gadidae, widely consumed by humans. It is also commercially known as cod or codling. In the western Atlantic…
Galapagos damsel
Costa Rica · Critically Endangered
The Galápagos damsel (Azurina eupalama), also known as the blackspot chromis, is a possibly extinct fish species from the family Pomacentridae. It is endemic to the waters near…
Galapagos Hawk
Ecuador · Vulnerable
The Galápagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) is a large hawk endemic to most of the Galápagos Islands.
Gang-gang Cockatoo
Australia · Vulnerable
The gang-gang cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) is a parrot found in the cooler and wetter forests and woodlands of Australia, particularly alpine bushland. It is the only…
Gaur
India · Vulnerable
The gaur (Bos gaurus; ), also known as the Indian bison, is a large bovine native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red…
Gentoo Penguin
Antarctica · Least Concern
The gentoo penguin ( JEN-too) (Pygoscelis papua) is a penguin species (or possibly a species complex) in the genus Pygoscelis, most closely related to the Adélie penguin (P.…
Geometric tortoise
South Africa · Critically Endangered
The geometric tortoise (Psammobates geometricus) is a critically endangered species of tortoise and one of three members of the genus Psammobates. It is found in a very small…
Giant barb
Cambodia · Critically Endangered
The giant barb, Siamese giant carp, or simply Siamese carp (Catlocarpio siamensis; Khmer: ត្រីគល់រាំង, trei kól reăng; Thai: กระโห้, RTGS: kraho, Thai pronunciation: [krā.hôː],…
Giant Ibis
Cambodia · Critically Endangered
The giant ibis (Pseudibis gigantea) is a wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is confined to northern Cambodia, with a few birds surviving in extreme southern…
Giant muntjac
Cambodia · Critically Endangered
The giant muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis), sometimes referred to as the large-antlered muntjac, is a species of muntjac deer. It is the largest muntjac species and was…
Giant otter
Ecuador · Endangered
The giant otter or giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is a South American carnivorous mammal. It is the longest member of the weasel family, Mustelidae, reaching up to…
Giant panda
China · Vulnerable
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), also known as the panda bear or simply panda, is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its white coat with black…
gloomy tube-nosed bat
Japan · Critically Endangered
The gloomy tube-nosed bat (Murina tenebrosa) is a species of vesper bat in the genus Murina. It is only known by the holotype, an old female, collected in an abandoned mine on…
Glyphis gangeticus
Bangladesh · Critically Endangered
The Ganges shark (Glyphis gangeticus) is a critically endangered species of requiem shark found in the Ganges River (including the Padma River) and the Brahmaputra River of India…
Gnathothlibus vanuatuensis
Vanuatu
Gnathothlibus vanuatuensis is a moth of the family Sphingidae that is endemic to Vanuatu.
Gobio hettitorum
Turkey · Critically Endangered
Gobio hettitorum, the Taurus gudgeon or Anatolian gudgeon, (also cited as dere kayasi) is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Gobionidae. It is…
Goeldi's marmoset
Bolivia · Vulnerable
Goeldi's marmoset, or Goeldi's monkey (Callimico goeldii), is a small New World monkey found on the South American continent, mainly in the upper Amazon basin of Bolivia, Brazil,…
Goitered gazelle
Iraq · Vulnerable
The goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) or black-tailed gazelle is a gazelle native to Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran, parts of Iraq and Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan,…
Golden hamster
Syria · Endangered
The golden hamster or Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) is a rodent belonging to the hamster subfamily, Cricetinae. Their natural geographical range is in an arid region of…
Golden lion tamarin
Brazil · Endangered
The golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia; Portuguese: mico-leão-dourado [ˈmiku leˈɐ̃w do(w)ˈɾadu, - liˈɐ̃w -]), less commonly known as the golden lion marmoset, is a small…
Golden-mantled tree-kangaroo
Papua New Guinea · Critically Endangered
The golden-mantled tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus pulcherrimus), also known as weimang, is a critically endangered, furry, bear-like mammal found only in mountain rain forests on the…
Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kenya · Endangered
The golden-rumped sengi or golden rumped elephant shrew (Rhynchocyon chrysopygus) is a small African mammal. It is the largest species of the sengi family (Macroscelididae) along…
Goldie's Bird-of-paradise
Papua New Guinea · Vulnerable
Goldie's bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea decora) is a species of bird-of-paradise. Endemic to Papua New Guinea, the Goldie's bird-of-paradise is distributed in the hill forests of…
Goliath frog
Equatorial Guinea · Endangered
The goliath frog (Conraua goliath), otherwise known commonly as the giant slippery frog and the goliath bullfrog, is a species of frog in the family Conrauidae. The goliath frog…
Gran Canaria Giant Lizard
Spain · Critically Endangered
The Gran Canaria giant lizard (Gallotia stehlini) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is found in the Canary Islands.
Gray-bellied night monkey
Colombia · Vulnerable
The gray-bellied night monkey (Aotus lemurinus), also called the grey-legged douroucouli or lemurine owl monkey, is a small New World monkey of the family Aotidae. Native to…
Gray-shanked douc
Vietnam · Critically Endangered
The grey-shanked douc langur (Pygathrix cinerea) is a douc species native to the Vietnamese provinces of Quảng Nam, Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định, Kon Tum, and Gia Lai. The total…
Great Green Macaw
Nicaragua · Critically Endangered
The great green macaw (Ara ambiguus), also known as Buffon's macaw or the great military macaw, is a critically endangered Central and South America parrot found in Nicaragua,…
Great Spotted Kiwi
New Zealand · Vulnerable
The great spotted kiwi, great grey kiwi or roroa (Apteryx maxima) is a species of kiwi endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. The great spotted kiwi, as a member of the…
greater bilby
Australia · Vulnerable
The greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) or often simply bilby, is a long-eared, rabbit-like marsupial found in Australia. It lives in burrows and is active at night, feeding on…
Greater noctule bat
Russia · Vulnerable
The greater noctule bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus) is a rare carnivorous bat found in Europe, West Asia, and North Africa. It is the largest and least studied bat in Europe with a…
Greater Spotted Eagle
Russia · Vulnerable
The greater spotted eagle (Clanga clanga), also called the spotted eagle, is a large migratory bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is a member of the subfamily Aquilinae,…
Green Peafowl
Myanmar · Endangered
The green peafowl (Pavo muticus) is a peafowl species native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia and Southern China. It is the national bird of Myanmar. Formerly common…
Grenada Dove
Grenada · Critically Endangered
The Grenada dove (Leptotila wellsi) is a medium-sized New World tropical dove. It is endemic to the island of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. Originally known as the pea dove or…
Grey Plover
India · Vulnerable
The grey plover or black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) is a large plover breeding in Arctic regions. It is a long-distance migrant, with a nearly worldwide coastal…
Grey Seal
Iceland · Least Concern
The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), or gray seal in the United States, is a large seal of the family Phocidae, which are commonly referred to as "true seals" or "earless seals".…
grey-cheeked mangabey
Burundi · Vulnerable
The grey-cheeked mangabey (Lophocebus albigena), also known as the white-cheeked mangabey, is an Old World monkey found in the forests of Central Africa. It ranges from Cameroon…
Gurney's Pitta
Myanmar · Critically Endangered
Gurney's pitta (Hydrornis gurneyi) (Thai: นกแต้วแร้วท้องดำ) is a medium-sized passerine bird. It breeds in the Malay Peninsula, with populations mainly in Myanmar. The common…
Hamlyn's monkey
Rwanda · Vulnerable
The Hamlyn's monkey (Cercopithecus hamlyni), also known as the owl-faced monkey, is a species of Old World monkey that inhabits the bamboo and primary rainforests of the Congo.…
Haplochromis microdon
Tanzania · Critically Endangered
Haplochromis microdon is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. It is critically endangered, though it may now be extinct. This species can reach a length of 14.8…
Harenna shrew
Ethiopia · Critically Endangered
The Harenna shrew (Crocidura harenna) is a white-toothed shrew found only in one location in the Bale Mountains in southern Ethiopia. It occurs within an area of less than ten…
Harpy eagle
Venezuela · Vulnerable
The harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) is a large neotropical species of eagle. It is also called the American harpy eagle to distinguish it from the Papuan eagle, which is sometimes…
hartebeest
Senegal · Least Concern
The hartebeest (; Alcelaphus buselaphus), also known as kongoni or kaama, is an African antelope. It is the only member of the genus Alcelaphus. Eight subspecies have been…
Hawaiian duck
United States · Vulnerable
The Hawaiian duck (Anas wyvilliana) or koloa is a species of bird in the family Anatidae that is endemic to the large islands of Hawaiʻi. Taxonomically, the koloa is closely…
hellbender
United States · Vulnerable
The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis), also known as the hellbender salamander, is a species of aquatic giant salamander endemic to the eastern and central United States.…
Hemidactylus muriceus
Nigeria · Least Concern
The Guinea leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus muriceus) is a species of gecko. It is found in West Africa between Guinea in the west and Nigeria east, and further east and south in…
Herpestes flavescens
Namibia · Least Concern
The Angolan slender mongoose (Herpestes flavescens) is a mongoose native to southwestern Africa, specifically southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia. It has been listed as…
Hipposideros abae
Ghana · Least Concern
The Aba roundleaf bat (Hipposideros abae), also known as the Aba leaf-nosed bat is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in West Africa along the southern…
Hirola
Kenya · Critically Endangered
The hirola (Beatragus hunteri), also called Hunter's hartebeest or Hunter's antelope, is a critically endangered antelope species found as of now, only in Kenya along the border…
Homonota marthae
Paraguay
Homonota marthae is a species of gecko. This newly described species is only known from Paraguay. The specific name marthae honors Martha Motte, a Paraguayan herpetologist.
Hooded Grebe
Argentina · Critically Endangered
The hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) is a medium-sized grebe found in the southern region of Argentina. It grows to about 32 cm (13 in) in length, and is black and white in…
Hooded seal
Greenland · Endangered
The hooded seal or bladdernose seal (Cystophora cristata) is a large phocid found only in the central and western North Atlantic, ranging from Svalbard in the east to the Gulf of…
Horned Parakeet
France · Vulnerable
The horned parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus) is a species of parrot in the genus Eunymphicus, in the family Psittaculidae. It is a medium-sized parrot endemic to New Caledonia. It…
Hose's langur
Malaysia · Vulnerable
Hose's langur (Presbytis hosei) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae endemic to the island of Borneo, including Brunei, Kalimantan (Indonesia), and East…
Hose's palm civet
Brunei · Vulnerable
Hose's palm civet (Diplogale hosei), also known as Hose's civet, is a viverrid species endemic to the island of Borneo. It is listed on the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable because of…
Hudsonian Godwit
Canada · Vulnerable
The Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica) is a large shorebird in the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae. It is a long distance migratory species that breeds at remote sites in…
Humboldt Penguin
Peru · Vulnerable
The Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) is a medium-sized penguin. It resides in South America, along the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile. Its nearest relatives are the…
Hume's Pheasant
Myanmar · Vulnerable
Mrs. Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae) (Meitei: Nongin; literally, "one who follows the track of rain", Mizo: Vavu), also known as Hume's pheasant or the bar-tailed pheasant,…
Humphead wrasse
Palau · Endangered
The humphead wrasse (Crassilabrus undulatus) is the largest species of wrasse mainly found on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. It is also known as the Māori wrasse,…
Hyacinth Macaw
Brazil · Vulnerable
The hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), or hyacinthine macaw, is a parrot native to central and eastern South America. With a length (from the top of its head to the tip…
Hyophorbe amaricaulis
Mauritius · Critically Endangered
Hyophorbe amaricaulis (also known as the "loneliest palm") is a species of palm tree of the order Arecales, family Arecaceae, subfamily Arecoideae, tribe Chamaedoreeae. It is…
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
Mauritius · Critically Endangered
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii, the palmiste marron or spindle palm, is a critically endangered species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to Rodrigues island,…
Iberian lynx
Portugal · Vulnerable
The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is one of four extant species of Lynx, a genus of medium-sized wild cats. It is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. Fossils suggest that it has…
Imperial Amazon
Dominica · Critically Endangered
The imperial amazon (Amazona imperialis) or Dominican amazon, also known as the sisserou or sisserou parrot, is a parrot found only on the Caribbean island of Dominica. It has…
Imperial Woodpecker
Mexico · Critically Endangered
The imperial woodpecker (Campephilus imperialis) is a woodpecker species endemic to Mexico. If it is not extinct, it is the world's largest woodpecker species, at 56–60 cm…
Incilius holdridgei
Costa Rica · Critically Endangered
Holdridge's toad (Incilius holdridgei), formerly Bufo holdridgei, is a species of toad endemic to Costa Rica. In October 2008, it was declared extinct by the International Union…
Indri
Madagascar · Critically Endangered
The indri ( ; Indri indri), also called the babakoto, is one of the largest living lemurs, with a head-body length of about 64–72 cm (25–28+1⁄2 in) and a weight of between 6 and…
Iriomote cat
Japan · Critically Endangered
The Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis) is a subspecies of the leopard cat that lives exclusively on the Japanese island of Iriomote. It has been listed as…
Irrawaddy dolphin
Indonesia · Endangered
The Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) is a euryhaline species of oceanic dolphin found in scattered subpopulations near sea coasts and in estuaries and rivers in parts of…
Isthmohyla debilis
Costa Rica · Critically Endangered
Isthmohyla debilis is a rare species of frog in the family Hylidae. It occurs in the Atlantic slopes of the Cordillera Central and Cordillera Talamanca in Costa Rica and western…
Isthmohyla tica
Costa Rica · Critically Endangered
Isthmohyla tica, also known as Starrett's treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in the Cordillera de Tilarán, Cordillera Central, and Cordillera de…
Italian Sparrow
Italy · Vulnerable
The Italian sparrow (Passer italiae), also known as the cisalpine sparrow, is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in Italy and other parts of the…
Jackson's climbing salamander
Guatemala · Critically Endangered
Jackson's climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa jacksoni) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Guatemala. Its natural habitat is subtropical or…
Jamaican coney
Jamaica · Endangered
The Jamaican coney (Geocapromys brownii), also known as the Jamaican hutia or Brown's hutia, is a small, endangered, rat-like mammal found only on the island of Jamaica. About…
Jamaican Petrel
Jamaica · Critically Endangered
The Jamaican petrel (Pterodroma caribbaea) is a small possibly extinct seabird in the gadfly petrel genus, Pterodroma. It is related to the black-capped petrel (P. hasitata).
Jamaican Poorwill
Jamaica · Critically Endangered
The Jamaican poorwill (Siphonorhis americana), also known as the Jamaican pauraque or Jamaican least pauraque, is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is (or…
Japanese Murrelet
Japan · Vulnerable
The Japanese murrelet or crested murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume) is a small seabird in the auk family that occurs along the remote rocky coasts and in the offshore waters…
Javan rhinoceros
India · Critically Endangered
The Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), also called Javan rhino, Sunda rhinoceros and lesser one-horned rhinoceros is a critically endangered member of the genus Rhinoceros…
Javan rusa
Timor-Leste · Vulnerable
The Javan rusa or Sunda sambar (Rusa timorensis) is a large deer species native to Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Introduced populations exist in a wide variety of locations in the…
Kagu
France · Endangered
The kagu or cagou (Rhynochetos jubatus) is a crested, long-legged, and bluish-grey bird endemic to the dense mountain forests of New Caledonia. It is the only surviving member of…
Kākā
New Zealand · Vulnerable
The New Zealand kākā (Nestor meridionalis) is a large species of parrot of the family Strigopidae found in native forests of New Zealand. The species is often known by the…
Kakapo
New Zealand · Critically Endangered
The kākāpō (Māori: [ˈkaːkaːpɔː]; pl.: kākāpō; Strigops habroptilus), sometimes known as the owl-parrot, is a species of large, nocturnal, ground-dwelling parrot of the…
Kea
New Zealand · Endangered
The kea ( KEE-ə; Māori: [kɛ.a]; Nestor notabilis) is a species of large parrot in the family Strigopidae that is endemic to the forested and alpine regions of the South Island of…
King cobra
Cambodia · Vulnerable
The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is a species complex of snakes endemic to Asia. With an average length of 3.18 to 4 m (10.4 to 13.1 ft) and a record length of 5.85 m (19.2…
kipunji
Tanzania · Endangered
The kipunji (Rungwecebus kipunji), also known as the highland mangabey, is a species of Old World monkey that lives in the highland forests of Tanzania. It was independently…
Koala
Australia · Vulnerable
The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), sometimes inaccurately called the koala bear, is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative…
Komodo dragon
Indonesia · Endangered
The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), also known as the Komodo monitor, is a large reptile of the monitor lizard family Varanidae that is endemic to the Indonesian islands of…
konye
Cameroon · Critically Endangered
The konye (Konia eisentrauti) is a critically endangered species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo, a crater lake in western Cameroon. It is…
Kouprey
Cambodia · Critically Endangered
The kouprey (Bos sauveli), also known as the forest ox and grey ox, is a possibly extinct species of forest-dwelling wild bovine native to Southeast Asia. It was first…
L'Hoest's monkey
Burundi · Vulnerable
L'Hoest's monkey (Allochrocebus lhoesti), also known as the mountain monkey, is a guenon found in the upper eastern Congo Basin. They mostly live in mountainous forest areas in…
La Plata dolphin
Argentina · Vulnerable
The La Plata dolphin, franciscana or toninha (Pontoporia blainvillei) is a species of river dolphin found in coastal Atlantic waters of southeastern South America. It is a member…
Lagothrix lagothricha
Colombia · Vulnerable
The common woolly monkey, brown woolly monkey, or Humboldt's woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha) is a woolly monkey from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and…
Lake Oku clawed frog
Cameroon · Critically Endangered
The Lake Oku clawed frog (Xenopus longipes) is a species of frog in the family Pipidae, endemic to Lake Oku, a small crater lake in northwest Cameroon. It is a small,…
Latania verschaffeltii
Mauritius · Critically Endangered
Latania verschaffeltii, the yellow latan palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only on Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean, part of the…
Latonia nigriventer
Israel · Critically Endangered
The Hula painted frog (Latonia nigriventer) is a species of frog endemic to the Lake Hula marshes in northern Israel. It is the only living member of the genus Latonia, which is…
Leach’s Storm Petrel
Iceland · Vulnerable
Leach's storm petrel or Leach's petrel (Hydrobates leucorhous) is a small seabird of the tubenose order. It is named after the British zoologist William Elford Leach. The…
Leatherback sea turtle
United States · Vulnerable
The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), sometimes called the lute turtle, leathery turtle or simply the luth, is a large species of sea turtle. The largest of all…
Lepidochelys kempii
Mexico · Critically Endangered
Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii), also called commonly the Atlantic ridley sea turtle, Kemp's ridley turtle, and Kemp's ridley, is a species of turtle in the family…
Lepidodactylus vanuatuensis
Vanuatu · Least Concern
Lepidodactylus vanuatuensis is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Vanuatu.
Lepidothyris fernandi
Nigeria
The fire skink (Lepidothyris fernandi), also known commonly as Fernand's skink, the Togo fire skink, and the true fire skink, is a fairly large skink, a species of lizard in the…
Lepus callotis
Mexico · Vulnerable
The white-sided jackrabbit (Lepus callotis) (Spanish: liebre torda), also known as the Mexican hare, beautiful-eared jackrabbit, Gaillard jackrabbit, or snow sides, is a…
Lepus europaeus
Sweden · Least Concern
The European hare (Lepus europaeus), also known as the brown hare, is a species of hare native to Europe and parts of Asia. It is among the largest hare species and is adapted to…
lesser white-fronted goose
India · Vulnerable
The lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) is a goose closely related to the larger greater white-fronted goose (A. albifrons). It breeds in the northernmost Palearctic,…
Lesser Yellowlegs
Canada · Vulnerable
The lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) is a medium-sized shorebird. It breeds in the boreal forest region of North America.
Leucocephalophus adersi
Kenya · Vulnerable
Aders's duiker (Cephalophus adersi), also known as nunga in Swahili, kunga marara in Kipokomo and harake in Giriama, is a small, forest-dwelling duiker found only in Zanzibar and…
Lodoicea maldivica
Seychelles · Endangered
Long-tailed Duck
India · Vulnerable
The long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) is a medium-sized sea duck that breeds in the tundra and taiga regions of the arctic and winters along the northern coastlines of the…
long-whiskered owlet
Peru · Vulnerable
The long-whiskered owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi) is a vulnerable species of owl in subfamily Surniinae of the "typical owls", family Strigidae. It is endemic to a small area in…
longcomb sawfish
Papua New Guinea · Critically Endangered
The longcomb sawfish, narrowsnout sawfish or green sawfish (Pristis zijsron) is a species of sawfish in the family Pristidae, found in tropical and subtropical waters of the…
lutrine opossum
Paraguay · Least Concern
The big lutrine opossum (Lutreolina crassicaudata), also called little water opossum, thick-tailed opossum and coligrueso, is a long-tailed, otter-like mammal native to…
lutrine opossum
Uruguay · Least Concern
The big lutrine opossum (Lutreolina crassicaudata), also called little water opossum, thick-tailed opossum and coligrueso, is a long-tailed, otter-like mammal native to…
Macaca nigra
Indonesia · Critically Endangered
The Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra), also known as the crested black macaque, Sulawesi crested macaque, or the black ape, is an Old World monkey that lives in the tropical…
Macaca sylvanus
Morocco
The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) is a macaque species native to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, along with a small introduced population in Gibraltar.…
Madagascar Ibis
Madagascar · Vulnerable
The Madagascar ibis (Lophotibis cristata), also known as the Madagascar crested ibis, white-winged ibis or crested wood ibis, is a medium-sized (approximately 50 cm long),…
Malagasy civet
Madagascar · Vulnerable
The Malagasy civet or striped civet (Fossa fossana), also known as the spotted fanaloka or simply fanaloka (Malagasy, [fə̥ˈnaluk]) or jabady, is an euplerid endemic to…
Malaysian giant turtle
Malaysia · Critically Endangered
The Malaysian giant turtle or also known as the Bornean river turtle (Orlitia borneensis) is a freshwater species of turtle in the family Bataguridae. It is monotypic within the…
Maltese skate
Malta · Critically Endangered
The Maltese skate (Leucoraja melitensis), or Maltese ray, is a species of cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae. It is one of three rare endemic skate species…
Mandrill
Equatorial Guinea · Vulnerable
The mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is a large Old World monkey native to west central Africa. It is one of the most colorful mammals in the world, with red and blue skin on its…
Mantled howler
Colombia · Vulnerable
The mantled howler (Alouatta palliata) is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central and South America. It is one of the monkey species most often seen…
Marbled polecat
Azerbaijan · Vulnerable
The marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna) is a small mustelid belonging to the subfamily Ictonychinae. It is the only living member of the genus Vormela. Marbled polecats are…
Marine iguana
Ecuador · Vulnerable
The marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), also known as the sea iguana, saltwater iguana, or Galápagos marine iguana, is a species of iguana found only on the Galápagos…
Masafuera Rayadito
Chile · Critically Endangered
The Masafuera rayadito (Aphrastura masafuerae) is a Critically Endangered species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to…
Mascarene Petrel
France · Critically Endangered
The Mascarene petrel (Pseudobulweria aterrima) is a medium-sized, dark petrel. Also sometimes known as the Mascarene black petrel, this species was known from four specimens…
Masked Finfoot
Myanmar · Critically Endangered
The masked finfoot or Asian finfoot (Heliopais personatus) is a highly endangered aquatic bird that was formerly distributed throughout the fresh and brackish wetlands of the…
Matschie's tree-kangaroo
Papua New Guinea · Endangered
Matschie's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei), also known as the Huon tree-kangaroo is a tree-kangaroo native to the Huon Peninsula of northeastern New Guinea island, within…
Mauritius Fody
Mauritius · Endangered
The Mauritius fody (Foudia rubra) is a rare species of bird in the weaver family. It is endemic to the island of Mauritius. It is classified by BirdLife International as being…
Mauritius Kestrel
Mauritius · Endangered
The Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus) is a bird of prey from the family Falconidae endemic to the forests of Mauritius, where it is restricted to the southwestern plateau's…
Mauritius olive white-eye
Mauritius · Critically Endangered
The Mauritius olive white-eye (Zosterops chloronothos, often mistakenly spelled Zosterops chloronothus) is a very rare and localized passerine from the family of white-eyes…
Maya Mouse
Guatemala · Critically Endangered
The Maya mouse (Peromyscus mayensis) or Maya deer mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is a species of the genus Peromyscus, a closely related group of New…
Mediterranean Monk Seal
Turkey · Vulnerable
The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) is a monk seal belonging to the family Phocidae. As of 2026, it is estimated that between 800 and 1000 individuals survive in…
Mekong giant catfish
Thailand · Critically Endangered
The Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas; Thai: ปลาบึก, RTGS: pla buek, pronounced [plāː bɯ̀k]; Khmer: ត្រីរាជ /trəy riec/; Vietnamese: cá tra dầu) is a large species of…
Melanochromis chipokae
Malawi · Critically Endangered
Melanochromis chipokae is a species of cichlid in the Cichlidae endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known to occur at Chipoka. It lives in habitats characterized by patches…
Melanomys zunigae
Peru · Critically Endangered
Melanomys zunigae, also known as Zuniga's melanomys or Zuniga's dark rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Melanomys of family Cricetidae. Known only from a small region…
Milky Stork
Cambodia · Endangered
The milky stork (Mycteria cinerea) is a stork species inhabiting predominantly mangroves in Southeast Asia. It is native to Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. It is…
minke whale
Finland · Least Concern
The common minke whale or northern minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales. It is the smallest species of the…
Mount Kahuzi Climbing Mouse
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Critically Endangered
The Mount Kahuzi climbing mouse (Dendromus kahuziensis) is a rodent found only in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to…
Mountain gorilla
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Endangered
The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is one of the two subspecies of the eastern gorilla. It is listed as endangered by the IUCN as of 2018. There are two…
mountain nyala
Ethiopia · Endangered
The mountain nyala (Amharic: የደጋ አጋዘን) (Tragelaphus buxtoni) or balbok, is a large antelope found in high altitude woodlands in a small part of central Ethiopia. It is a…
Mountain tapir
Ecuador · Endangered
The mountain tapir, also known as the Andean tapir or woolly tapir (Tapirus pinchaque), is the smallest of the four widely recognized species of tapir. It is found only in…
Muennink's Spiny Rat
Japan · Critically Endangered
Muennink's spiny rat or Okinawa spiny rat (Tokudaia muenninki, Japanese: オキナワトゲネズミ, romanized: Okinawa togenezumi or 沖縄棘鼠) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Endemic…
Mustela lutreola
Russia · Critically Endangered
The European mink (Mustela lutreola), also known as the Russian mink and Eurasian mink, is a semiaquatic species of mustelid native to Europe. It is similar in colour to the…
Negros Fruit Dove
Philippines · Critically Endangered
The Negros fruit dove (Ptilinopus arcanus) is a species of bird in the pigeon and dove family, Columbidae. It is endemic to the island of Negros in the Philippines. This fruit…
Nelson's Woodrat
Mexico · Critically Endangered
Nelson's woodrat (Neotoma nelsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is known only from the eastern slopes of the volcanoes…
Nematogenys inermis
Chile · Critically Endangered
Nematogenys inermis is a species of mountain catfish, the only extant species in the family Nematogenyidae. This species is endemic to Chile, where it is found in fresh waters in…
Neurergus microspilotus
Iran · Critically Endangered
Neurergus derjugini, the Kurdistan newt, Kurdistan newt, Derjugin's (Kurdistan) mountain newt, or yellow-spotted mountain newt, is a species of salamander in the family…
New Caledonian Lorikeet
France · Critically Endangered
The New Caledonian lorikeet (Vini diadema) is a possibly extinct lorikeet endemic to the Melanesian island of New Caledonia.
New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar
France · Critically Endangered
The New Caledonian owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles savesi), also known as the enigmatic owlet-nightjar, is a large owlet-nightjar with vermiculated grey-brown and black plumage. It…
New Caledonian Rail
France · Critically Endangered
The New Caledonian rail (Gallirallus lafresnayanus) is a large and drab flightless rail endemic to the island of New Caledonia in the Pacific. It is Critically Endangered, may…
New Guinea Big-eared Bat
Papua New Guinea · Critically Endangered
The New Guinea big-eared bat, Papuan big-eared bat, or Thomas's big-eared bat (Pharotis imogene), is a vesper bat endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is listed as a critically…
Nicobar Pigeon
Palau
The Nicobar pigeon or Nicobar dove (Caloenas nicobarica, Car: ma-kūö-kö) is a bird found on small islands and in coastal regions from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, east…
Nile lechwe
Ethiopia · Endangered
The Nile lechwe or Mrs Gray's lechwe (Kobus megaceros) is an endangered species of antelope found in swamps and grasslands in South Sudan and Ethiopia.
North Atlantic right whale
United States · Critically Endangered
The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is a baleen whale, one of three right whale species belonging to the genus Eubalaena, all of which were formerly classified…
North Pacific right whale
United States · Endangered
The North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) is a very large, thickset baleen whale species that is extremely rare and endangered. The Northeast Pacific population, which…
Northern muriqui
Brazil · Critically Endangered
The northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) is one of two species of muriqui. They are also known as woolly spider monkey because they exhibit the woollen pelt of woolly…
Northern white rhinoceros
Kenya · Critically Endangered
The northern white rhinoceros or northern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) is one of two subspecies of the white rhinoceros (the other being the southern white…
northern white-cheeked gibbon
Laos · Critically Endangered
The northern white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) is a Critically Endangered species of gibbon native to South East Asia. It is closely related to the southern…
Notopteris macdonaldi
Vanuatu
The long-tailed fruit bat, long-tailed blossom bat, or Fijian blossom bat (Notopteris macdonaldi) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Fiji and…
Nsess
Cameroon · Critically Endangered
The nsess (Stomatepia mariae) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in western Cameroon. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. It is critically endangered…
Nubian flapshell turtle
Cameroon · Critically Endangered
The Nubian flapshell turtle or Nubian soft-shelled turtle (Cyclanorbis elegans) is one of two species of softshell turtle in the genus Cyclanorbis of the Trionychidae family. It…
Nubian ibex
Ethiopia · Vulnerable
The Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) is a desert-dwelling species of goat (genus Capra) found in mountainous areas of northern and northeast Africa, and the Middle East. Historically…
Nyassachromis breviceps
Malawi · Critically Endangered
Nyassachromis breviceps is a species of cichlid that is endemic to Lake Malawi, where it is only found in the southern part of the lake. It prefers areas with sandy substrates…
Nyctereutes procyonoides
Sweden · Least Concern
The common raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), also called the Chinese or Asian raccoon dog to distinguish it from the Japanese raccoon dog, is a heavy-set, fox-like canid…
Oceanic Eclectus Parrot
Vanuatu
The oceanic eclectus (Eclectus infectus) is an extinct parrot species which occurred on Tonga, Vanuatu and possibly on Fiji. Its closest living relative is the Moluccan eclectus…
oceanic whitetip shark
Aruba · Critically Endangered
The oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) is a large requiem shark inhabiting the pelagic zone of tropical and warm temperate seas. It has a stocky body and iconic…
Octodon pacificus
Chile · Critically Endangered
The Pacific degu (Octodon pacificus), also known as the Mocha Island degu, is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae. It is endemic to Mocha Island in Chile. Its natural…
Okapi
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Endangered
The okapi (; Okapia johnstoni), also known as forest giraffe and zebra giraffe, is an artiodactyl mammal that is endemic to the northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo.…
Olive ridley sea turtle
New Zealand · Vulnerable
The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the…
Olm
Slovenia · Vulnerable
The olm (German: [ɔlm] ) or proteus (Proteus anguinus) is an aquatic salamander which is the only species in the genus Proteus of the family Proteidae and the only exclusively…
Oncilla
Ecuador · Vulnerable
The oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus), also known as the northern tiger cat, little spotted cat, and tigrillo, is a small spotted cat ranging from Central America to central Brazil.…
Oreochromis mossambicus
Mozambique · Vulnerable
The Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) is an oreochromine cichlid fish native to southeastern Africa. Dull colored, the Mozambique tilapia often lives up to a decade in…
Orestias cuvieri
Bolivia · Critically Endangered
The Titicaca orestias, Lake Titicaca orestias, or Lake Titicaca flat-headed fish (Orestias cuvieri), also known by its native name amanto, is a likely extinct freshwater…
Oriental small-clawed otter
Singapore · Vulnerable
The Asian small-clawed otter (Lutra cinerea), also called oriental small-clawed otter and small-clawed otter, is an otter species native to South and Southeast Asia. It is the…
Orinoco crocodile
Venezuela · Critically Endangered
The Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) is a critically endangered crocodile which can only be found in the Orinoco river basin in Venezuela and Colombia. Extensively…
Otocyon megalotis
Zambia · Least Concern
The bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) is a species of fox found on the African savanna. It is the only extant species of the genus Otocyon, and is the sister species to all other…
Pacific Sheath-Tailed Bat
Vanuatu
The Pacific sheath-tailed bat or Polynesian sheath-tailed bat (Emballonura semicaudata) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae found in American Samoa, Fiji,…
Palau Owl
Palau · Least Concern
The Palau scops owl or Palau owl (Otus podarginus) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. Palau scops owls are dark reddish-brown with small white dots scattered across…
Palawan Hornbill
Philippines · Vulnerable
The Palawan hornbill (Anthracoceros marchei) is a large forest bird endemic to the Philippines. It is one of the 11 endemic hornbills in the country. It is only found in Palawan…
Panamanian golden frog
Panama · Critically Endangered
The Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki), also known as the Panamanian golden toad, Zetek's golden frog, and Cerro Campana stubfoot toad and other names, is a species of toad…
Pearson's tuco-tuco
Uruguay
Pearson's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys pearsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to Uruguay, where it is found at elevations below 200 m. This tuco-tuco…
Pelasgus epiroticus
Greece · Critically Endangered
Pelasgus epiroticus, the Epirote minnow or tsima, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and…
Persian fallow deer
Iran · Endangered
The Persian fallow deer (Dama mesopotamica) is a species of deer that once inhabited most of West Asia, but is currently only found in the wild in Iran and Israel. Since 2008, it…
Persian sturgeon
Iran · Critically Endangered
The Persian sturgeon (Huso persicus) is a species of fish in the family Acipenseridae. It is found in the Caspian Sea and to a lesser extent the Black Sea and ascends certain…
Phalotris shawnella
Paraguay
Phalotris shawnella is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. Formally described in 2022, it is named after Shawn Ariel Smith Fernández and Ella Bethany Atkinson, two…
Philippine crocodile
Philippines · Critically Endangered
The Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis), also known as the Mindoro crocodile, the Philippine freshwater crocodile, the bukarot in Ilocano, and more generally as a…
Philippine Eagle
Philippines · Critically Endangered
The Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), also known as the monkey-eating eagle or great Philippine eagle, is a critically endangered species of eagle of the family…
Philippine Eagle-Owl
Philippines · Vulnerable
The Philippine eagle-owl (Ketupa philippensis) is a vulnerable species of owl belonging to the family Strigidae. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is found in lowland…
Phoca vitulina
Iceland · Least Concern
The harbor (or harbour) seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere. The…
pied tamarin
Brazil · Critically Endangered
The pied tamarin (Saguinus bicolor), sometimes referred to as the Brazilian bare-faced tamarin, is a critically endangered species of primate found in a restricted area of the…
Pink Pigeon
Mauritius · Vulnerable
The pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) is a species of pigeon in the family Columbidae endemic to Mauritius. The pink pigeon nearly became extinct in the 1970s and the 1990s and is…
Pink-headed Duck
Bangladesh · Critically Endangered
The pink-headed duck (Rhodonessa caryophyllacea) is a probable extinct species of large diving duck that was once found in parts of the Gangetic plains and parts of Maharashtra…
Plecotus auritus
Finland · Least Concern
The brown long-eared bat or common long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) is a small Eurasian insectivorous bat. It has distinctive ears, long and with a distinctive fold. It is…
Plectrohyla dasypus
Honduras · Critically Endangered
Plectrohyla dasypus, the Honduras spikethumb frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to northwestern Honduras.
Plectrohyla exquisita
Honduras · Critically Endangered
Plectrohyla exquisita is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae. Before its description in 1998, it was confused with Plectrohyla teuchestes. It is endemic to the Sierra de…
Plectrohyla teuchestes
Guatemala · Critically Endangered
Plectrohyla teuchestes is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Guatemala and only known with certainty from its type locality on the southern slope of the…
Plecturocebus oenanthe
Peru · Critically Endangered
The Rio Mayo titi monkey (Plecturocebus oenanthe) is a species of titi monkey, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Peru. The Rio Mayo titi, was thought previously to have a…
Plecturocebus olallae
Bolivia · Critically Endangered
The Olalla brothers's titi monkey (Plecturocebus olallae) is a species of titi monkey, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Bolivia. There are between 110 and 150 individuals…
Plestiodon longirostris
United Kingdom · Critically Endangered
The Bermuda skink, longnose skink, or (Bermuda) rock lizard (Plestiodon longirostris) is a critically endangered species and the only endemic land-living vertebrate of Bermuda.…
Porphyrio madagascariensis
Spain
The African swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) is a species of swamphen occurring in Egypt, Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It used to be considered a subspecies of the…
Principe Thrush
São Tomé and Príncipe · Critically Endangered
The Príncipe thrush (Turdus xanthorhynchus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to Príncipe. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the São Tomé…
Proboscis monkey
Brunei · Endangered
The proboscis monkey or long-nosed monkey (Nasalis larvatus) is an arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose (or proboscis), a reddish-brown skin color and a long…
Procavia capensis
Saudi Arabia · Least Concern
The rock hyrax (; Procavia capensis), also called dassie, Rickaz, Cape hyrax, rock rabbit, or coney (in early English Bible translations), is a medium-sized terrestrial mammal…
Profelis aurata
Uganda · Vulnerable
The African golden cat (Caracal aurata) is a wild cat endemic to the rainforests of West and Central Africa. It is threatened due to deforestation and bushmeat hunting and listed…
Przewalski's horse
Russia · Endangered
Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii or Equus przewalskii), also called the takhi, Mongolian wild horse or Dzungarian horse, is a rare and endangered wild horse originally…
Pseudochazara cingovskii
North Macedonia · Critically Endangered
Pseudochazara cingovskii, the Macedonian grayling, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found only in the Macedonian village of Pletvar.
Pseudopaludicola ternetzi
Paraguay · Least Concern
The Goias swamp frog (Pseudopaludicola ternetzi) is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil and Paraguay.
Pseudophoxinus maeandricus
Turkey · Critically Endangered
Pseudophoxinus maeandricus is a species of fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Turkey, where it is known only from an area near Sandıklı. It is also known as…
Pternistis ochropectus
Djibouti · Critically Endangered
The Djibouti spurfowl or Djibouti francolin (Pternistis ochropectus) is a bird species in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. It is critically endangered and found only in…
Pteropus fundatus
Vanuatu
The Banks flying fox (Pteropus fundatus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Vanuatu. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry…
Pteropus fundatus
Vanuatu
The Banks flying fox (Pteropus fundatus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Vanuatu. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry…
Pteropus tonganus
Vanuatu · Least Concern
The insular flying fox or Pacific flying fox (Pteropus tonganus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is geographically widespread, the most widespread…
Puerto Rican Amazon
United States · Critically Endangered
The Puerto Rican amazon (Amazona vittata), also known as the Puerto Rican parrot (Spanish: cotorra puertorriqueña) or iguaca (Taíno), is the only extant parrot endemic to Puerto…
Purple-winged Ground Dove
Paraguay · Critically Endangered
The purple-winged ground dove (Paraclaravis geoffroyi) is a critically endangered species of dove, native to the Atlantic forest, mainly near bamboo, in south-eastern Brazil, far…
Pusa hispida hispida
Greenland · Least Concern
The Arctic ringed seal (Pusa hispida hispida) is a subspecies of ringed seals (Pusa hispida). Arctic ringed seals inhabit the Arctic Ocean, and are the most abundant and…
Pygmy brocket
Argentina · Vulnerable
The pygmy brocket (Mazama nana) is a brocket deer species from South America. It is found in southern Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. It is a small deer with short legs, weighing…
pygmy killer whale
Solomon Islands · Least Concern
The pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) is a poorly known and rarely seen oceanic dolphin. It is the only species in the genus Feresa. It derives its common name from sharing…
Pygmy three-toed sloth
Panama · Critically Endangered
The pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus), also known as the monk sloth or dwarf sloth, is a critically endangered species of sloth in the family Bradypodidae. The species…
Quokka
Australia · Vulnerable
The quokka (; Setonix brachyurus) is a small macropod about the size of a domestic cat. It is the only member of the genus Setonix. Like other marsupials in the macropod family…
Rapa Fruit Dove
France · Critically Endangered
The Rapa fruit dove (Ptilinopus huttoni) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, which includes pigeons and doves. It is endemic to the island of Rapa Iti in French…
Rattus rattus
Poland · Least Concern
The black rat (Rattus rattus), also known as the roof rat, ship rat, or house rat, is a common long-tailed rodent of the stereotypical rat genus Rattus, in the subfamily Murinae.…
Red Panda
India · Endangered
The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), also known as the lesser panda, is a small mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It has dense reddish-brown fur with a…
red slender loris
Sri Lanka · Endangered
The red slender loris (Loris tardigradus) is a small, nocturnal strephsirrhine primate native to the rainforests of Sri Lanka. This is No. 6 of the 10 focal species and No. 22 of…
Red-breasted Goose
India · Vulnerable
The red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) is a brightly marked species of goose in the genus Branta from Eurasia. It is currently classified as vulnerable by the IUCN.
Red-crowned Crane
Japan · Vulnerable
The red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), also called the Japanese crane and the Manchurian crane, is a large Northeast Asian crane among the rarest cranes in the world. In some…
Red-footed Booby
Palau · Least Concern
The red-footed booby (Sula sula) is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae. Adults always have red feet, but the colour of the plumage varies. They are powerful and agile…
Red-footed Falcon
Russia · Vulnerable
The red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus), formerly the western red-footed falcon, is a bird of prey. It belongs to the family Falconidae, the falcons. This bird is found in…
Red-fronted Macaw
Bolivia · Critically Endangered
The red-fronted macaw (Ara rubrogenys) is a parrot endemic to a small semi-desert mountainous area of Bolivia. It is a critically endangered species; it has been successfully…
Red-legged Kittiwake
Russia · Vulnerable
The red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris) is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae. It breeds in the Pribilof Islands, Bogoslof Island, and Buldir Island in the Bering…
Red-necked Amazon
Dominica · Vulnerable
The red-necked amazon (Amazona arausiaca), known locally as the jaco parrot or jaco, is an amazon parrot species endemic to the island of Dominica. Other names include red-necked…
Red-shanked douc
Cambodia · Critically Endangered
The red-shanked douc (Pygathrix nemaeus) is an arboreal and diurnal Old World monkey belonging to the Colobinae subfamily. They are endemic to Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. They…
red-tailed black shark
Thailand · Critically Endangered
The red-tailed black shark (Epalzeorhynchos bicolor; syn. Labeo bicolor), also known as the redtail shark, red tailed shark, and redtail sharkminnow, is a species of tropical…
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Palau · Least Concern
The red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) is a seabird native to tropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One of three closely related species of tropicbird…
Red-vented Cockatoo
Philippines · Critically Endangered
The red-vented cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia), also known as the Philippine cockatoo and locally katala, abukay, agay, or kalangay, is a species of cockatoo. It is endemic to…
Redonda Anole
Antigua and Barbuda · Critically Endangered
The Redonda anole (Anolis nubilis) is a species of anole lizard that is endemic to the small, uninhabited island of Redonda, part of Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean Lesser…
Reig's tuco-tuco
Argentina · Critically Endangered
Reig's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys osvaldoreigi) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to central Argentina, where it is known only from a grassland location in…
Rhim gazelle
Algeria · Endangered
The rhim gazelle or rhim (from Arabic غزال الريم) (Gazella leptoceros), also known as the slender-horned gazelle, African sand gazelle or Loder's gazelle, is a pale-coated…
Rhinoceros Hornbill
Indonesia · Vulnerable
The rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) is a large species of forest hornbill. In captivity, it can live for up to 35 years. It is found in lowland and montane, tropical and…
rhinoceros iguana
Dominican Republic · Endangered
The rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta) is an endangered species of iguana that is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and…
Ridgway's Hawk
Haiti · Critically Endangered
Ridgway's hawk (Buteo ridgwayi) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae endemic to the island of Hispaniola (both Haiti and the Dominican Republic) in the Caribbean. It is…
Ring-tailed lemur
Madagascar · Endangered
The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) is a medium- to larger-sized strepsirrhine (wet-nosed) primate and the most internationally recognized lemur species, owing to its long,…
Risso's Dolphin
Solomon Islands · Least Concern
Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) is the only species of the genus Grampus in the family Delphinidae (dolphins). Some of the most closely related species to these dolphins…
Riverine rabbit
South Africa · Critically Endangered
The riverine rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis), also known as the bushman rabbit or bushman hare, is a species of rabbit that lives among patches of thick vegetation in the Karoo…
Rodrigues flying fox
Mauritius · Endangered
The Rodrigues flying fox or Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae, the flying foxes or fruit bats. It is endemic to Rodrigues,…
Russian tortoise
Afghanistan · Vulnerable
The Central Asian tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii), also commonly known as the Afghan tortoise, the steppe tortoise, the Russian tortoise (mainly in the pet trade), Horsfield's…
Samoan Wood Rail
Samoa · Critically Endangered
The Samoan Moorhen (Gallinula pacifica), also known as Samoan wood rail, is a nearly flightless rail endemic to the Samoan island of Savai'i that is Critically Endangered. As it…
sand tiger shark
Australia · Critically Endangered
The sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus), also commonly known as the spotted ragged-tooth shark in South Africa, grey nurse shark in Australia, or blue-nurse sand tiger in India,…
sandbar shark
Israel · Endangered
The sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus), also known as the brown shark or thickskin shark, is a species of requiem shark, and part of the family Carcharhinidae, native to the…
São Tomé Ibis
São Tomé and Príncipe · Critically Endangered
The São Tomé ibis (Bostrychia bocagei), also known as the dwarf olive ibis or the dwarf ibis, is a critically endangered bird that is endemic to São Tomé off the western coast of…
Saola
Laos · Critically Endangered
The saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), also called the spindlehorn, Asian unicorn, or infrequently, Vũ Quang bovid, is a forest-dwelling bovid native to the Annamite Range in…
Sarotherodon linnellii
Cameroon · Critically Endangered
Sarotherodon linnellii, sometimes known as the unga, blackfin tilapia or blackbelly tilapia, is a cichlid endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in western Cameroon. This species reaches a…
Scardinius scardafa
Italy · Critically Endangered
Scardinius scardafa , the Tiber rudd, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related…
Sei whale
Japan · Endangered
The sei whale ( SAY, Norwegian: [sæɪ]; Balaenoptera borealis) is a baleen whale. It is one of ten rorqual species, and the third-largest member after the blue and fin whales. It…
Semnopithecus vetulus
Sri Lanka · Endangered
The purple-faced langur (Semnopithecus vetulus), also known as the purple-faced leaf monkey, is a species of Old World monkey that is endemic to Sri Lanka. The animal is a…
Semper's Warbler
Saint Lucia · Critically Endangered
Semper's warbler (Leucopeza semperi), local name pied-blanc, is a possibly extinct passerine bird of the New World warbler family, Parulidae. It is endemic to Saint Lucia, in the…
Sephanoides fernandensis
Chile · Critically Endangered
The Juan Fernández firecrown (Sephanoides fernandensis) is a hummingbird that is critically endangered in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to…
Sevan trout
Armenia · Critically Endangered
The Sevan trout (Salmo ischchan) was an extinct endemic fish species of Lake Sevan in Armenia, known as ishkhan (իշխան, pronounced [iʃˈχɑn]) in Armenian. It is a salmonid fish…
Seychelles kestrel
Seychelles · Vulnerable
The Seychelles kestrel (Falco araeus) is a small bird of prey belonging to the genus Falco in the falcon family, Falconidae. It is endemic to the Seychelles Islands where it is…
Seychelles Scops Owl
Seychelles · Critically Endangered
The Seychelles scops owl or Seychelles owl (Otus insularis), also known as bare-legged scops owl or syer (in Creole) is a rare scops owl species, which only occurs in the Morne…
Short-beaked Common Dolphin
Ukraine · Least Concern
The common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) is the most abundant cetacean in the world, with an estimated global population of about six million. It is currently the only member of…
Short-billed Dowitcher
Canada · Vulnerable
The short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus), like its congener, the long-billed dowitcher, is a medium-sized, stocky, long-billed shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It is…
Siamang
Indonesia · Endangered
The siamang (, also UK: ; Symphalangus syndactylus) is an endangered arboreal, black-furred gibbon native to the forests of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. The largest of the…
Siberian Crane
Russia · Critically Endangered
The Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus), also known as the Siberian white crane or the snow crane, is a bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes. They are distinctive among…
silky shark
Aruba · Vulnerable
The silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis), also known by numerous names such as blackspot shark, gray whaler shark, olive shark, ridgeback shark, sickle shark, sickle-shaped…
Silvery Pigeon
Malaysia · Critically Endangered
The silvery pigeon (Columba argentina), also known as silvery wood-pigeon or grey wood-pigeon, is a species of pigeon found in Indonesia and Malaysia. It was thought to be…
Sira Curassow
Peru · Critically Endangered
The Sira curassow (Pauxi koepckeae) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. It is found in the Cerros del Sira in central Peru. Its natural habitat is tropical, moist,…
Sitta victoriae
Myanmar · Endangered
The white-browed nuthatch (Sitta victoriae), also known as the Victoria nuthatch, is a species of bird in the family Sittidae. It is a small nuthatch, measuring 11.5 cm (4.5 in)…
Slevins's Mouse
Mexico · Critically Endangered
Slevin's mouse (Peromyscus slevini), also known as the Catalina deermouse, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is a species of the genus Peromyscus, a closely…
smalleye hammerhead
Uruguay · Critically Endangered
The smalleye hammerhead (Sphyrna tudes), also called the golden hammerhead or curry shark, is a small species of hammerhead shark in the family Sphyrnidae. This species was…
smalltooth sawfish
Cuba · Critically Endangered
The smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) is a species of sawfish in the family Pristidae. It is found in shallow tropical and subtropical waters in coastal and estuarine parts…
Smutsia temminckii
Botswana · Vulnerable
The ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii), also known as Temminck's pangolin, Cape pangolin or steppe pangolin is a species of pangolin from genus Smutsia of subfamily Smutsiinae…
Snares Penguin
New Zealand · Vulnerable
The Snares penguin (Eudyptes robustus; Māori: Pokotiwha), also known as the Snares crested penguin and the Snares Islands penguin, is a penguin from New Zealand. The species…
Social tuco-tuco
Argentina · Critically Endangered
The social tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sociabilis) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to Argentina. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry…
Soemmerring's gazelle
Djibouti · Vulnerable
Soemmerring's gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii), also known as the Abyssinian mohr, is a gazelle species native to the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and South…
Sooty Falcon
Pakistan · Vulnerable
The sooty falcon (Falco concolor) is a medium-sized falcon, breeding from northeastern Africa to the southern Persian Gulf region, and wintering in East Africa (Mozambique,…
South American tapir
Ecuador · Vulnerable
The South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris), also commonly called the Brazilian tapir (from the Tupi tapi'ira), the Amazonian tapir, the maned tapir, the lowland tapir, anta…
southern brown kiwi
New Zealand · Vulnerable
The southern brown kiwi, tokoeka, or common kiwi (Apteryx australis) is a species of kiwi from South Island of New Zealand. Until 2000 it was considered conspecific with the…
Southern muriqui
Brazil · Critically Endangered
The southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides) is a muriqui (woolly spider monkey) species endemic to Brazil.
Speke's gazelle
Somalia · Endangered
Speke's gazelle (Gazella spekei) is the smallest of the gazelle species. It is confined to the Horn of Africa, where it inhabits stony brush, grass steppes, and semi deserts.…
Speonectes tiomanensis
Malaysia · Critically Endangered
Speonectes tiomanensis is a species of stone loach that is endemic to Malaysia and only known from a cave on Tioman Island. This fish reaches a length of 5.8 centimetres (2.3 in)…
spotted houndshark
Peru · Critically Endangered
The spotted houndshark (Triakis maculata) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae found in tropical waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America. It usually…
Squatina armata
Chile · Critically Endangered
The Chilean angelshark (Squatina armata) is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae found in the subtropical waters of Chile, that grows up to 1.03 metres (3 ft 5 in) in length.…
Squatina japonica
Japan · Critically Endangered
The Japanese angelshark (Squatina japonica) is a species of angelshark, family Squatinidae, found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean off China, Japan, and Korea. It is a…
Sri Lanka Blue Magpie
Sri Lanka · Vulnerable
The Sri Lanka blue magpie or Ceylon magpie (Urocissa ornata) is a brightly coloured member of the family Corvidae, found exclusively in Sri Lanka. This species is adapted to…
Stresemann's Bushcrow
Ethiopia · Endangered
The Ethiopian bushcrow (Zavattariornis stresemanni), also known as the Stresemann's bushcrow, Abyssinian pie, bush crow, or by its generic name Zavattariornis, is a rather…
Striped smooth-hound
Uruguay · Critically Endangered
The striped smooth-hound (Mustelus fasciatus) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the subtropical southwest Atlantic from southern Brazil…
Sumatran orangutan
Indonesia · Critically Endangered
The Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) is one of the three species of orangutans. Critically endangered, and found only in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, it is…
Sumatran tiger
Indonesia · Critically Endangered
The Sumatran tiger is a population of Panthera tigris sondaica on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It is the only surviving tiger population in the Sunda Islands, as the Bali…
Sun bear
Indonesia · Vulnerable
The sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) is a bear species in the family Ursidae found in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. It is the only species in the genus Helarctos and the…
Sunda pangolin
Singapore · Critically Endangered
The Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica), also known as the Malayan or Javan pangolin, is a species of pangolin. It is a member of the Manidae family. Its English name comes from the…
Superb Pitta
Papua New Guinea · Endangered
The superb pitta (Pitta superba) is a large pitta that is endemic to Manus Island which lies to the north of Papua New Guinea.
Swan Goose
Mongolia · Endangered
The swan goose (Anser cygnoides) is a large goose with a natural breeding range in inland Mongolia, Northeast China, and the Russian Far East. It is migratory and winters mainly…
Táchira Antpitta
Venezuela · Critically Endangered
The Tachira antpitta (Grallaria chthonia) is a Critically Endangered bird species in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.
Taita Apalis
Kenya · Critically Endangered
The Taita apalis (Apalis fuscigularis) is a bird in the family Cisticolidae that is endemic to the Taita Hills in Kenya. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the…
Takahē
New Zealand · Endangered
The South Island takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) is a flightless swamphen indigenous to New Zealand and the largest living member of the rail family. It is often known by the…
Talpa altaica
Mongolia · Least Concern
The Altai mole or Siberian mole (Talpa altaica) is a species of mole in the family Talpidae. It is found throughout the taiga zone of south-central Siberia in Russia, as far…
Tamaraw
Philippines · Critically Endangered
The tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis) is a small buffalo belonging to the family Bovidae. It is endemic to the island of Mindoro in the Philippines, and is…
Tana River mangabey
Kenya · Critically Endangered
The Tana River mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus) is a highly endangered species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. Some authorities have included the taxa agilis and sanjei…
Tanna Fruit Dove
Vanuatu · Least Concern
The Tanna fruit dove (Ptilinopus tannensis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Vanuatu. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist…
Tasmanian devil
Australia · Endangered
The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii; palawa kani: purinina) is a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. It was formerly present across mainland Australia, but…
Telefomin cuscus
Papua New Guinea · Critically Endangered
The Telefomin cuscus (Phalanger matanim) is a critically endangered possum found on New Guinea. It is named after the Telefol ethnic group, who hunted the animal long before it…
Telmatobius yuracare
Bolivia · Critically Endangered
The Sehuencas water frog (Telmatobius yuracare) is a species of frog in the family Telmatobiidae. It is endemic to Bolivia.
Testudo graeca
Iran · Vulnerable
The Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca), also known commonly as the Moorish tortoise and the spur-thighed tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species…
Tetracheilostoma carlae
Mexico · Critically Endangered
The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) is a species of snake endemic to Barbados, thought to be one of the smallest snakes in the world.
Thorold's deer
China · Vulnerable
Thorold's deer (Cervus albirostris) is a threatened species of deer found in the grassland, shrubland, and forest habitats, at high altitudes, of the eastern Tibetan Plateau, as…
Titicaca Grebe
Bolivia · Endangered
The Titicaca grebe (Rollandia microptera), also known as the Titicaca flightless grebe or short-winged grebe, is a flightless species of grebe found on the altiplano of Peru and…
Tooth-billed Pigeon
Samoa · Critically Endangered
The tooth-billed pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris), also known as the manumea, is a large pigeon found only in Samoa. It is the only living species of genus Didunculus. A related…
Trigonostigma somphongsi
Thailand · Critically Endangered
Trigonostigma somphongsi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Trigonostigma. It is endemic to Thailand. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Trinidad Piping Guan
Trinidad and Tobago · Critically Endangered
The Trinidad piping guan (Pipile pipile) locally known as the pawi, is a bird in the chachalaca, guan and curassow family Cracidae, endemic to the island of Trinidad. It is a…
Turquoise dwarf gecko
Tanzania · Critically Endangered
Lygodactylus williamsi is a critically endangered species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to a small area of Tanzania. Common names include turquoise…
Twite
Norway · Least Concern
The twite (Linaria flavirostris) is a small brown passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is a partially migratory species that is found in a strongly disjunct…
Ultramarine Lorikeet
France · Critically Endangered
The ultramarine lorikeet (Vini ultramarina) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae, endemic to the Marquesas Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical…
Urial
Iran · Vulnerable
The urial ( OOR-ee-əl; Ovis vignei), also known as arkars, shapo, or shapu, is a wild sheep native to Central and South Asia. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Ursus arctos arctos
Ukraine
The Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) is one of the most common subspecies of the brown bear, and is found in much of Eurasia. It is also called the European brown bear,…
Valencia letourneuxi
Albania · Critically Endangered
Valencia letourneuxi, the Corfu toothcarp, is a species of fish in the family Valenciidae. It is found in Albania and Greece. Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater marshes,…
Vaquita
Mexico · Critically Endangered
The vaquita ( və-KEE-tə; Phocoena sinus) is a species of porpoise endemic to the northern end of the Gulf of California in Baja California, Mexico. Reaching a maximum body length…
Velvet Scoter
Russia · Vulnerable
The velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca) is a large sea duck, which breeds over the far north of Europe and the Palearctic west of the Yenisey basin. The genus name is derived from…
Verreaux's sifaka
Madagascar · Critically Endangered
Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi), or the white sifaka, is a medium-sized primate in one of the lemur families, the Indriidae. Critically Endangered, it lives in…
Vietnamese pond turtle
Vietnam · Critically Endangered
The Vietnamese pond turtle or Annam leaf turtle (Mauremys annamensis) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. It can be distinguished from its relatives by its color…
Vipera ursinii
Azerbaijan · Vulnerable
Vipera ursinii is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. It is a very rare species, which is in danger of extinction. This species is…
Wagner's Viper
Turkey · Critically Endangered
Wagner's viper (Montivipera wagneri), known as the ocellate mountain viper, ocellated mountain viper, and Wagner's viper, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily…
Walia ibex
Ethiopia · Critically Endangered
The Walia ibex (Capra walie, Amharic: ዋልያ wālyā) is a vulnerable species of ibex. It is sometimes considered an endemic subspecies of the Alpine ibex. If the population were to…
Wallago attu
Afghanistan · Vulnerable
Wallago attu, boal, or helicopter catfish, is a species of freshwater catfish of the family Siluridae, native to South and Southeast Asia. W. attu is found in large rivers and…
Walrus
United States · Vulnerable
The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus; plural walrus or walruses) is a large pinniped marine mammal with discontinuous distribution about the North Pole in the Arctic Ocean and subarctic…
Wandering Albatross
New Zealand · Vulnerable
The snowy albatross (Diomedea exulans), also known as the wandering albatross, white-winged albatross, or goonie, is a large seabird from the family Diomedeidae; they have a…
Wattled Broadbill
Philippines · Vulnerable
The wattled broadbill, Mindanao broadbill or Mindanao wattled broadbill (Sarcophanops steerii) is a species of bird in the family Eurylaimidae where it was previously conspecific…
Waved Albatross
Ecuador · Critically Endangered
The waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata), also known as Galapagos albatross, is one of three species of the family Diomedeidae that occur in the tropics. When they forage, they…
West African slender-snouted crocodile
Cameroon · Critically Endangered
The West African slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus), or slender-snouted crocodile, is a critically endangered species of African crocodile. It is one of five…
West Indian manatee
The Bahamas · Vulnerable
The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), also known as the North American manatee, is a large, aquatic mammal native to warm coastal areas of the Caribbean, from the Eastern…
Western gorilla
Gabon · Critically Endangered
The western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) is a great ape found in Africa, one of two species of the hominine genus Gorilla. Large and robust with males weighing around 168 kilograms…
Western lowland gorilla
Equatorial Guinea · Critically Endangered
The western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is one of two critically endangered subspecies of the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) that lives in montane, primary and…
Western Tragopan
Pakistan · Vulnerable
The western tragopan or western horned tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus) is a medium-sized brightly plumed landfowl found along the range of Western Himalayas from north-eastern…
White-bellied Cinclodes
Peru · Critically Endangered
The white-bellied cinclodes (Cinclodes palliatus) is a species of bird in the ovenbird family, Furnariidae. It is endemic to Peru where it inhabits high level, marshy grassland…
White-breasted Woodswallow
Palau · Least Concern
The white-breasted woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus) is a medium-sized passerine bird which breeds from the Andaman Islands east through Indonesia and northern Australia. The…
White-footed tamarin
Colombia · Vulnerable
The white-footed tamarin (Saguinus leucopus) is a tamarin species endemic to Colombia. It is a silvery brown colour with pale streaks and russet underparts, and is very similar…
White-headed Duck
Azerbaijan · Endangered
The white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala) is a small diving duck some 45 cm (18 in) long. The male has a white head with black crown, a blue bill, and reddish-grey plumage. The…
White-headed langur
Vietnam · Critically Endangered
The Cat Ba langur (Trachypithecus poliocephalus), also known as the golden-headed langur, is a critically endangered species of langur endemic to Cát Bà Island, Vietnam. It is…
white-lipped peccary
Argentina · Vulnerable
The white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) is a species of peccary found in Central and South America and the only extant member of the genus Tayassu. Multiple subspecies have…
White-rumped Sandpiper
Canada · Vulnerable
The white-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) is a small migratory shorebird that breeds in the northern tundra of Canada and Alaska. This bird can be difficult to…
White-shouldered Ibis
Cambodia · Critically Endangered
The white-shouldered ibis (Pseudibis davisoni) is a large species of bird in the family Threskiornithidae. It is native to small regions of Southeast Asia, and is considered to…
whooping crane
Canada · Endangered
The whooping crane (Grus americana) is an endangered crane species, native to North America, named for its "whooping" calls. Along with the sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis),…
Widdringtonia whytei
Malawi · Critically Endangered
Widdringtonia whytei, the Mulanje cedar or Mulanje cypress, is a species of conifer native to Malawi, where it is endemic to the Mulanje Massif at altitudes of 1,830–2,550 m. It…
Wild yak
China · Vulnerable
The wild yak (Bos mutus) is a large, wild bovine native to the Himalayas. It is the ancestor of the domestic yak (Bos grunniens).
Wollemia nobilis
Australia · Critically Endangered
Wolterstorffina parvipalmata
Cameroon · Critically Endangered
The Cameroon Wolterstorff toad or montane forest tree toad (Wolterstorffina parvipalmata) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found on the western and southern…
wood mouse
Iceland · Least Concern
The wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) is a murid rodent native to Europe and northwestern Africa. It is closely related to the yellow-necked mouse (A. flavicollis) but differs in…
Yanbaru whiskered bat
Japan · Critically Endangered
The Yanbaru whiskered bat (Myotis yanbarensis) is a species of vesper bat in the genus Myotis. It is known only from three islands of the Ryukyu Archipelago, south of Japan,…
Yellow-breasted Bunting
Russia · Critically Endangered
The yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae that is found across the Boreal and East Palearctic. The genus name Emberiza…
Yellow-eyed Penguin
New Zealand · Endangered
The yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes), known also as hoiho, is a species of penguin endemic to New Zealand. It is the sole extant species in the genus Megadyptes, from…
Yellow-faced Parrotlet
Peru · Vulnerable
The yellow-faced parrotlet (Forpus xanthops) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae.
Yellow-naped Amazon
Costa Rica · Critically Endangered
The yellow-naped amazon or yellow-naped parrot (Amazona auropalliata) is a widespread amazon parrot sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona…
Zaglossus bartoni
Papua New Guinea · Vulnerable
The eastern long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bartoni), also called Barton's long-beaked echidna, is one of three species from the genus Zaglossus to occur in New Guinea. It is…
Zanzibar red colobus
Tanzania · Endangered
The Zanzibar red colobus (Piliocolobus kirkii) is a species of red colobus monkey endemic to Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago, off the coast of Tanzania. It is…
Zapata Rail
Cuba · Critically Endangered
The Zapata rail (Mustelirallus cerverai) is a medium-sized, dark-coloured rail. It has brown upperparts, greyish-blue underparts, a red-based yellow bill, white undertail…
Zino's Petrel
Portugal · Endangered
Zino's petrel (Pterodroma madeira) or the freira, is a species of small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus, endemic to the island of Madeira. This long-winged petrel has a grey…