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Note/Disclaimer: This list is made possible through a database keyword search/filtering process which may not be 100% accurate. Therefore, all endangered species of Guinea-Bissau may not be listed here. For a complete list of endangered species in Africa, browse the Africa endangered species list.

Endangered species found in Guinea-Bissau:

This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total at the bottom of this page as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About Us page.

 Species NameScientific NameGroupRange
1. Afrcan White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus Birds Africa
2. African Elephant Loxodonta africana Mammals Africa
3. African Gray Parrot Psittacus erithacus Birds Africa
4. African Lion Panthera leo Mammals Africa, Asia
5. African Mahogany Khaya senegalensis Plants Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda
6. African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris Birds Africa, Asia, Middle East
7. African Slender-snouted Crocodile Crocodylus cataphractus Reptiles Western and Central Africa
8. African Wedgefish Rhynchobatus luebberti Fishes Africa
9. African Wild Dog  WATCH A LIVE AFRICAN WILD DOG Lycaon pictus Mammals Sub-saharan Africa
10. Afzelia Afzelia africana Plants Africa
11. Albizia ferruginea Albizia ferruginea Plants Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda
12. Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin Sousa teuszii Mammals Angola, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Western Sahara
13. Bigeye Tuna Thunnus obesus Fishes Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
14. Black Crowned-crane Balearica pavonina Birds Africa, Middle East
15. Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Birds Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic
16. Blackchin Guitarfish Rhinobatos cemiculus Fishes Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
17. Bottlenose Skate Rostroraja alba Fishes Africa, Europe
18. Chimpanzee  WATCH A LIVE CHIMPANZEE Pan troglodytes Mammals Africa
19. Common Guitarfish Rhinobatos rhinobatos Fishes Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
20. Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius Mammals Africa
21. Common Sawfish Pristis pristis Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States
22. Devil Fish Manta birostris Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America
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23. Dusky Grouper Epinephelus marginatus Fishes Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America
24. Dwarf Crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspis Reptiles West Africa and the Congo R. Drainage
25. Egyptian Vulture  WATCH A LIVE EGYPTIAN VULTURE Neophron percnopterus Birds Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East
26. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Birds Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
27. Eurasian Peregrine Falcon  WATCH A LIVE EURASIAN PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus peregrinus Birds Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast
28. Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae Birds Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Ireland, Israel, Morocco, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Western Sahara
29. Giant Butterfly Ray Gymnura altavela Fishes Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
30. Giant Ground Pangolin Smutsia gigantea Mammals Africa
31. Gray Nurse Shark Carcharias taurus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
32. Great Snipe Gallinago media Birds Africa, Asia, Europe
33. Guinea Baboon Papio papio Mammals Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal
34. King Colobus Colobus polykomos Mammals Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Sierra Leone
35. Largetooth Sawfish Pristis perotteti Fishes Africa, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States
36. Leopard  WATCH A LIVE LEOPARD Panthera pardus Mammals Africa, Asia, Middle East
37. Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceanic
38. Liver-oil Shark Galeorhinus galeus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America
39. Longfin Mako Isurus paucus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
40. Milicia regia Milicia regia Plants Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal
41. Night Shark Carcharhinus signatus Fishes Africa, Central America, North America (United States), South America
42. Oceanic Whitetip Shark Carcharhinus longimanus Fishes Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
43. One-finned Shark Heptranchias perlo Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
44. Portuguese Dogfish Centroscymnus coelolepis Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory)
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45. Queen Triggerfish Balistes vetula Fishes Africa, Asia, Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
46. Rueppell's Vulture Gyps rueppellii Birds Africa
47. Sooty Mangabey Cercocebus atys Mammals Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone
48. Spotted Eagle Ray Aetobatus narinari Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (including United States and US Island Territory and Hawaii), Oceans, South America
49. Straw-coloured Fruit Bat Eidolon helvum Mammals Africa, Asia, Middle East
50. West African Manatee Trichechus senegalensis Mammals Africa
51. West African Red Colobus Procolobus badius Mammals Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone
52. Western Giant Eland Taurotragus derbianus derbianus Mammals Senegal to Ivory Coast
53. Whale Shark  WATCH A LIVE WHALE SHARK Rhincodon typus Fishes Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America
54. White Grouper Epinephelus aeneus Fishes Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
55. White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis Birds Africa
56. Yellow-casqued Wattled Hornbill Ceratogymna elata Birds Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

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