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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 Greece may not be listed here. For a complete list of endangered species in Europe, browse the Europe endangered species list.

Endangered species found in Greece:

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. Adriatic Sturgeon Acipenser naccarii Fishes Albania, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro
2. Aegean Minnow Phoxinus strymonicus Fishes Greece
3. Alburnus belvica Alburnus belvica Fishes Albania, Greece, Republic of Macedonia
4. Alosa vistonica Alosa vistonica Fishes Greece
5. Angel Shark Squatina squatina Fishes Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
6. Angular Rough Shark Oxynotus centrina Fishes Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
7. Aphanius almiriensis Aphanius almiriensis Fishes Greece
8. Apollo Butterfly Parnassius apollo Insects Asia, Europe, Middle East
9. Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
10. Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States)
11. Barbus sperchiensis Barbus sperchiensis Fishes Greece
12. Barbus prespensis Barbus prespensis Fishes Albania, Greece, Republic of Macedonia
13. Barbus euboicus Barbus euboicus Fishes Greece
14. Bechstein's Bat Myotis bechsteinii Mammals Asia, Europe, Middle East
15. Bindweed Convolvulus argyrothamnos Plants Greece
16. Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Birds Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic
17. Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Birds Africa to Asia
18. Blackchin Guitarfish Rhinobatos cemiculus Fishes Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
19. Blue Skate Dipturus batis Fishes Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
20. Bottlenose Skate Rostroraja alba Fishes Africa, Europe
21. Broad-fingered Crayfish Astacus astacus Crustaceans Asia, Europe
22. Bronze Whaler Carcharhinus brachyurus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
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23. Bulgarian Emerald Somatochlora borisi Insects Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey
24. Cape Shark Squalus acanthias Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
25. Chamomile Anthemis glaberrima Plants Greece
26. Chondrostoma prespense Chondrostoma prespense Fishes Albania, Greece, Republic of Macedonia
27. Chondrostoma vardarense Chondrostoma vardarense Fishes Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia
28. Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea Birds Eritrea, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Yemen
29. Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
30. Cobitis stephanidisi Cobitis stephanidisi Fishes Greece
31. Cobitis punctilineata Cobitis punctilineata Fishes Greece
32. Cobitis meridionalis Cobitis meridionalis Fishes Albania, Greece, Republic of Macedonia
33. Cobitis hellenica Cobitis hellenica Fishes Greece
34. Cobitis arachthosensis Cobitis arachthosensis Fishes Greece
35. Cobitis trichonica Cobitis trichonica Fishes Greece
36. Common Bentwing Bat Miniopterus schreibersii Mammals Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
37. Common Guitarfish Rhinobatos rhinobatos Fishes Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
38. Common Tortoise Testudo graeca Reptiles Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
39. Corfu Toothcarp Valencia letourneuxi Fishes Albania, Greece
40. Cretan Frog Pelophylax cretensis Amphibians Greece
41. Cretan Spotted Darner Boyeria cretensis Insects Greece
42. Cretan White-toothed Shrew Crocidura zimmermanni Mammals Greece
43. Cretan Zelkova Zelkova abelicea Plants Greece
44. Cyclades Blunt-nosed Viper Macrovipera schweizeri Reptiles Greece
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45. Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
46. Dark Guest Ant Anergates atratulus Insects Europe
47. Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
48. Doiran Bleak Alburnus macedonicus Fishes Greece, Republic of Macedonia
49. Dusky Grouper Epinephelus marginatus Fishes Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America
50. Egyptian Vulture  WATCH A LIVE EGYPTIAN VULTURE Neophron percnopterus Birds Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East
51. Ellinopygosteos Pungitius hellenicus Fishes Greece
52. Epimyrma adlerzi Epimyrma adlerzi Insects Greece
53. Epirus Water Frog Pelophylax epeiroticus Amphibians Albania, Greece
54. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Birds Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
55. Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra Mammals Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
56. Eurasian Peregrine Falcon  WATCH A LIVE EURASIAN PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus peregrinus Birds Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast
57. European Eel Anguilla anguilla Fishes European coasts from the Black Sea to the White Sea (Russia), Rivers of the North Atlantic, Baltic and Mediterranean Seas
58. European Ground Squirrel Spermophilus citellus Mammals Asia, Europe, Middle East
59. European Marbled Polecat Vormela peregusna Mammals Asia, Europe, Middle East
60. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mammals Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (including United States), South America
61. European Roller Coracias garrulus Birds Asia, Europe, Middle East
62. Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
63. Ghizani Ladigesocypris ghigii Fishes Greece
64. Giant Butterfly Ray Gymnura altavela Fishes Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
65. Giant Noctule Bat Nyctalus lasiopterus Mammals Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
66. Goldstreifiger Buprestis splendens Insects Asia, Europe
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67. Gray Nurse Shark Carcharias taurus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
68. Great Bustard Otis tarda Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
69. Great Snipe Gallinago media Birds Africa, Asia, Europe
70. Great White Shark Carcharodon carcharias Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
71. Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
72. Greek Algyroides Algyroides moreoticus Reptiles Greece
73. Greek Brook Lamprey Eudontomyzon hellenicus Fishes Greece
74. Greek Goldenwing Cordulegaster helladica Insects Greece
75. Greek Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma elisabethae Insects Albania, Greece
76. Greek Rock Lizard Lacerta graeca Reptiles Greece
77. Gulper Shark Centrophorus granulosus Fishes Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America
78. Hare's-ear Bupleurum kakiskalae Plants Greece
79. Horstrissea dolinicola Horstrissea dolinicola Plants Greece
80. Karpathos Frog Pelophylax cerigensis Amphibians Greece
81. Karpathos Lycian Salamander Lyciasalamandra helverseni Amphibians Greece
82. Knipowitschia milleri Knipowitschia milleri Fishes Greece
83. Knipowitschia thessala Knipowitschia thessala Fishes Greece
84. Krueper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi Birds Georgia (Eurasia), Greece, Turkey
85. Larkspur Consolida samia Plants Greece
86. Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
87. Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Birds Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory)
88. Liparia Alosa macedonica Fishes Greece
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89. Liver-oil Shark Galeorhinus galeus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America
90. Long-fingered Bat Myotis capaccinii Mammals Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
91. Long-nosed Skate Dipturus oxyrinchus Fishes Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
92. Luciobarbus graecus Luciobarbus graecus Fishes Albania, Greece
93. Luschan's Salamander Lyciasalamandra luschani Amphibians Greece, Turkey
94. Lycaena ottomanus Lycaena ottomanus Insects Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
95. Meadow Viper Vipera ursinii Reptiles Europe
96. Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus euryale Mammals Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Georgia (Eurasia), Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Portugal, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey
97. Mediterranean Monk Seal Monachus monachus Mammals Mediterranean Sea, Northwest African Coast and Black Sea
98. Mehely's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus mehelyi Mammals Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
99. Miles Wall Lizard Podarcis milensis Reptiles Greece
100. Milkwort Polygala helenae Plants Greece
101. Minuartia dirphya Minuartia dirphya Plants Greece
102. Nanogovios Economidichthys trichonis Fishes Greece
103. Niphargobates lefkodemonaki Niphargobates lefkodemonaki Crustaceans Greece
104. One-finned Shark Heptranchias perlo Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
105. Orthotrichum scanicum Orthotrichum scanicum Plants Asia, Europe
106. Oxychilus amaltheae Oxychilus amaltheae Snails Greece
107. Oxynoemacheilus pindus Oxynoemacheilus pindus Fishes Greece
108. Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
109. Pelagos Trout Salmo pelagonicus Fishes Albania, Greece, Republic of Macedonia
110. Pelasgus epiroticus Pelasgus epiroticus Fishes Greece
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111. Pelasgus thesproticus Pelasgus thesproticus Fishes Albania, Greece
112. Pelasgus prespensis Pelasgus prespensis Fishes Albania, Greece, Republic of Macedonia
113. Pelasgus marathonicus Pelasgus marathonicus Fishes Greece
114. Pelasgus laconicus Pelasgus laconicus Fishes Greece
115. Peloponnese Slow Worm Anguis cephalonnica Reptiles Greece
116. Potamon potamios Potamon potamios Crustaceans Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
117. Potamon ibericum Potamon ibericum Crustaceans Asia, Europe, Middle East
118. Potamon fluviatile Potamon fluviatile Crustaceans Asia, Europe
119. Potamon rhodium Potamon rhodium Crustaceans Asia, Europe, Middle East
120. Prespa Spirlin Alburnoides prespensis Fishes Albania, Greece, Republic of Macedonia
121. Rabbitfish Chimaera monstrosa Fishes Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East
122. Red Porgy Pagrus pagrus Fishes Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States
123. Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Birds Asia, Europe, Middle East
124. Roach's Mouse-tailed Dormouse Myomimus roachi Mammals Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey
125. Rosalia Longicorn Rosalia alpina Insects Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
126. Rutilus meidingeri Rutilus meidingeri Fishes Greece
127. Rutilus ylikiensis Rutilus ylikiensis Fishes Greece
128. Rutilus prespensis Rutilus prespensis Fishes Albania, Greece, Republic of Macedonia
129. Rutilus panosi Rutilus panosi Fishes Greece
130. Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Birds Africa, Asia, Europe
131. Salaria economidisi Salaria economidisi Fishes Greece
132. Salmo peristericus Salmo peristericus Fishes Greece, Republic of Macedonia
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133. Saponaria jagelii Saponaria jagelii Plants Greece
134. Scardinius acarnanicus Scardinius acarnanicus Fishes Greece
135. Scardinius graecus Scardinius graecus Fishes Greece
136. Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
137. Skyros Wall Lizard Podarcis gaigeae Reptiles Greece
138. Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris Birds Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
139. Smoothback Angel Shark Squatina oculata Fishes Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
140. Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
141. Squalius moreoticus Squalius moreoticus Fishes Greece
142. Squalius keadicus Squalius keadicus Fishes Greece
143. Squalius sp. nov. 'Evia' Squalius sp. nov. 'Evia' Fishes Greece
144. Squalius sp. nov. 'Aoos' Squalius sp. nov. 'Aoos' Fishes Albania, Greece
145. Stonecress Aethionema retsina Plants Greece
146. Strongylognathus silvestrii Strongylognathus silvestrii Insects Greece
147. Telestes beoticus Telestes beoticus Fishes Greece
148. Thessaly Gudgeon Gobio feraeensis Fishes Greece
149. Tropidophoxinellus spartiaticus Tropidophoxinellus spartiaticus Fishes Greece
150. Turkish Red Damsel Ceriagrion georgifreyi Insects Greece, Syria, Turkey
151. Vistonis Shemaja Alburnus vistonicus Fishes Greece
152. Volvi Bleak Alburnus sp. nov. 'Volvi' Fishes Greece, Republic of Macedonia
153. Western Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Mammals Africa, Asia, Europe
154. White Grouper Epinephelus aeneus Fishes Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
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155. White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala Birds Africa to Asia
156. Yalartza Alburnus volviticus Fishes Greece
157. Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East

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