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Using the total at the bottom of this page as an official count of endangered species of the world is
. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our
page.
| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Agabus clypealis
|
Agabus clypealis |
Insects |
Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Sweden |
2. |
Angel Shark
|
Squatina squatina |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
3. |
Atlantic Cod
|
Gadus morhua |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
4. |
Atlantic Halibut
|
Hippoglossus hippoglossus |
Fishes |
Canada (Newfoundland), Europe, United States (Alaska) |
5. |
Balearic Shearwater
|
Puffinus mauretanicus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States) |
6. |
Basking Shark
|
Cetorhinus maximus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
7. |
Bechstein's Bat
|
Myotis bechsteinii |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
8. |
Beluga
|
Delphinapterus leucas |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
9. |
Betula oycoviensis
|
Betula oycoviensis |
Plants |
Czech Republic, Denmark, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine |
10. |
Black-browed Albatross
|
Thalassarche melanophrys |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, Oceanic, South America |
11. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
12. |
Blue Skate
|
Dipturus batis |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
13. |
Broad-fingered Crayfish
|
Astacus astacus |
Crustaceans |
Asia, Europe |
14. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
15. |
Cape Shark
|
Squalus acanthias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
16. |
Common Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos rhinobatos |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
17. |
Corncrake
|
Crex crex |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
18. |
Dytiscus latissimus
|
Dytiscus latissimus |
Insects |
Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine |
19. |
Egyptian Vulture
|
Neophron percnopterus |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
20. |
Elegant Tern
|
Sterna elegans |
Birds |
Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), France, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands |
21. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
22. |
Eurasian Otter
|
Lutra lutra |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
|
23. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
24. |
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 |
25. |
European Rabbit
|
Oryctolagus cuniculus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (including United States), South America |
26. |
Formicoxenus nitidulus
|
Formicoxenus nitidulus |
Insects |
Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland |
27. |
Freshwater Pearl Mussel
|
Margaritifera margaritifera |
Clams |
Europe |
28. |
Graphoderus bilineatus
|
Graphoderus bilineatus |
Insects |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
29. |
Great Bustard
|
Otis tarda |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
30. |
Great Raft Spider
|
Dolomedes plantarius |
Arachnids |
Asia, Europe |
31. |
Greenland Shark
|
Somniosus microcephalus |
Fishes |
Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Norway, Russia |
32. |
Haddock
|
Melanogrammus aeglefinus |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
33. |
Hermit Beetle
|
Osmoderma eremita |
Insects |
Europe |
34. |
Hooded Seal
|
Cystophora cristata |
Mammals |
Asia, Central America, Europe, North America, Oceanic, South America |
35. |
Ivory Gull
|
Pagophila eburnea |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
36. |
Little Bustard
|
Tetrax tetrax |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
37. |
Liver-oil Shark
|
Galeorhinus galeus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America |
38. |
Long-nosed Skate
|
Dipturus oxyrinchus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
39. |
Maraene Whitefish
|
Coregonus maraena |
Fishes |
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands (Europe), Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden |
40. |
Marsh Earwort
|
Jamesoniella undulifolia |
Plants |
Austria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Korea, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
41. |
Nehalennia speciosa
|
Nehalennia speciosa |
Insects |
Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine |
42. |
Orthotrichum scanicum
|
Orthotrichum scanicum |
Plants |
Asia, Europe |
43. |
Polar Bear
|
Ursus maritimus |
Mammals |
Alaska, Canada, Denmark, Greenland, Norway, Russia |
44. |
Pond Bat
|
Myotis dasycneme |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe |
|
45. |
Porbeagle
|
Lamna nasus |
Fishes |
Denmark, France, Gibraltar, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom |
46. |
Rabbitfish
|
Chimaera monstrosa |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
47. |
Red Kite
|
Milvus milvus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
48. |
Rosalia Longicorn
|
Rosalia alpina |
Insects |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
49. |
Saker Falcon
|
Falco cherrug |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
50. |
Small Lappet Moth
|
Phyllodesma ilicifolia |
Insects |
Austria, Belarus, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine |
51. |
Sociable Lapwing
|
Vanellus gregarius |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
52. |
Sooty Shearwater
|
Ardenna grisea |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
53. |
Steller's Eider
|
Polysticta stelleri |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
54. |
Western Barbastelle
|
Barbastella barbastellus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
55. |
White-headed Duck
|
Oxyura leucocephala |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |