Find out if there are any endangered species in your state, your country, island, etc. Browse endangered species listings according to area on our planet using
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below. Browse the different areas in the pulldown for other countries or specific US
or Canadian states. For sea creatures and creatures found on islands in the oceans, we recommend browsing the
list.
This list is made possible through a database keyword search/filtering process which may not be 100% accurate. Therefore, all endangered species of Netherlands (Europe) may not be listed here. For a complete list of endangered species in Europe, browse the
endangered species list.
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. |
Atlantic Cod
|
Gadus morhua |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
2. |
Balearic Shearwater
|
Puffinus mauretanicus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States) |
3. |
Basking Shark
|
Cetorhinus maximus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
4. |
Bechstein's Bat
|
Myotis bechsteinii |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
5. |
Beluga
|
Delphinapterus leucas |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
6. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
7. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
8. |
Cape Shark
|
Squalus acanthias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
9. |
Corncrake
|
Crex crex |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
10. |
Dartford Warbler
|
Sylvia undata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
11. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
12. |
Eurasian Otter
|
Lutra lutra |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
13. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
14. |
European Mink
|
Mustela lutreola |
Mammals |
Europe |
15. |
European Rabbit
|
Oryctolagus cuniculus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (including United States), South America |
16. |
Ferruginous Duck
|
Aythya nyroca |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
17. |
Garden Dormouse
|
Eliomys quercinus |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe |
18. |
Graphoderus bilineatus
|
Graphoderus bilineatus |
Insects |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
19. |
Great Bustard
|
Otis tarda |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
20. |
Great Raft Spider
|
Dolomedes plantarius |
Arachnids |
Asia, Europe |
21. |
Haddock
|
Melanogrammus aeglefinus |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
22. |
Hermit Beetle
|
Osmoderma eremita |
Insects |
Europe |
|
23. |
Ivory Gull
|
Pagophila eburnea |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
24. |
Lesser White-fronted Goose
|
Anser erythropus |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory) |
25. |
Little Bustard
|
Tetrax tetrax |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
26. |
Liver-oil Shark
|
Galeorhinus galeus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America |
27. |
Maraene Whitefish
|
Coregonus maraena |
Fishes |
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands (Europe), Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden |
28. |
Narwhal
|
Monodon monoceros |
Mammals |
Alaska, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Netherlands (Europe), Norway, Russia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, United Kingdom |
29. |
Pond Bat
|
Myotis dasycneme |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe |
30. |
Red Kite
|
Milvus milvus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
31. |
Rosalia Longicorn
|
Rosalia alpina |
Insects |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
32. |
Sociable Lapwing
|
Vanellus gregarius |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
33. |
Southern Damselfly
|
Coenagrion mercuriale |
Insects |
Africa, Europe |
34. |
Steller's Eider
|
Polysticta stelleri |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
35. |
Western Barbastelle
|
Barbastella barbastellus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe |