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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or Canadian states. For sea creatures and creatures found on islands in the oceans, we recommend browsing the
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This list is made possible through a database keyword search/filtering process which may not be 100% accurate. Therefore, all endangered species of Alaska may not be listed here. For a complete list of endangered species in North America, browse the
.
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. |
Aleutian Shield Fern
|
Polystichum aleuticum |
Plants |
Alaska |
2. |
Atlantic Halibut
|
Hippoglossus hippoglossus |
Fishes |
Canada (Newfoundland), Europe, United States (Alaska) |
3. |
Basking Shark
|
Cetorhinus maximus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
4. |
Beluga
|
Delphinapterus leucas |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
5. |
Bristle-thighed Curlew
|
Numenius tahitiensis |
Birds |
American Samoa, Asia, Australia, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic, South America |
6. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
7. |
Emperor Goose
|
Chen canagica |
Birds |
Alaska, Canada, Russia |
8. |
Eskimo Curlew
|
Numenius borealis |
Birds |
Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina |
9. |
Glacier Bay Wolf Spider
|
Pardosa diuturna |
Arachnids |
United States (Alaska) |
10. |
Great White Shark
|
Carcharodon carcharias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
11. |
Green Sturgeon
|
Acipenser medirostris |
Fishes |
Alaska, California, Canada (British Columbia), Mexico, Oregon |
12. |
Kittlitz's Murrelet
|
Brachyramphus brevirostris |
Birds |
Canada, Japan, Russia, United States |
13. |
Laysan Albatross
|
Phoebastria immutabilis |
Birds |
Alaska, Australia (Norfolk Island), California, Canada, Federated States of Micronesia, Hawaii, Japan, Marshall Islands, Mexico, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Washington |
14. |
Marbled Murrelet
|
Brachyramphus marmoratus |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, United States |
15. |
Mottled Petrel
|
Pterodroma inexpectata |
Birds |
Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceanic, South America |
16. |
Narwhal
|
Monodon monoceros |
Mammals |
Alaska, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Netherlands (Europe), Norway, Russia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, United Kingdom |
17. |
North Pacific Right Whale
|
Balaena japonica |
Mammals |
Canada (British Columbia), China, Japan, Korea, Mexico (Baja California), Russia, Taiwan, United States and Hawaii |
18. |
Northern Abalone
|
Haliotis kamtschatkana |
Snails |
Alaska, California, Canada (British Columbia), Oregon, Washington |
19. |
Olive-sided Flycatcher
|
Contopus cooperi |
Birds |
Central and South America, North America (including United States) |
20. |
Pink-footed Shearwater
|
Ardenna creatopus |
Birds |
Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Peru, United States |
21. |
Polar Bear
|
Ursus maritimus |
Mammals |
Alaska, Canada, Denmark, Greenland, Norway, Russia |
22. |
Pribilof Island Shrew
|
Sorex pribilofensis |
Mammals |
Alaska |
|
23. |
Red-legged Kittiwake
|
Rissa brevirostris |
Birds |
Alaska, Canada, Japan |
24. |
Sea Otter
|
Enhydra lutris |
Mammals |
Canada, Japan, Mexico, Russia, United States |
25. |
Shortspine Thornyhead
|
Sebastolobus alascanus |
Fishes |
Canada, Russia, United States |
26. |
Spoon-billed Sandpiper
|
Eurynorhynchus pygmeus |
Birds |
Bangladesh, Canada, China, India, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United States (Alaska), Vietnam |
27. |
Steller Sea-lion
|
Eumetopias jubatus |
Mammals |
Alaska, California, Canada, North Pacific Ocean, Oregon, Russia, Washington |
28. |
Steller's Eider
|
Polysticta stelleri |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
29. |
Wolverine
|
Gulo gulo |
Mammals |
Canada, China, Estonia, Finland, Mongolia, Norway, Russia, Sweden, United States |