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Endangered species found in Spain:

	Species Name	Scientific Name	Group	Range
1.	Achondrostoma arcasii	Achondrostoma arcasii	Fishes	Portugal, Spain
2.	Acilius duvergeri	Acilius duvergeri	Insects	Algeria, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain
3.	Agabus hozgargantae	Agabus hozgargantae	Insects	Spain
4.	Agriades zullichi	Agriades zullichi	Insects	Spain
5.	Alfalfa Arborea	Medicago citrina	Plants	Spain
6.	Allium rouyi	Allium rouyi	Plants	Spain
7.	Anaecypris hispanica	Anaecypris hispanica	Fishes	Spain
8.	Angel Shark	Squatina squatina	Fishes	Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
9.	Antirrhinum subbaeticum	Antirrhinum subbaeticum	Plants	Spain
10.	Aphanius baeticus	Aphanius baeticus	Fishes	Spain
11.	Apid den Bermejo	Apium bermejoi	Plants	Spain
12.	Aran Rock Lizard	Iberolacerta aranica	Reptiles	France, Spain
13.	Astragalus cavanillesii	Astragalus cavanillesii	Plants	Spain
14.	Atlantic Sawtail Catshark	Galeus atlanticus	Fishes	Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Spain
15.	Audouin's Gull	Larus audouinii	Birds	Mediterranean Sea
16.	Aurelio's Rock Lizard	Iberolacerta aurelioi	Reptiles	Andorra, France, Spain
17.	Balearic Shearwater	Puffinus mauretanicus	Birds	Gibraltar, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia
18.	Barbus meridionalis	Barbus meridionalis	Fishes	France, Spain
19.	Barbus haasi	Barbus haasi	Fishes	Spain
20.	Bedriaga's Skink	Chalcides bedriagai	Reptiles	Portugal, Spain
21.	Betic Midwife Toad	Alytes dickhilleni	Amphibians	Spain
22.	Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Birds	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic
23.	Blackchin Guitarfish	Rhinobatos cemiculus	Fishes	Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
24.	Blue Chaffinch	Fringilla teydea	Birds	Spain
25.	Blue Skate	Dipturus batis	Fishes	Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
26.	Bottlenose Skate	Rostroraja alba	Fishes	Africa, Europe
27.	Brimeura duvigneaudii	Brimeura duvigneaudii	Plants	Spain
28.	Canarian Shrew	Crocidura canariensis	Mammals	Spain (Canary Islands)
29.	Canary Big-eared Bat	Plecotus teneriffae	Mammals	Spain (Canary Islands)
30.	Carbonell's Wall Lizard	Podarcis carbonelli	Reptiles	Portugal, Spain
31.	Carpetane Rock Lizard	Iberolacerta cyreni	Reptiles	Spain
32.	Carum foetidum	Carum foetidum	Plants	Algeria, Spain
33.	Cerastium sventenii	Cerastium sventenii	Plants	Spain (Canary Islands)
34.	Chalcides simonyi	Chalcides simonyi	Reptiles	Spain
35.	Cinereous Vulture	Aegypius monachus	Birds	Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
36.	Cobitis vettonica	Cobitis vettonica	Fishes	Spain
37.	Cobitis paludica	Cobitis paludica	Fishes	Portugal, Spain
38.	Cobitis calderoni	Cobitis calderoni	Fishes	Portugal, Spain
39.	Common Guitarfish	Rhinobatos rhinobatos	Fishes	Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
40.	Common Sawfish	Pristis pristis	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States
41.	Corncrake	Crex crex	Birds	Africa to Asia
42.	Cryptazeca spelaea	Cryptazeca spelaea	Snails	Spain
43.	Cryptazeca monodonta	Cryptazeca monodonta	Snails	France, Spain
44.	Cryptazeca kobelti	Cryptazeca kobelti	Snails	Spain
45.	Cryptazeca elongata	Cryptazeca elongata	Snails	Spain
46.	Dark Guest Ant	Anergates atratulus	Insects	Europe
47.	Dark-tailed Laurel Pigeon	Columba bollii	Birds	Spain
48.	Deronectes depressicollis	Deronectes depressicollis	Insects	Spain
49.	Deronectes aljibensis	Deronectes aljibensis	Insects	Spain
50.	Doumergue's Skink	Chalcides parallelus	Reptiles	Algeria, Morocco, Spain
51.	Dupont's Lark	Chersophilus duponti	Birds	Spain
52.	Dusky Grouper	Epinephelus marginatus	Fishes	Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America
53.	Echium handiense	Echium handiense	Plants	Spain
54.	Echium acanthocarpum	Echium acanthocarpum	Plants	Spain
55.	Echium valentinum	Echium valentinum	Plants	Spain
56.	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	Birds	Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East
57.	Epimyrma bernardi	Epimyrma bernardi	Insects	Spain
58.	Euphorbia margalidiana	Euphorbia margalidiana	Plants	Spain
59.	Eurasian Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus peregrinus	Birds	Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast
60.	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
61.	European Mink	Mustela lutreola	Mammals	Europe
62.	European Roller	Coracias garrulus	Birds	Asia, Europe, Middle East
63.	False Smooth Snake	Macroprotodon brevis	Reptiles	Morocco, Portugal, Spain
64.	Freshwater Pearl Mussel	Margaritifera margaritifera	Clams	Europe
65.	Frilled Shark	Chlamydoselachus anguineus	Fishes	Angola, Australia, Chile, France, Guyana, Japan, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal (Madeira), South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States (California)
66.	Fuerteventura Stonechat	Saxicola dacotiae	Birds	Spain
67.	Garden Dormouse	Eliomys quercinus	Mammals	Asia, Europe
68.	Graptodytes delectus	Graptodytes delectus	Insects	Spain (Canary Islands)
69.	Gyrocaryum oppositifolium	Gyrocaryum oppositifolium	Plants	Spain
70.	Hammerhead Shark	Sphyrna mokarran	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States
71.	Helianthemum guerrae	Helianthemum guerrae	Plants	Spain
72.	Helicella stiparum	Helicella stiparum	Snails	Spain
73.	Helicella mariae	Helicella mariae	Snails	Spain
74.	Helicella bierzona	Helicella bierzona	Snails	Spain
75.	Hemicycla saulcyi	Hemicycla saulcyi	Snails	Spain
76.	Hemicycla pouchet	Hemicycla pouchet	Snails	Spain
77.	Hydrotarsus pilosus	Hydrotarsus pilosus	Insects	Spain (Canary Islands)
78.	Hydrotarsus compunctus	Hydrotarsus compunctus	Insects	Spain (Canary Islands)
79.	Iberian Emerald Lizard	Lacerta schreiberi	Reptiles	Portugal, Spain
80.	Iberian Midwife Toad	Alytes cisternasii	Amphibians	Portugal, Spain
81.	Iberochondrostoma oretanum	Iberochondrostoma oretanum	Fishes	Spain
82.	Iberochondrostoma lemmingii	Iberochondrostoma lemmingii	Fishes	Portugal, Spain
83.	Iberocypris palaciosi	Iberocypris palaciosi	Fishes	Spain
84.	Iberocypris alburnoides	Iberocypris alburnoides	Fishes	Portugal, Spain
85.	Insulivitrina reticulata	Insulivitrina reticulata	Snails	Spain
86.	Jaramago de Alboran	Diplotaxis siettiana	Plants	Spain
87.	Jasione mansanetiana	Jasione mansanetiana	Plants	Spain
88.	Juniper	Juniperus cedrus	Plants	Portugal, Spain (Canary Islands)
89.	La Gomera Giant Lizard	Gallotia bravoana	Reptiles	Spain
90.	La Palma Giant Lizard	Gallotia auaritae	Reptiles	Spain (Canary Islands)
91.	Largetooth Sawfish	Pristis perotteti	Fishes	Africa, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States
92.	Ligusticum huteri	Ligusticum huteri	Plants	Spain
93.	Lilford's Wall Lizard	Podarcis lilfordi	Reptiles	Spain
94.	Lithodora nitida	Lithodora nitida	Plants	Spain
95.	Luciobarbus comizo	Luciobarbus comizo	Fishes	Portugal, Spain
96.	Luciobarbus steindachneri	Luciobarbus steindachneri	Fishes	Portugal, Spain
97.	Luciobarbus microcephalus	Luciobarbus microcephalus	Fishes	Portugal, Spain
98.	Luciobarbus guiraonis	Luciobarbus guiraonis	Fishes	Spain
99.	Lysimachia minoricensis	Lysimachia minoricensis	Plants	Spain
100.	Macromia splendens	Macromia splendens	Insects	France, Portugal, Spain
101.	Madeira Laurel Pigeon	Columba trocaz	Birds	Portugal, Spain
102.	Madeira Pipistrelle	Pipistrellus maderensis	Mammals	Portugal, Spain (Canary Islands)
103.	Mallorcan Midwife Toad	Alytes muletensis	Amphibians	Spain
104.	Meladema imbricata	Meladema imbricata	Insects	Spain (Canary Islands)
105.	Moehringia fontqueri	Moehringia fontqueri	Plants	Spain
106.	Montseny Brook Newt	Calotriton arnoldi	Amphibians	Spain
107.	Moroccan Three-toed Skink	Chalcides pseudostriatus	Reptiles	Morocco, Spain
108.	Myrica rivas-martinezii	Myrica rivas-martinezii	Plants	Spain (Canary Islands)
109.	Napaeus isletae	Napaeus isletae	Snails	Spain (Canary Islands)
110.	Narcissus radinganorum	Narcissus radinganorum	Plants	Spain
111.	Narcissus longispathus	Narcissus longispathus	Plants	Spain
112.	Narcissus bugei	Narcissus bugei	Plants	Spain
113.	Narcissus alcaracensis	Narcissus alcaracensis	Plants	Spain
114.	Naufraga balearica	Naufraga balearica	Plants	Spain
115.	Northern Bald Ibis	Geronticus eremita	Birds	Middle East, Northern Africa, Sourthern Europe, Southwestern Asia
116.	One-finned Shark	Heptranchias perlo	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
117.	Parachondrostoma turiense	Parachondrostoma turiense	Fishes	Spain
118.	Parachondrostoma arrigonis	Parachondrostoma arrigonis	Fishes	Spain
119.	Parmacella tenerifensis	Parmacella tenerifensis	Snails	Spain
120.	Pena de Francia Rock Lizard	Iberolacerta martinezricai	Reptiles	Spain
121.	Portuguese Dogfish	Centroscymnus coelolepis	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory)
122.	Pronged Clubtail	Gomphus graslinii	Insects	France, Portugal, Spain
123.	Pyrenean Brook Salamander	Calotriton asper	Amphibians	Andorra, France, Spain
124.	Pyrenean Frog	Rana pyrenaica	Amphibians	France, Spain
125.	Pyrenean Ibex	Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica	Mammals	Spain
126.	Pyrenean Rock Lizard	Iberolacerta bonnali	Reptiles	France, Spain
127.	Rabbitfish	Chimaera monstrosa	Fishes	Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East
128.	Radula jonesii	Radula jonesii	Plants	Portugal, Spain (Canary Islands)
129.	Red Porgy	Pagrus pagrus	Fishes	Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States
130.	Roque Chico de Salmor Giant Lizard	Gallotia simonyi	Reptiles	Spain (Canary Islands)
131.	Saker Falcon	Falco cherrug	Birds	Africa, Asia, Europe
132.	Salix tarraconensis	Salix tarraconensis	Plants	Spain
133.	Sandwort	Arenaria nevadensis	Plants	Spain
134.	Sandwort	Arenaria bolosii	Plants	Spain
135.	Sawback Angelshark	Squatina aculeata	Fishes	Africa, Europe
136.	Senecio alboranicus	Senecio alboranicus	Plants	Spain
137.	Sierra Nevada Blue	Polyommatus golgus	Insects	Spain
138.	Silene sennenii	Silene sennenii	Plants	Spain
139.	Silene gazulensis	Silene gazulensis	Plants	Spain
140.	Silene fernandezii	Silene fernandezii	Plants	Spain
141.	Silene diclinis	Silene diclinis	Plants	Spain
142.	Smoothback Angel Shark	Squatina oculata	Fishes	Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
143.	Soccarrell Bord	Femeniasia balearica	Plants	Spain
144.	Solenanthus reverchonii	Solenanthus reverchonii	Plants	Spain
145.	Southern Damselfly	Coenagrion mercuriale	Insects	Africa, Europe
146.	Spanish Algyroides	Algyroides marchi	Reptiles	Spain
147.	Spanish Imperial Eagle	Aquila heliaca adalberti	Birds	Algeria, Morocco, Spain
148.	Spanish Lynx	Felis pardina	Mammals	Portugal, Spain
149.	Spanish Painted Frog	Discoglossus jeanneae	Amphibians	Spain
150.	Spanish Toothcarp	Aphanius iberus	Fishes	Spain
151.	Spengler's Freshwater Mussel	Margaritifera auricularia	Clams	Europe
152.	Squalius malacitanus	Squalius malacitanus	Fishes	Spain
153.	Succisella andreae-molinae	Succisella andreae-molinae	Plants	Spain
154.	Sympetrum nigrifemur	Sympetrum nigrifemur	Insects	Portugal, Spain (Canary Islands)
155.	Tenerife Speckled Lizard	Gallotia intermedia	Reptiles	Spain
156.	Valencia Toothcarp	Valencia hispanica	Fishes	Spain
157.	Western Barbastelle	Barbastella barbastellus	Mammals	Africa, Asia, Europe
158.	White-headed Duck	Oxyura leucocephala	Birds	Africa to Asia
159.	White-tailed Laurel Pigeon	Columba junoniae	Birds	Spain
160.	Zonitoides jaccetanicus	Zonitoides jaccetanicus	Snails	Spain