Endangered Species Search by Area Selection
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 the selection box below.
For a complete list of US endangered species, select United States 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 oceania list.
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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 Greenland may not be listed here. For a complete list of endangered species in North America, browse the North America endangered species list.
Endangered species found in Greenland:
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 Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Acadian Redfish | Sebastes fasciatus | Fishes | Canada, Greenland, Iceland, United States |
| 2. | Atlantic Cod | Gadus morhua | Fishes | Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
| 3. | Atlantic Halibut | Hippoglossus hippoglossus | Fishes | Canada (Newfoundland), Europe, United States (Alaska) |
| 4. | Beluga | Delphinapterus leucas | Mammals | Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
| 5. | Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Birds | Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
| 6. | Cape Shark | Squalus acanthias | Fishes | Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
| 7. | Eskimo Curlew | Numenius borealis | Birds | Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina |
| 8. | Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | Birds | Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
| 9. | Greenland Shark | Somniosus microcephalus | Fishes | Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Norway, Russia |
| 10. | Greenland White-tailed Eagle | Haliaeetus albicilla groenlandicus | Birds | Greenland and adjacent Atlantic islands |
| 11. | Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | Fishes | Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
| 12. | Hooded Seal | Cystophora cristata | Mammals | Asia, Central America, Europe, North America, Oceanic, South America |
| 13. | Ivory Gull | Pagophila eburnea | Birds | Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
| 14. | Least Tern | Sterna antillarum | Birds | Bahamas, Central America (winters), Greater and Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Northern South America, USA (California, including the Miss. R. Basin), Atlantic Gulf Coasts |
| 15. | Marsh Earwort | Jamesoniella undulifolia | Plants | Austria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Korea, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
| 16. | Narwhal
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Monodon monoceros | Mammals | Alaska, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Netherlands (Europe), Norway, Russia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, United Kingdom |
| 17. | North Atlantic Right Whale | Balaena glacialis | Mammals | Northern Oceans |
| 18. | Polar Bear | Ursus maritimus | Mammals | Alaska, Canada, Denmark, Greenland, Norway, Russia |
| 19. | Sooty Shearwater | Ardenna grisea | Birds | Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
| 20. | Steller's Eider | Polysticta stelleri | Birds | Asia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
