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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 Canary Islands may not be listed here. For a complete list of endangered species in Europe, browse the Europe endangered species list.

Endangered species found in Canary Islands:

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 NameScientific NameGroupRange
1. Angular Rough Shark Oxynotus centrina Fishes Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
2. Basking Shark Cetorhinus maximus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
3. Blue Chaffinch Fringilla teydea Birds Spain
4. Bronze Whaler Carcharhinus brachyurus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
5. Bully Tree Sideroxylon mirmulano Plants Cape Verde, Portugal, Spain
6. Canarian Black Oystercatcher Haematopus meadewaldoi Birds Atlantic Ocean (Canary Islands)
7. Canarian Shrew Crocidura canariensis Mammals Spain (Canary Islands)
8. Canary Big-eared Bat Plecotus teneriffae Mammals Spain (Canary Islands)
9. Canary Islands Large White Pieris cheiranthi Insects Spain (Canary Islands)
10. Canary Strawberry Tree Arbutus canariensis Plants Spain (Canary Islands)
11. Cerastium sventenii Cerastium sventenii Plants Spain (Canary Islands)
12. Deepwater Spiny Dogfish Centrophorus squamosus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe
13. Devil Fish Manta birostris Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America
14. Dragon Tree Dracaena draco Plants Cape Verde, Morocco, Portugal (Madeira), Spain (Canary Islands)
15. Dusky Grouper Epinephelus marginatus Fishes Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America
16. Echium handiense Echium handiense Plants Spain
17. Echium callithyrsum Echium callithyrsum Plants Spain
18. Echium acanthocarpum Echium acanthocarpum Plants Spain
19. Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae Birds Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Ireland, Israel, Morocco, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Western Sahara
20. Fuerteventura Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae Birds Spain
21. Giant Butterfly Ray Gymnura altavela Fishes Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
22. Graptodytes delectus Graptodytes delectus Insects Spain (Canary Islands)
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23. Gray Nurse Shark Carcharias taurus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
24. Great White Shark Carcharodon carcharias Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
25. Gulper Shark Centrophorus granulosus Fishes Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America
26. Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna mokarran Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States
27. Heberdenia excelsa Heberdenia excelsa Plants Portugal (Madeira), Spain (Canary Islands)
28. Hemicycla saulcyi Hemicycla saulcyi Snails Spain
29. Hemicycla pouchet Hemicycla pouchet Snails Spain
30. Hydrotarsus pilosus Hydrotarsus pilosus Insects Spain (Canary Islands)
31. Hydrotarsus compunctus Hydrotarsus compunctus Insects Spain (Canary Islands)
32. Insulivitrina reticulata Insulivitrina reticulata Snails Spain
33. Juniper Juniperus cedrus Plants Portugal, Spain (Canary Islands)
34. La Palma Giant Lizard Gallotia auaritae Reptiles Spain (Canary Islands)
35. Liver-oil Shark Galeorhinus galeus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America
36. Long-nosed Skate Dipturus oxyrinchus Fishes Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
37. Longfin Mako Isurus paucus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
38. Lowfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus lusitanicus Fishes Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Morocco, Nigeria, Portugal, Senegal, Spain (Canary Islands)
39. Madeira Pipistrelle Pipistrellus maderensis Mammals Portugal, Spain (Canary Islands)
40. Mediterranean Monk Seal Monachus monachus Mammals Mediterranean Sea, Northwest African Coast and Black Sea
41. Meladema imbricata Meladema imbricata Insects Spain (Canary Islands)
42. Myrica rivas-martinezii Myrica rivas-martinezii Plants Spain (Canary Islands)
43. Napaeus isletae Napaeus isletae Snails Spain (Canary Islands)
44. Obelus despreauxii Obelus despreauxii Snails Spain (Canary Islands)
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45. Oceanic Whitetip Shark Carcharhinus longimanus Fishes Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
46. Picconia excelsa Picconia excelsa Plants Portugal (Madeira), Spain (Canary Islands)
47. Pleiomeris canariensis Pleiomeris canariensis Plants Spain (Canary Islands)
48. Portuguese Dogfish Centroscymnus coelolepis Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory)
49. Rabbitfish Chimaera monstrosa Fishes Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East
50. Radula jonesii Radula jonesii Plants Portugal, Spain (Canary Islands)
51. Red Porgy Pagrus pagrus Fishes Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States
52. Rhamnus integrifolia Rhamnus integrifolia Plants Spain (Canary Islands)
53. Roque Chico de Salmor Giant Lizard Gallotia simonyi Reptiles Spain (Canary Islands)
54. Sawback Angelshark Squatina aculeata Fishes Africa, Europe
55. Smoothback Angel Shark Squatina oculata Fishes Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
56. Sympetrum nigrifemur Sympetrum nigrifemur Insects Portugal, Spain (Canary Islands)
57. Theba arinagae Theba arinagae Snails Spain (Canary Islands)
58. Western Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Mammals Africa, Asia, Europe

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