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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 Puerto Rico may not be listed here. For a complete list of endangered species in North America, browse the North America endangered species list or see the complete United States List.

Endangered species found in Puerto Rico:

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.	Adiantum vivesii	Adiantum vivesii	Plants	Puerto Rico
2.	Antirhea sintenisii	Antirhea sintenisii	Plants	Puerto Rico
3.	Antirhea portoricensis	Antirhea portoricensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
4.	Banara vanderbiltii	Banara vanderbiltii	Plants	Puerto Rico
5.	Beautiful Goetzea	Goetzea elegans	Plants	Puerto Rico
6.	Beruquillo	Marlierea sintenisii	Plants	Puerto Rico
7.	Bicknell's Thrush	Catharus bicknelli	Birds	Canada, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Haiti, Jamaica, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia
8.	Bitterwood	Picrasma excelsa	Plants	Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela
9.	Black Rail	Laterallus jamaicensis	Birds	Central America, North America (including United States), South America
10.	Black Rockfish	Mycteroperca bonaci	Fishes	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
11.	Black-capped Petrel	Pterodroma hasitata	Birds	Central America, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
12.	Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Birds	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic
13.	Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	Birds	Coastal Central and South America, USA (Carolinas to Texas, California, Oregon, Washington), West Indies
14.	Brunfelsia portoricensis	Brunfelsia portoricensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
15.	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis	Birds	Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
16.	Buxus vahlii	Buxus vahlii	Plants	Puerto Rico
17.	Cana Gorda Girdlepod	Mitracarpus polycladus	Plants	Puerto Rico, Saba
18.	Capa rosa	Callicarpa ampla	Plants	Puerto Rico
19.	Caribbean Coot	Fulica caribaea	Birds	Central America, North America (United States Territory), South America
20.	Cayey Robber Frog	Eleutherodactylus jasperi	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
21.	Cayman Islands Ground Iguana	Cyclura nubila	Reptiles	Caymans, Cuba, Puerto Rico
22.	Chase's Threeawn	Aristida chaseae	Plants	Puerto Rico
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23.	Chrysophyllum pauciflorum	Chrysophyllum pauciflorum	Plants	Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
24.	Chupacallos	Pleodendron macranthum	Plants	Puerto Rico
25.	Cobana Negra	Stahlia monosperma	Plants	Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
26.	Coccoloba rugosa	Coccoloba rugosa	Plants	Puerto Rico
27.	Commoner Lignum Vitae	Guaiacum officinale	Plants	Central and South America, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Virgin Islands (British and US)
28.	Cook's Robber Frog	Eleutherodactylus cooki	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
29.	Cordia wagnerorum	Cordia wagnerorum	Plants	Central America, North America
30.	Cordia bellonis	Cordia bellonis	Plants	Central America, North America
31.	Cricket Robber Frog	Eleutherodactylus gryllus	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
32.	Crossband Rockfish	Mycteroperca interstitialis	Fishes	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
33.	Cubera Snapper	Lutjanus cyanopterus	Fishes	Central America, North America (including United States), South America
34.	Culebra Island Giant Anole	Anolis roosevelti	Reptiles	USA (Puerto Rico - Culebra Island)
35.	Cyathea dryopteroides	Cyathea dryopteroides	Plants	Puerto Rico
36.	Daphnopsis hellerana	Daphnopsis hellerana	Plants	Puerto Rico
37.	Donkey Fish	Dermatolepis inermis	Fishes	Central and South America, North America (including United States), Oceanic
38.	Dwarf Coqui	Eleutherodactylus unicolor	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
39.	Elfin-woods Warbler	Dendroica angelae	Birds	Puerto Rico
40.	Erythrina eggersii	Erythrina eggersii	Plants	Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
41.	Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	Birds	Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina
42.	Eugenia woodburyana	Eugenia woodburyana	Plants	Puerto Rico
43.	Eugenia haematocarpa	Eugenia haematocarpa	Plants	Puerto Rico
44.	Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	Birds	Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
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45.	Gulper Shark	Centrophorus granulosus	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America
46.	Hammerhead Shark	Sphyrna mokarran	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States
47.	Hedrick's Robber Frog	Eleutherodactylus hedricki	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
48.	Henriettea membranifolia	Henriettea membranifolia	Plants	Puerto Rico
49.	Higuero de sierra	Crescentia portoricensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
50.	Hispaniolan Amazon	Amazona ventralis	Birds	Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (British and US)
51.	Hogfish	Lachnolaimus maximus	Fishes	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
52.	Holly	Ilex cookii	Plants	Puerto Rico
53.	Holly	Ilex sintenisii	Plants	Puerto Rico
54.	Holywood Lignum Vitae	Guaiacum sanctum	Plants	Central and South America, Florida, Mexico, Puerto Rico
55.	Hooded Seal	Cystophora cristata	Mammals	Asia, Central America, Europe, North America, Oceanic, South America
56.	Interior Robber Frog	Eleutherodactylus locustus	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
57.	Jamaican Broom	Chamaecrista glandulosa var. mirabilis	Plants	Puerto Rico
58.	Karl's Robber Frog	Eleutherodactylus karlschmidti	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
59.	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
60.	Lidflower	Calyptranthes kiaerskovii	Plants	British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
61.	Lidflower	Calyptranthes thomasiana	Plants	British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
62.	Lidflower	Calyptranthes portoricensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
63.	Lidflower	Calyptranthes luquillensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
64.	Llume Palm	Gaussia attenuata	Plants	Puerto Rico
65.	Logwood	Xylosma pachyphyllum	Plants	Puerto Rico
66.	Luquillo Mountain Babyboot Orchid	Lepanthes eltoroensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
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67.	Lyonia truncata var. proctorii	Lyonia truncata var. proctorii	Plants	Puerto Rico
68.	Maiden Fern	Thelypteris inabonensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
69.	Maiden Fern	Thelypteris yaucoensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
70.	Maiden Fern	Thelypteris verecunda	Plants	Puerto Rico
71.	Manilkara Tree	Manilkara pleeana	Plants	Puerto Rico
72.	Mappia racemosa	Mappia racemosa	Plants	Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico
73.	Maxwell's Girdlepod	Mitracarpus maxwelliae	Plants	Puerto Rico
74.	Maytenus ponceana	Maytenus ponceana	Plants	Puerto Rico
75.	Maytenus cymosa	Maytenus cymosa	Plants	Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (British and US)
76.	Milkwood	Tabernaemontana oppositifolia	Plants	Puerto Rico
77.	Minor Red Bat	Lasiurus minor	Mammals	Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico
78.	Mona Blind Snake	Typhlops monensis	Reptiles	Puerto Rico
79.	Mona Cave Shrimp	Typhlatya monae	Crustaceans	Puerto Rico
80.	Mona Coqui	Eleutherodactylus monensis	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
81.	Monito Gecko	Sphaerodactylus micropithecus	Reptiles	Puerto Rico
82.	Monte Guilarte Hollyfern	Polystichum calderonense	Plants	Puerto Rico
83.	Mutton Snapper	Lutjanus analis	Fishes	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
84.	Myrcia paganii	Myrcia paganii	Plants	Puerto Rico
85.	Nassau Grouper	Epinephelus striatus	Fishes	Central and South America, United States (Florida, Minor Outlying Islands)
86.	Nectandra krugii	Nectandra krugii	Plants	Antigua, Barbuda, Dominican Republic, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, West Indies
87.	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
88.	Palo de nigua	Cornutia obovata	Plants	Puerto Rico
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89.	Palo de rosa	Ottoschulzia rhodoxylon	Plants	Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
90.	Pelos del diablo	Aristida portoricensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
91.	Plain Pigeon	Patagioenas inornata	Birds	Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico
92.	Poey's Grouper	Epinephelus flavolimbatus	Fishes	Central America, North America (including United States), South America
93.	Pouteria Tree	Pouteria hotteana	Plants	Central America, North America
94.	Psidium sintenisii	Psidium sintenisii	Plants	Puerto Rico
95.	Puerto Rican Boa	Epicrates inornatus	Reptiles	Puerto Rico
96.	Puerto Rican Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus brunnescens	Birds	Puerto Rico
97.	Puerto Rican Crested Toad	Peltophryne lemur	Amphibians	British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
98.	Puerto Rican Nightjar	Antrostomus noctitherus	Birds	Puerto Rico
99.	Puerto Rican Parrot	Amazona vittata	Birds	Puerto Rico
100.	Puerto Rican Robber Frog	Eleutherodactylus portoricensis	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
101.	Puerto Rican Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus venator	Birds	Puerto Rico
102.	Puerto Rican Wetland Frog	Eleutherodactylus juanariveroi	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
103.	Puerto Rico Helmet Orchid	Cranichis ricartii	Plants	Puerto Rico
104.	Queen Triggerfish	Balistes vetula	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
105.	Radiator Plant	Peperomia wheeleri	Plants	Puerto Rico
106.	Rainbow Parrotfish	Scarus guacamaia	Fishes	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
107.	Red Fruit Bat	Stenoderma rufum	Mammals	Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
108.	Red Grouper	Epinephelus morio	Fishes	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
109.	Red-crowned Parrot	Amazona viridigenalis	Birds	Mexico, Puerto Rico, US (TX, FL, CA)
110.	Rhinoceros Iguana	Cyclura cornuta	Reptiles	Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico
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111.	Richmond's Robber Frog	Eleutherodactylus richmondi	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
112.	Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii dougallii	Birds	Northeastern USA
113.	Schoepfia arenaria	Schoepfia arenaria	Plants	Puerto Rico
114.	Sebucan	Leptocereus quadricostatus	Plants	British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
115.	Sebucan	Leptocereus grantianus	Plants	Puerto Rico
116.	Solanum drymophilum	Solanum drymophilum	Plants	Puerto Rico
117.	Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Birds	Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
118.	Spotted Eagle Ray	Aetobatus narinari	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (including United States and US Island Territory and Hawaii), Oceans, South America
119.	Styrax portoricensis	Styrax portoricensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
120.	Tectaria estremerana	Tectaria estremerana	Plants	Puerto Rico
121.	Ternstroemia subsessilis	Ternstroemia subsessilis	Plants	Puerto Rico
122.	Ternstroemia luquillensis	Ternstroemia luquillensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
123.	Tonguefern	Elaphoglossum serpens	Plants	Puerto Rico
124.	Trichilia triacantha	Trichilia triacantha	Plants	Puerto Rico
125.	Trindade Petrel	Pterodroma arminjoniana	Birds	Argentina, Brazil, Mauritius, Portugal, Puerto Rico
126.	Tropical Lilythorn	Catesbaea melanocarpa	Plants	Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
127.	Turtlefat	Auerodendron pauciflorum	Plants	Puerto Rico
128.	Umbrella Tree	Schefflera gleasonii	Plants	Central America, North America
129.	Vernonia proctorii	Vernonia proctorii	Plants	Puerto Rico
130.	Villalba Robber Frog	Eleutherodactylus eneidae	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
131.	Virgin Islands Tree Boa	Epicrates monensis granti	Reptiles	Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (British and US)
132.	West Indian Manatee	Trichechus manatus	Mammals	Caribbean Sea, South America, Southeastern USA
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133.	West Indian Walnut	Juglans jamaicensis	Plants	Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico
134.	West Indian Whistling-duck	Dendrocygna arborea	Birds	Antigua, Bahamas, Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Caymans, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands
135.	Whale Shark	Rhincodon typus	Fishes	Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America
136.	White-crowned Pigeon	Patagioenas leucocephala	Birds	Central America, North America (including United States), South America
137.	White-necked Crow	Corvus leucognaphalus	Birds	Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico
138.	Wightman's Robber Frog	Eleutherodactylus wightmanae	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
139.	Yellow-shouldered Blackbird	Agelaius xanthomus	Birds	Puerto Rico
140.	Yellowfin Grouper	Mycteroperca venenosa	Fishes	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
141.	Zamia portoricensis	Zamia portoricensis	Plants	Central America, North America
142.	Zamia integrifolia	Zamia integrifolia	Plants	Central America, North America
143.	Zamia amblyphyllidia	Zamia amblyphyllidia	Plants	Central America, North America
144.	Zanthoxylum thomasianum	Zanthoxylum thomasianum	Plants	Central America, North America
145.	Zanthoxylum flavum	Zanthoxylum flavum	Plants	Central America, North America, Oceanic, South America