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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 Uruguay may not be listed here. For a complete list of endangered species in South America, browse the South America endangered species list.

Endangered species found in Uruguay:

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.	Angular Angelshark	Squatina punctata	Fishes	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
2.	Apron Ray	Discopyge tschudii	Fishes	Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Uruguay
3.	Argentine Angel Shark	Squatina argentina	Fishes	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
4.	Atlantic Petrel	Pterodroma incerta	Birds	Argentina, Brazil, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Namibia, South Africa, St. Helena, United States/US Territory, Uruguay
5.	Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross	Thalassarche chlororhynchos	Birds	Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, St. Helena, Uruguay
6.	Austrolebias cinereus	Austrolebias cinereus	Fishes	Uruguay
7.	Basking Shark	Cetorhinus maximus	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
8.	Bay-capped Wren-spinetail	Spartonoica maluroides	Birds	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
9.	Bearded Tachuri	Polystictus pectoralis	Birds	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
10.	Bignose Fanskate	Sympterygia acuta	Fishes	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
11.	Black-and-white Monjita	Xolmis dominicanus	Birds	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
12.	Black-browed Albatross	Thalassarche melanophrys	Birds	Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, Oceanic, South America
13.	Broad-snouted Caiman	Caiman latirostris	Reptiles	Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
14.	Bronze Whaler	Carcharhinus brachyurus	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
15.	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis	Birds	Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
16.	Cape Shark	Squalus acanthias	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
17.	Chestnut Seedeater	Sporophila cinnamomea	Birds	Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
18.	Chilean Flamingo	Phoenicopterus chilensis	Birds	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
19.	Cook's Hocicudo	Oxymycterus josei	Mammals	Uruguay
20.	Cougar	Puma concolor	Mammals	North and Central America
21.	Curry Shark	Sphyrna tudes	Fishes	Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
22.	Dark Bolo Mouse	Necromys obscurus	Mammals	Argentina, Uruguay
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23.	Dark-throated Seedeater	Sporophila ruficollis	Birds	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
24.	Dot-winged Crake	Porzana spiloptera	Birds	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
25.	Eyespot Skate	Atlantoraja cyclophora	Fishes	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
26.	Four-eyed Frog	Pleurodema bibroni	Amphibians	Brazil, Uruguay
27.	Geoffroy's Cat	Leopardus geoffroyi	Mammals	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
28.	Giant Armadillo	Priodontes maximus	Mammals	Guyana to Argentina, Venezuela
29.	Giant Butterfly Ray	Gymnura altavela	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
30.	Glaucous Macaw	Anodorhynchus glaucus	Birds	Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
31.	Gray Nurse Shark	Carcharias taurus	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
32.	Gray Petrel	Procellaria cinerea	Birds	Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Oceanic, South America
33.	Gray-headed Albatross	Thalassarche chrysostoma	Birds	Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Oceanic, South America
34.	Great White Shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
35.	Greater Rhea	Rhea americana	Birds	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
36.	Greater Wilfred's Mouse	Wilfredomys oenax	Mammals	Brazil, Uruguay
37.	Hidden Angel Shark	Squatina occulta	Fishes	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
38.	Kite Ray	Dipturus chilensis	Fishes	Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Uruguay
39.	La Plata River Dolphin	Pontoporia blainvillei	Mammals	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
40.	La Plata Skate	Atlantoraja platana	Fishes	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
41.	Liver-oil Shark	Galeorhinus galeus	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America
42.	Long-tailed Otter	Lontra longicaudis	Mammals	South America
43.	Magellanic Penguin	Spheniscus magellanicus	Birds	Antarctica, Australia, South America
44.	Maned Wolf	Chrysocyon brachyurus	Mammals	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
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45.	Mantled Hawk	Leucopternis polionotus	Birds	Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
46.	Margay	Leopardus wiedii	Mammals	Central and South America, Mexico
47.	Marsh Deer	Blastocerus dichotomus	Mammals	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
48.	Marsh Seedeater	Sporophila palustris	Birds	Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
49.	Montevideo Redbelly Toad	Melanophryniscus montevidensis	Amphibians	Brazil, Uruguay
50.	Mottled Piculet	Picumnus nebulosus	Birds	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
51.	Multispine Skate	Bathyraja multispinis	Fishes	Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Uruguay
52.	Narrownose Smoothhound	Mustelus schmitti	Fishes	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
53.	Night Shark	Carcharhinus signatus	Fishes	Africa, Central America, North America (United States), South America
54.	Northern Giant-petrel	Macronectes halli	Birds	Africa, Antarctic, Australia, Oceanic, South America
55.	Northern Royal Albatross	Diomedea sanfordi	Birds	Africa, Australia, French Southern Territories, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Oceans, South America, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
56.	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
57.	Ocelot	Leopardus pardalis	Mammals	USA (Arizona, Texas) to Central and South America
58.	Olrog's Gull	Larus atlanticus	Birds	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
59.	Orejas-Miranda Redbelly Toad	Melanophryniscus orejasmirandai	Amphibians	Uruguay
60.	Ornate Horned Frog	Ceratophrys ornata	Amphibians	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
61.	Orthotrichum truncato-dentatum	Orthotrichum truncato-dentatum	Plants	South America
62.	Pampas Cat	Leopardus colocolo	Mammals	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
63.	Pampas Deer	Ozotoceros bezoarticus	Mammals	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
64.	Pampas Meadowlark	Sturnella defilippii	Birds	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
65.	Patagonian Skate	Bathyraja macloviana	Fishes	Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Uruguay
66.	Pearson's Tuco-tuco	Ctenomys pearsoni	Mammals	Argentina, Uruguay
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67.	Red Myotis	Myotis ruber	Mammals	Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
68.	Red Porgy	Pagrus pagrus	Fishes	Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States
69.	Red Spotted Argentina Frog	Argenteohyla siemersi	Amphibians	Argentina, Uruguay
70.	Rio Negro tuco-tuco	Ctenomys rionegrensis	Mammals	Argentina, Uruguay
71.	Rio Skate	Rioraja agassizi	Fishes	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
72.	Rivera Redbelly Toad	Melanophryniscus devincenzii	Amphibians	Argentina, Uruguay
73.	Saffron-cowled Blackbird	Xanthopsar flavus	Birds	Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
74.	San Martin Redbelly Toad	Melanophryniscus sanmartini	Amphibians	Uruguay
75.	Seabass	Epinephelus niveatus	Fishes	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
76.	Sharp-tailed Grass Tyrant	Culicivora caudacuta	Birds	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
77.	Shortnose Guitarfish	Zapteryx brevirostris	Fishes	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
78.	Solenopsis daguerrei	Solenopsis daguerrei	Insects	Argentina, Uruguay
79.	Sooty Albatross	Phoebetria fusca	Birds	Antarctica, New Zealand, Oceanic, South Africa, South America
80.	Southern Bluefin Tuna	Thunnus maccoyii	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Oceans, South America
81.	Southern Giant-petrel	Macronectes giganteus	Birds	Africa, Antarctic, Australia, Oceanic, South America
82.	Southern Long-nosed Armadillo	Dasypus hybridus	Mammals	Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
83.	Southern Rockhopper Penguin	Eudyptes chrysocome	Birds	Argentina, Australia, Chile, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Heard Island and McDonald Islands, New Zealand, Southern Africa, Uruguay
84.	Southern Royal Albatross	Diomedea epomophora	Birds	Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Oceanic, South America
85.	Spectacled Petrel	Procellaria conspicillata	Birds	Angola, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Namibia, South Africa, St. Helena, Uruguay
86.	Spiny Angel Shark	Squatina guggenheim	Fishes	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
87.	Spotback Skate	Atlantoraja castelnaui	Fishes	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
88.	Straight-billed Reedhaunter	Limnoctites rectirostris	Birds	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
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89.	Strange-tailed Tyrant	Alectrurus risora	Birds	Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
90.	Striped Dogfish	Mustelus fasciatus	Fishes	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
91.	Tristan Albatross	Diomedea dabbenena	Birds	Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Namibia, South Africa, St. Helena, Uruguay
92.	Tropical Forest Snake	Calamodontophis paucidens	Reptiles	Brazil, Uruguay
93.	Wandering Albatross	Diomedea exulans	Birds	Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Oceanic, South America
94.	Whale Shark	Rhincodon typus	Fishes	Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America
95.	White-chinned Petrel	Procellaria aequinoctialis	Birds	Africa, Antarctic, Australia, Oceanic, South America
96.	Whitedotted Skate	Bathyraja albomaculata	Fishes	Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands, Uruguay
97.	Wiegmann's Tree Lizard	Anisolepis undulatus	Reptiles	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
98.	Yellow Cardinal	Gubernatrix cristata	Birds	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay