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Using the total at the bottom of this page as an official count of endangered species of the world is
. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our
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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Acanthomyops latipes
|
Acanthomyops latipes |
Insects |
Michigan, Virgin Islands |
2. |
Alfilerillo
|
Machaonia woodburyana |
Plants |
Virgin Islands (British and US) |
3. |
Bigeye Tuna
|
Thunnus obesus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
4. |
Black Rail
|
Laterallus jamaicensis |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
5. |
Black Rockfish
|
Mycteroperca bonaci |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
6. |
Black-capped Petrel
|
Pterodroma hasitata |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
7. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
8. |
Brown Pelican
|
Pelecanus occidentalis |
Birds |
Coastal Central and South America, USA (Carolinas to Texas, California, Oregon, Washington), West Indies |
9. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
10. |
Caribbean Coot
|
Fulica caribaea |
Birds |
Central America, North America (United States Territory), South America |
11. |
Chrysophyllum pauciflorum
|
Chrysophyllum pauciflorum |
Plants |
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands |
12. |
Cobana Negra
|
Stahlia monosperma |
Plants |
Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands |
13. |
Commoner Lignum Vitae
|
Guaiacum officinale |
Plants |
Central and South America, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Virgin Islands (British and US) |
14. |
Crossband Rockfish
|
Mycteroperca interstitialis |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
15. |
Erythrina eggersii
|
Erythrina eggersii |
Plants |
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands |
16. |
Eskimo Curlew
|
Numenius borealis |
Birds |
Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina |
17. |
Golden-winged Warbler
|
Vermivora chrysoptera |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
18. |
Hispaniolan Amazon
|
Amazona ventralis |
Birds |
Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (British and US) |
19. |
Hogfish
|
Lachnolaimus maximus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
20. |
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 |
21. |
Lidflower
|
Calyptranthes thomasiana |
Plants |
British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands |
22. |
Maytenus cymosa
|
Maytenus cymosa |
Plants |
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (British and US) |
|
23. |
Nassau Grouper
|
Epinephelus striatus |
Fishes |
Central and South America, United States (Florida, Minor Outlying Islands) |
24. |
Poey's Grouper
|
Epinephelus flavolimbatus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
25. |
Rainbow Parrotfish
|
Scarus guacamaia |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
26. |
Red Fruit Bat
|
Stenoderma rufum |
Mammals |
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands |
27. |
Red Grouper
|
Epinephelus morio |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
28. |
Roseate Tern
|
Sterna dougallii dougallii |
Birds |
Northeastern USA |
29. |
Schwartz's Robber Frog
|
Eleutherodactylus schwartzi |
Amphibians |
Virgin Islands (British and US) |
30. |
Sooty Shearwater
|
Ardenna grisea |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
31. |
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 |
32. |
St. Croix Ground Lizard
|
Ameiva polops |
Reptiles |
Virgin Islands |
33. |
Tropical Lilythorn
|
Catesbaea melanocarpa |
Plants |
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands |
34. |
Virgin Islands Robber Frog
|
Eleutherodactylus lentus |
Amphibians |
Virgin Islands |
35. |
Virgin Islands Tree Boa
|
Epicrates monensis granti |
Reptiles |
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (British and US) |
36. |
West Indian Manatee
|
Trichechus manatus |
Mammals |
Caribbean Sea, South America, Southeastern USA |
37. |
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 |
38. |
Whale Shark
|
Rhincodon typus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America |
39. |
Yellowfin Grouper
|
Mycteroperca venenosa |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
40. |
Zanthoxylum thomasianum
|
Zanthoxylum thomasianum |
Plants |
Central America, North America |