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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 Libya may not be listed here. For a complete list of endangered species in Africa, browse the Africa endangered species list.

Endangered species found in Libya:

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. Arbutus pavarii Arbutus pavarii Plants Libya
3. Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
4. Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States)
5. Barbary Sheep Ammotragus lervia Mammals Africa, Middle East
6. Basking Shark Cetorhinus maximus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), 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. Blackchin Guitarfish Rhinobatos cemiculus Fishes Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
9. Cape Shark Squalus acanthias Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
10. Cheetah  WATCH A LIVE CHEETAH Acinonyx jubatus Mammals Africa to India
11. Cobitis levantina Cobitis levantina Fishes Libya, Syria, Turkey
12. Common Guitarfish Rhinobatos rhinobatos Fishes Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
13. Common Tortoise Testudo graeca Reptiles Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
14. Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
15. Desert Monitor Varanus griseus Reptiles Asia, Africa, and the Middle East
16. Desert Viper Daboia deserti Reptiles Algeria, Libya, Tunisia
17. Dusky Grouper Epinephelus marginatus Fishes Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America
18. Ebony Mastigure Uromastyx alfredschmidti Reptiles Algeria, Libya
19. Egyptian Tortoise Testudo kleinmanni Reptiles Egypt, Libya
20. Egyptian Vulture  WATCH A LIVE EGYPTIAN VULTURE Neophron percnopterus Birds Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East
21. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Birds Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
22. Eurasian Peregrine Falcon  WATCH A LIVE EURASIAN PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus peregrinus Birds Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast
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23. European Eel Anguilla anguilla Fishes European coasts from the Black Sea to the White Sea (Russia), Rivers of the North Atlantic, Baltic and Mediterranean Seas
24. Felten's Myotis Myotis punicus Mammals Algeria, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Tunisia
25. Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
26. Four-toed Jerboa Allactaga tetradactyla Mammals Egypt, Libya
27. Giant Butterfly Ray Gymnura altavela Fishes Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
28. Giant Noctule Bat Nyctalus lasiopterus Mammals Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
29. Gray Nurse Shark Carcharias taurus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
30. Great White Shark Carcharodon carcharias Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
31. Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna mokarran Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States
32. Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
33. Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
34. Leopard Fringe-fingered Lizard Acanthodactylus pardalis Reptiles Egypt, Libya
35. Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
36. Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
37. Liver-oil Shark Galeorhinus galeus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America
38. Long-nosed Skate Dipturus oxyrinchus Fishes Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
39. Mediterranean Monk Seal Monachus monachus Mammals Mediterranean Sea, Northwest African Coast and Black Sea
40. Mehely's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus mehelyi Mammals Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
41. One-finned Shark Heptranchias perlo Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
42. Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
43. Philochortus zolii Philochortus zolii Reptiles Egypt, Libya
44. Red Kite Milvus milvus Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
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45. Red Porgy Pagrus pagrus Fishes Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States
46. Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Birds Africa, Asia, Europe
47. Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris Birds Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
48. Slender-horned Gazelle Gazella leptoceros Mammals Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Sudan
49. Smoothback Angel Shark Squatina oculata Fishes Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
50. Sooty Falcon Falco concolor Birds Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
51. Striped Hyena Hyaena hyaena Mammals Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, Europe
52. White Grouper Epinephelus aeneus Fishes Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
53. White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala Birds Africa to Asia
54. Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East

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