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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. |
Addax
|
Addax nasomaculatus |
Mammals |
North Africa |
2. |
Afrcan White-backed Vulture
|
Gyps africanus |
Birds |
Africa |
3. |
African Elephant
|
Loxodonta africana |
Mammals |
Africa |
4. |
African Lion
|
Panthera leo |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia |
5. |
African Mahogany
|
Khaya senegalensis |
Plants |
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda |
6. |
African Skimmer
|
Rynchops flavirostris |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
7. |
African Wild Dog
|
Lycaon pictus |
Mammals |
Sub-saharan Africa |
8. |
Afzelia
|
Afzelia africana |
Plants |
Africa |
9. |
Barbary Sheep
|
Ammotragus lervia |
Mammals |
Africa, Middle East |
10. |
Beaudouin's Snake-eagle
|
Circaetus beaudouini |
Birds |
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Uganda |
11. |
Black Crowned-crane
|
Balearica pavonina |
Birds |
Africa, Middle East |
12. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
13. |
Bongo
|
Tragelaphus eurycerus |
Mammals |
Africa |
14. |
Cheetah
|
Acinonyx jubatus |
Mammals |
Africa to India |
15. |
Common Hippopotamus
|
Hippopotamus amphibius |
Mammals |
Africa |
16. |
Dama Gazelle
|
Nanger dama |
Mammals |
Africa |
17. |
Denham's Bustard
|
Neotis denhami |
Birds |
Africa |
18. |
Desert Monitor
|
Varanus griseus |
Reptiles |
Asia, Africa, and the Middle East |
19. |
Egyptian Vulture
|
Neophron percnopterus |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
20. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
21. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
22. |
Ferruginous Duck
|
Aythya nyroca |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
|
23. |
Lappet-faced Vulture
|
Torgos tracheliotos |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
24. |
Leopard
|
Panthera pardus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
25. |
Lesser Flamingo
|
Phoeniconaias minor |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceanic |
26. |
Lesser Kestrel
|
Falco naumanni |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
27. |
Nubian Bustard
|
Neotis nuba |
Birds |
Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan |
28. |
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 |
29. |
Pallid Harrier
|
Circus macrourus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
30. |
Red-fronted Gazelle
|
Eudorcas rufifrons |
Mammals |
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan |
31. |
Rueppell's Vulture
|
Gyps rueppellii |
Birds |
Africa |
32. |
Sawback Angelshark
|
Squatina aculeata |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe |
33. |
Scimitar-horned Oryx
|
Oryx dammah |
Mammals |
North Africa |
34. |
Sinai Hooktail
|
Paragomphus sinaiticus |
Insects |
Egypt, Niger, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen |
35. |
Straw-coloured Fruit Bat
|
Eidolon helvum |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
36. |
Striped Hyena
|
Hyaena hyaena |
Mammals |
Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, Europe |
37. |
West African Manatee
|
Trichechus senegalensis |
Mammals |
Africa |
38. |
White-headed Vulture
|
Trigonoceps occipitalis |
Birds |
Africa |