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

Endangered species found in Mauritania:

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.	Afrcan White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus	Birds	Africa
2.	African Skimmer	Rynchops flavirostris	Birds	Africa, Asia, Middle East
3.	African Slender-snouted Crocodile	Crocodylus cataphractus	Reptiles	Western and Central Africa
4.	African Spurred Tortoise	Centrochelys sulcata	Reptiles	Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan
5.	African Wedgefish	Rhynchobatus luebberti	Fishes	Africa
6.	Angel Shark	Squatina squatina	Fishes	Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
7.	Angular Rough Shark	Oxynotus centrina	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
8.	Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin	Sousa teuszii	Mammals	Angola, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Western Sahara
9.	Atlantic Sawtail Catshark	Galeus atlanticus	Fishes	Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Spain
10.	Audouin's Gull	Larus audouinii	Birds	Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
11.	Barbary Sheep	Ammotragus lervia	Mammals	Africa, Middle East
12.	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
13.	Begonia salaziensis	Begonia salaziensis	Plants	Mauritania
14.	Bigeye Tuna	Thunnus obesus	Fishes	Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
15.	Black Crowned-crane	Balearica pavonina	Birds	Africa, Middle East
16.	Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Birds	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic
17.	Black-winged Pratincole	Glareola nordmanni	Birds	Africa to Asia
18.	Blackchin Guitarfish	Rhinobatos cemiculus	Fishes	Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
19.	Bottlenose Skate	Rostroraja alba	Fishes	Africa, Europe
20.	Broad Sea Fan	Eunicella verrucosa	Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones	Algeria, France, Ireland, Italy, Mauritania, Morocco, Spain, United Kingdom, Western Sahara
21.	Bronze Whaler	Carcharhinus brachyurus	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
22.	Cape Shark	Squalus acanthias	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
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23.	Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Mammals	Africa to India
24.	Common Guitarfish	Rhinobatos rhinobatos	Fishes	Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
25.	Common Sawfish	Pristis pristis	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States
26.	Corncrake	Crex crex	Birds	Africa to Asia
27.	Denham's Bustard	Neotis denhami	Birds	Africa
28.	Desert Monitor	Varanus griseus	Reptiles	Asia, Africa, and the Middle East
29.	Devil Fish	Manta birostris	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America
30.	Dusky Grouper	Epinephelus marginatus	Fishes	Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America
31.	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	Birds	Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East
32.	Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	Birds	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
33.	Eurasian Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus peregrinus	Birds	Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast
34.	Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	Birds	Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
35.	Frilled Shark	Chlamydoselachus anguineus	Fishes	Angola, Australia, Chile, France, Guyana, Japan, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal (Madeira), South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States (California)
36.	Giant Butterfly Ray	Gymnura altavela	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
37.	Gray Nurse Shark	Carcharias taurus	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
38.	Great Snipe	Gallinago media	Birds	Africa, Asia, Europe
39.	Great White Shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
40.	Guinea Baboon	Papio papio	Mammals	Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal
41.	Houbara Bustard	Chlamydotis undulata	Birds	Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
42.	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	Birds	Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
43.	Large-eyed Rabbitfish	Hydrolagus mirabilis	Fishes	France, Iceland, Ireland, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Western Sahara
44.	Largetooth Sawfish	Pristis perotteti	Fishes	Africa, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States
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45.	Lesser Flamingo	Phoeniconaias minor	Birds	Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceanic
46.	Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni	Birds	Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
47.	Liver-oil Shark	Galeorhinus galeus	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America
48.	Long-nosed Skate	Dipturus oxyrinchus	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
49.	Longfin Mako	Isurus paucus	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
50.	Mediterranean Monk Seal	Monachus monachus	Mammals	Mediterranean Sea, Northwest African Coast and Black Sea
51.	Northern Bald Ibis	Geronticus eremita	Birds	Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
52.	Nubian Bustard	Neotis nuba	Birds	Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan
53.	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
54.	One-finned Shark	Heptranchias perlo	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
55.	Pallid Harrier	Circus macrourus	Birds	Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
56.	Portuguese Dogfish	Centroscymnus coelolepis	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory)
57.	Queen Triggerfish	Balistes vetula	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
58.	Red Kite	Milvus milvus	Birds	Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
59.	Red-fronted Gazelle	Eudorcas rufifrons	Mammals	Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan
60.	Rueppell's Vulture	Gyps rueppellii	Birds	Africa
61.	Saker Falcon	Falco cherrug	Birds	Africa, Asia, Europe
62.	Sand Cat	Felis margarita	Mammals	Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
63.	Sawback Angelshark	Squatina aculeata	Fishes	Africa, Europe
64.	Smoothback Angel Shark	Squatina oculata	Fishes	Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
65.	Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Birds	Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
66.	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
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67.	Straw-coloured Fruit Bat	Eidolon helvum	Mammals	Africa, Asia, Middle East
68.	Striped Hyena	Hyaena hyaena	Mammals	Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, Europe
69.	West African Manatee	Trichechus senegalensis	Mammals	Africa
70.	Whale Shark	Rhincodon typus	Fishes	Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America
71.	White Grouper	Epinephelus aeneus	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
72.	White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis	Birds	Africa