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endangered species list.
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
page.
| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Afrcan White-backed Vulture
|
Gyps africanus |
Birds |
Africa |
2. |
African Elephant
|
Loxodonta africana |
Mammals |
Africa |
3. |
African Lion
|
Panthera leo |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia |
4. |
African Wild Dog
|
Lycaon pictus |
Mammals |
Sub-saharan Africa |
5. |
Barbus brevipinnis
|
Barbus brevipinnis |
Fishes |
South Africa, Swaziland |
6. |
Black Harrier
|
Circus maurus |
Birds |
Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland |
7. |
Black Rhinoceros
|
Diceros bicornis |
Mammals |
Sub-saharan Africa |
8. |
Blue Crane
|
Grus paradisea |
Birds |
Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe |
9. |
Blue Swallow
|
Hirundo atrocaerulea |
Birds |
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
10. |
Bread Palm
|
Encephalartos aplanatus |
Plants |
Mozambique, Swaziland |
11. |
Bread Palm
|
Encephalartos umbeluziensis |
Plants |
Mozambique, Swaziland |
12. |
Bread Palm
|
Encephalartos senticosus |
Plants |
Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland |
13. |
Bread Palm
|
Encephalartos relictus |
Plants |
Swaziland |
14. |
Bread Palm
|
Encephalartos paucidentatus |
Plants |
South Africa, Swaziland |
15. |
Bread Palm
|
Encephalartos ngoyanus |
Plants |
Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland |
16. |
Bread Palm
|
Encephalartos lebomboensis |
Plants |
Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland |
17. |
Bread Palm
|
Encephalartos laevifolius |
Plants |
South Africa, Swaziland |
18. |
Brown Hyena
|
Parahyaena brunnea |
Mammals |
Southern Africa |
19. |
Bush Blackcap
|
Lioptilus nigricapillus |
Birds |
South Africa, Swaziland |
20. |
Cheetah
|
Acinonyx jubatus |
Mammals |
Africa to India |
21. |
Common Hippopotamus
|
Hippopotamus amphibius |
Mammals |
Africa |
22. |
Denham's Bustard
|
Neotis denhami |
Birds |
Africa |
|
23. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
24. |
Highveld Golden Mole
|
Amblysomus septentrionalis |
Mammals |
South Africa, Swaziland |
25. |
Incomati Suckermouth
|
Chiloglanis bifurcus |
Fishes |
South Africa (Mpumalanga), Swaziland |
26. |
Lappet-faced Vulture
|
Torgos tracheliotos |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
27. |
Lesser Flamingo
|
Phoeniconaias minor |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceanic |
28. |
Maccoa Duck
|
Oxyura maccoa |
Birds |
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe |
29. |
Ocotea kenyensis
|
Ocotea kenyensis |
Plants |
Africa |
30. |
Orange-fringed River Bream
|
Chetia brevis |
Fishes |
Mozambique, South Africa (Mpumalanga), Swaziland |
31. |
Oreochromis mossambicus
|
Oreochromis mossambicus |
Fishes |
Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
32. |
Oreochromis macrochir
|
Oreochromis macrochir |
Fishes |
Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
33. |
Southern Bald Ibis
|
Geronticus calvus |
Birds |
Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland |
34. |
Straw-coloured Fruit Bat
|
Eidolon helvum |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
35. |
Varicorhinus nelspruitensis
|
Varicorhinus nelspruitensis |
Fishes |
South Africa, Swaziland |
36. |
Warburgia salutaris
|
Warburgia salutaris |
Plants |
Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe |
37. |
White Rhinoceros
|
Ceratotherium simum |
Mammals |
Africa |
38. |
White-headed Vulture
|
Trigonoceps occipitalis |
Birds |
Africa |