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

Endangered species found in Denmark:

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. Agabus clypealis Agabus clypealis Insects Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Sweden
2. Angel Shark Squatina squatina Fishes Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
3. Atlantic Cod Gadus morhua Fishes Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), Oceanic
4. Atlantic Halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus Fishes Canada (Newfoundland), Europe, United States (Alaska)
5. Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States)
6. Basking Shark Cetorhinus maximus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
7. Bechstein's Bat Myotis bechsteinii Mammals Asia, Europe, Middle East
8. Beluga Delphinapterus leucas Mammals Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic
9. Betula oycoviensis Betula oycoviensis Plants Czech Republic, Denmark, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine
10. Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophrys Birds Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, Oceanic, South America
11. Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Birds Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic
12. Blue Skate Dipturus batis Fishes Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
13. Broad-fingered Crayfish Astacus astacus Crustaceans Asia, Europe
14. Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Birds Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
15. Cape Shark Squalus acanthias Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
16. Common Guitarfish Rhinobatos rhinobatos Fishes Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
17. Corncrake Crex crex Birds Africa to Asia
18. Dytiscus latissimus Dytiscus latissimus Insects Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine
19. Egyptian Vulture  WATCH A LIVE EGYPTIAN VULTURE Neophron percnopterus Birds Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East
20. Elegant Tern Sterna elegans Birds Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), France, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands
21. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Birds Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
22. Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra Mammals Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
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23. Eurasian Peregrine Falcon  WATCH A LIVE EURASIAN PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus peregrinus Birds Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast
24. 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
25. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mammals Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (including United States), South America
26. Formicoxenus nitidulus Formicoxenus nitidulus Insects Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland
27. Freshwater Pearl Mussel Margaritifera margaritifera Clams Europe
28. Graphoderus bilineatus Graphoderus bilineatus Insects Asia, Europe, Middle East
29. Great Bustard Otis tarda Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
30. Great Raft Spider Dolomedes plantarius Arachnids Asia, Europe
31. Greenland Shark Somniosus microcephalus Fishes Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Norway, Russia
32. Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Fishes Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic
33. Hermit Beetle Osmoderma eremita Insects Europe
34. Hooded Seal Cystophora cristata Mammals Asia, Central America, Europe, North America, Oceanic, South America
35. Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Birds Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic
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. Maraene Whitefish Coregonus maraena Fishes Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands (Europe), Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden
40. Marsh Earwort Jamesoniella undulifolia Plants Austria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Korea, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
41. Nehalennia speciosa Nehalennia speciosa Insects Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine
42. Orthotrichum scanicum Orthotrichum scanicum Plants Asia, Europe
43. Polar Bear Ursus maritimus Mammals Alaska, Canada, Denmark, Greenland, Norway, Russia
44. Pond Bat Myotis dasycneme Mammals Asia, Europe
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45. Porbeagle Lamna nasus Fishes Denmark, France, Gibraltar, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
46. Rabbitfish Chimaera monstrosa Fishes Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East
47. Red Kite Milvus milvus Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
48. Rosalia Longicorn Rosalia alpina Insects Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
49. Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Birds Africa, Asia, Europe
50. Small Lappet Moth Phyllodesma ilicifolia Insects Austria, Belarus, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine
51. Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
52. Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea Birds Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
53. Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri Birds Asia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
54. Western Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Mammals Africa, Asia, Europe
55. White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala Birds Africa to Asia

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