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or Canadian states. For sea creatures and creatures found on islands in the oceans, we recommend browsing the
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This list is made possible through a database keyword search/filtering process which may not be 100% accurate. Therefore, all endangered species of Ireland may not be listed here. For a complete list of endangered species in Europe, browse the
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. |
Angel Shark
|
Squatina squatina |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
2. |
Balearic Shearwater
|
Puffinus mauretanicus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States) |
3. |
Basking Shark
|
Cetorhinus maximus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
4. |
Beluga
|
Delphinapterus leucas |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
5. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
6. |
Blue Skate
|
Dipturus batis |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
7. |
Bottlenose Skate
|
Rostroraja alba |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe |
8. |
Broad Sea Fan
|
Eunicella verrucosa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Algeria, France, Ireland, Italy, Mauritania, Morocco, Spain, United Kingdom, Western Sahara |
9. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
10. |
Common Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos rhinobatos |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
11. |
Corncrake
|
Crex crex |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
12. |
Dartford Warbler
|
Sylvia undata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
13. |
Deepwater Spiny Dogfish
|
Centrophorus squamosus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe |
14. |
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 |
15. |
Eskimo Curlew
|
Numenius borealis |
Birds |
Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina |
16. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
17. |
Eurasian Otter
|
Lutra lutra |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
18. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
19. |
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 |
20. |
European Rabbit
|
Oryctolagus cuniculus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (including United States), South America |
21. |
Fea's Petrel
|
Pterodroma feae |
Birds |
Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Ireland, Israel, Morocco, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Western Sahara |
22. |
Freshwater Pearl Mussel
|
Margaritifera margaritifera |
Clams |
Europe |
|
23. |
Gillaroo
|
Salmo stomachicus |
Fishes |
Ireland, United Kingdom |
24. |
Goureen
|
Alosa killarnensis |
Fishes |
Ireland |
25. |
Great Bustard
|
Otis tarda |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
26. |
Haddock
|
Melanogrammus aeglefinus |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
27. |
Hooded Seal
|
Cystophora cristata |
Mammals |
Asia, Central America, Europe, North America, Oceanic, South America |
28. |
Ivory Gull
|
Pagophila eburnea |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
29. |
Large-eyed Rabbitfish
|
Hydrolagus mirabilis |
Fishes |
France, Iceland, Ireland, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Western Sahara |
30. |
Little Bustard
|
Tetrax tetrax |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
31. |
Pollan
|
Coregonus pollan |
Fishes |
Ireland, United Kingdom |
32. |
Porbeagle
|
Lamna nasus |
Fishes |
Denmark, France, Gibraltar, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom |
33. |
Portuguese Dogfish
|
Centroscymnus coelolepis |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory) |
34. |
Rabbitfish
|
Chimaera monstrosa |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
35. |
Red Kite
|
Milvus milvus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
36. |
Red-breasted Goose
|
Branta ruficollis |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
37. |
Salvelinus colii
|
Salvelinus colii |
Fishes |
Ireland |
38. |
Salvelinus obtusus
|
Salvelinus obtusus |
Fishes |
Ireland |
39. |
Salvelinus grayi
|
Salvelinus grayi |
Fishes |
Ireland, United Kingdom |
40. |
Salvelinus fimbriatus
|
Salvelinus fimbriatus |
Fishes |
Ireland |
41. |
Sociable Lapwing
|
Vanellus gregarius |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
42. |
Sonaghen
|
Salmo nigripinnis |
Fishes |
Ireland, United Kingdom |
43. |
Sooty Shearwater
|
Ardenna grisea |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
44. |
Sorbus anglica
|
Sorbus anglica |
Plants |
Ireland, United Kingdom |
|
45. |
Western Barbastelle
|
Barbastella barbastellus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
46. |
White-clawed Crayfish
|
Austropotamobius pallipes |
Crustaceans |
Europe |