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Find out if there are any endangered species in your state, your country, island, etc. Browse endangered species listings according to area on our planet using the selection box below.

For a complete list of US endangered species, select United States below. Browse the different areas in the pulldown for other countries or specific US or Canadian states. For sea creatures and creatures found on islands in the oceans, we recommend browsing the oceania list.

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

Endangered species found in Ireland:

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. 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  WATCH A LIVE 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
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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 obtusus Salvelinus obtusus Fishes Ireland
38. Salvelinus grayi Salvelinus grayi Fishes Ireland, United Kingdom
39. Salvelinus fimbriatus Salvelinus fimbriatus Fishes Ireland
40. Salvelinus colii Salvelinus colii 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
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45. Western Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Mammals Africa, Asia, Europe
46. White-clawed Crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes Crustaceans Europe

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