Earth's Endangered Creatures - endangered species in Alaska

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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 Alaska may not be listed here. For a complete list of endangered species in North America, browse the North America endangered species list or see the complete United States List.

Endangered species found in Alaska:

	Species Name	Scientific Name	Group	Range
1.	Aleutian Shield Fern	Polystichum aleuticum	Plants	Alaska
2.	Atlantic Halibut	Hippoglossus hippoglossus	Fishes	Canada (Newfoundland), Europe, United States (Alaska)
3.	Beluga	Delphinapterus leucas	Mammals	Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic
4.	Emperor Goose	Chen canagica	Birds	Alaska, Canada, Russia
5.	Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	Birds	Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina
6.	Green Sturgeon	Acipenser medirostris	Fishes	Alaska, California, Canada (British Columbia), Mexico, Oregon
7.	Kittlitz's Murrelet	Brachyramphus brevirostris	Birds	Canada, Japan, Russia, United States
8.	Marbled Murrelet	Brachyramphus marmoratus	Birds	Canada, Mexico, United States
9.	Northern Abalone	Haliotis kamtschatkana	Snails	Alaska, California, Canada (British Columbia), Oregon, Washington
10.	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Birds	Central and South America, North America (including United States)
11.	Pribilof Island Shrew	Sorex pribilofensis	Mammals	Alaska
12.	Right Whale	Balaena japonica	Mammals	Canada (British Columbia), China, Japan, Korea, Mexico (Baja California), Russia, Taiwan, United States and Hawaii
13.	Sea Otter	Enhydra lutris	Mammals	Canada, Japan, Mexico, Russia, United States
14.	Shortspine Thornyhead	Sebastolobus alascanus	Fishes	Canada, Russia, United States
15.	Spoon-billed Sandpiper	Eurynorhynchus pygmeus	Birds	Bangladesh, Canada, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United States (Alaska), Vietnam
16.	Steller Sea-lion	Eumetopias jubatus	Mammals	Alaska, California, Canada, North Pacific Ocean, Oregon, Russia, Washington
17.	Wolverine	Gulo gulo	Mammals	Canada, China, Estonia, Finland, Mongolia, Norway, Russia, Sweden, United States