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

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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. Angular Rough Shark Oxynotus centrina Fishes Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
3. Apollo Butterfly Parnassius apollo Insects Asia, Europe, Middle East
4. Atlantic Cod Gadus morhua Fishes Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), Oceanic
5. Atlantic Halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus Fishes Canada (Newfoundland), Europe, United States (Alaska)
6. Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States)
7. Basking Shark Cetorhinus maximus Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
8. Beluga Delphinapterus leucas Mammals Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic
9. Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Birds Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic
10. Blue Skate Dipturus batis Fishes Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
11. Broad-fingered Crayfish Astacus astacus Crustaceans Asia, Europe
12. Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Birds Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
13. Cape Shark Squalus acanthias Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
14. Common Guitarfish Rhinobatos rhinobatos Fishes Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
15. Corncrake Crex crex Birds Africa to Asia
16. Cucujus cinnaberinus Cucujus cinnaberinus Insects Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden
17. Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
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. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Birds Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
21. Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra Mammals Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
22. Eurasian Peregrine Falcon  WATCH A LIVE EURASIAN PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus peregrinus Birds Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast
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23. 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
24. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mammals Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (including United States), South America
25. Formicoxenus nitidulus Formicoxenus nitidulus Insects Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland
26. Freshwater Pearl Mussel Margaritifera margaritifera Clams Europe
27. Frilled Shark Chlamydoselachus anguineus Fishes Angola, Australia, Chile, France, Guyana, Japan, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal (Madeira), South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States (California)
28. Graphoderus bilineatus Graphoderus bilineatus Insects Asia, Europe, Middle East
29. Great Snipe Gallinago media Birds Africa, Asia, Europe
30. Greenland Shark Somniosus microcephalus Fishes Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Norway, Russia
31. Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Fishes Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic
32. Hermit Beetle Osmoderma eremita Insects Europe
33. Hooded Seal Cystophora cristata Mammals Asia, Central America, Europe, North America, Oceanic, South America
34. Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Birds Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic
35. Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Birds Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory)
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. Narwhal  WATCH A LIVE NARWHAL Monodon monoceros Mammals Alaska, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Netherlands (Europe), Norway, Russia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, United Kingdom
42. Orthotrichum scanicum Orthotrichum scanicum Plants Asia, Europe
43. Polar Bear Ursus maritimus Mammals Alaska, Canada, Denmark, Greenland, Norway, Russia
44. Porbeagle Lamna nasus Fishes Denmark, France, Gibraltar, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
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45. Rabbitfish Chimaera monstrosa Fishes Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East
46. Red Kite Milvus milvus Birds Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East
47. Salvelinus sp. nov. 'Fjellfrosvatn' Salvelinus sp. nov. 'Fjellfrosvatn' Fishes Norway
48. 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
49. Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea Birds Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
50. Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri Birds Asia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
51. Wolverine Gulo gulo Mammals Canada, China, Estonia, Finland, Mongolia, Norway, Russia, Sweden, United States
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