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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 St. Helena may not be listed here. For a complete list of endangered species in the Oceans and Island Nations, browse the Oceania endangered species list.

Endangered species found in St. Helena:

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. Ascension Frigatebird Fregata aquila Birds St. Helena
2. Asplenium ascensionis Asplenium ascensionis Plants St. Helena
3. Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta Birds Argentina, Brazil, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Namibia, South Africa, St. Helena, United States/US Territory, Uruguay
4. Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos Birds Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, St. Helena, Uruguay
5. Atriplex plebeja Atriplex plebeja Plants St. Helena
6. Bastard Gumwood Commidendrum rotundifolium Plants St. Helena
7. Bentgrass Agrostis trachychlaena Plants St. Helena
8. Bigeye Tuna Thunnus obesus Fishes Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
9. Black Cabbage Tree Melanodendron integrifolium Plants St. Helena
10. Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophrys Birds Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, Oceanic, South America
11. Boxwood Mellissia begonifolia Plants St. Helena
12. Deepwater Jack Pontinus nigropunctatus Fishes St. Helena
13. Dogwood Nesohedyotis arborea Plants St. Helena
14. Dwarf Jellico Sium burchellii Plants St. Helena
15. Euphorbia origanoides Euphorbia origanoides Plants St. Helena
16. False Gumwood Commidendrum spurium Plants St. Helena
17. Galapagos Shark Carcharhinus galapagensis Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic, South America
18. Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua Birds Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Oceanic, South America
19. Gough Bunting Rowettia goughensis Birds St. Helena
20. Gough Moorhen Gallinula comeri Birds St. Helena
21. Gray-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma Birds Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Oceanic, South America
22. Grosbeak Bunting Nesospiza wilkinsi Birds St. Helena
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23. He Cabbage Tree Pladaroxylon leucadendron Plants St. Helena
24. Inaccessible Island Rail Atlantisia rogersi Birds St. Helena
25. Large Bellflower Wahlenbergia linifolia Plants St. Helena
26. Large Jellico Sium bracteatum Plants St. Helena
27. Marattia purpurascens Marattia purpurascens Plants St. Helena
28. Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima Birds French Polynesia, Pitcairn, St. Helena
29. Nightingale Brassbuttons Cotula moseleyi Plants St. Helena
30. Nightingale Ribbon Worm Katechonemertes nightingaleensis Worms St. Helena
31. Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi Birds French Southern Territories, St. Helena
32. Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi Birds Africa, Australia, French Southern Territories, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Oceans, South America, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
33. Oceanic Whitetip Shark Carcharhinus longimanus Fishes Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
34. Pteris adscensionis Pteris adscensionis Plants St. Helena
35. Queen Triggerfish Balistes vetula Fishes Africa, Asia, Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
36. Redwood Trochetiopsis erythroxylon Plants St. Helena
37. Resplendent Pygmy Angelfish Centropyge resplendens Fishes St. Helena
38. Saint Helena Earwig Labidura herculeana Insects St. Helena
39. Scrubwood Commidendrum rugosum Plants St. Helena
40. She Cabbage Tree Lachanodes arborea Plants St. Helena
41. Skulpin Physiculus helenaensis Fishes St. Helena
42. Small Bellflower Wahlenbergia angustifolia Plants St. Helena
43. Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca Birds Antarctica, New Zealand, Oceanic, South Africa, South America
44. Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea Birds Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
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45. Southern Bluefin Tuna Thunnus maccoyii Fishes Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Oceans, South America
46. Southern Giant-petrel Macronectes giganteus Birds Africa, Antarctic, Australia, Oceanic, South America
47. Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora Birds Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Oceanic, South America
48. Spectacled Petrel Procellaria conspicillata Birds Angola, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Namibia, South Africa, St. Helena, Uruguay
49. Sporobolus caespitosus Sporobolus caespitosus Plants St. Helena
50. St Helena Dragonet Callionymus sanctaehelenae Fishes St. Helena
51. St. Helena Chromis Chromis sanctaehelenae Fishes St. Helena
52. St. Helena Ebony Trochetiopsis ebenus Plants St. Helena
53. St. Helena Gumwood Commidendrum robustum Plants St. Helena
54. St. Helena Lobelia Trimeris scaevolifolia Plants St. Helena
55. St. Helena Plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae Birds St. Helena
56. St. Helena Rosemary Phylica polifolia Plants St. Helena
57. St. Helena Tea Frankenia portulacifolia Plants St. Helena
58. Stegastes sanctaehelenae Stegastes sanctaehelenae Fishes St. Helena
59. Thalassoma ascensionis Thalassoma ascensionis Fishes St. Helena
60. Tonguefern Elaphoglossum nervosum Plants St. Helena
61. Tonguefern Elaphoglossum dimorphum Plants St. Helena
62. Tonguefern Elaphoglossum bifurcatum Plants St. Helena
63. Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena Birds Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Namibia, South Africa, St. Helena, Uruguay
64. Tristan Bunting Nesospiza acunhae Birds St. Helena
65. Tristan Thrush Nesocichla eremita Birds St. Helena
66. Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Birds Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Oceanic, South America
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67. Whitewood Petrobium arboreum Plants St. Helena
68. Xiphopteris ascensionense Xiphopteris ascensionense Plants St. Helena
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