Home›Species›Conservation Status›Critically EndangeredBrowse ByCritically EndangeredConservation status groups species by how close each one is to extinction, using the category scale most conservation scientists rely on, running from least concern through near threatened, vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered, to extinct in the wild or extinct. Assessments come from bodies such as the IUCN Red List and are re-checked as a species population changes. A species with no current assessment recorded here is not shown as any of these categories.Critically EndangeredConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Critically EndangeredFilter Results109 entriesCommon GroupAllAncient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (2)Araucarias And Kauris (Araucariaceae) (5)Birds Of Prey (Raptors) (2)Bivalves (Clams, Mussels, Oysters) (2)Carnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales) (1)Carp And Minnows (Cypriniformes) (1)Crocodilians (4)Cypresses And Junipers (Cupressaceae) (2)Eels (Anguilliformes) (1)Gastropods (Snails And Slugs) (2)Lilies And Orchids (Liliales/Asparagales) (3)Lizards (Lacertilia) (2)Other Frogs And Toads (Anura) (4)Parrots (1)Passerines (Songbirds) (1)Penguins And Seabirds (1)Pines (Pinaceae) (1)Salamanders And Newts (Caudata) (8)Sea Stars (Asteroidea) (1)Sharks, Rays And Chimaeras (6)Spiders (Araneae) (1)Stony Corals (Scleractinia) (2)True Toads (Bufonidae) (10)Turtles And Tortoises (Testudines) (9)Yews (Taxaceae) (1)TaxonomyAllAccipitridae (1)Acropora (2)Agathis (1)Alligator (1)Aloe (1)Ambystoma (5)Amphibia (1)Anguillidae (1)Anura (4)Araneae (1)Araucaria (2)Artiodactyla (2)Asteroidea (1)Atelidae (1)Atelopus (10)Aves (1)Bivalvia (2)Brachylophus (1)Caudata (2)Cephalorhynchus (1)Cercopithecidae (1)Cetacea (1)Chelidae (1)Cheloniidae (1)Chelonoidis (1)Chondrichthyes (3)Chordata (1)Crocodilia (1)Crocodylus (2)Cupressaceae (2)Cyprinidae (1)Delphinidae (1)Gopherus (2)Gorilla (1)Haliotis (2)Hominidae (3)Indriidae (2)Lepidochelys (1)Macropodidae (1)Manidae (2)Monotremata (1)Muridae (1)Muscicapidae (1)Mustelidae (1)Nepenthes (1)Nomascus (5)Orcaella (1)Orchidaceae (2)Panthera (2)Perissodactyla (3)Phalanger (1)Phocoenidae (2)Pholidota (1)Pinopsida (1)Plantae (1)Psittaciformes (1)Rhinocerotidae (1)Sarcopterygii (1)Scincidae (1)Spheniscidae (1)Squatina (3)Testudinidae (3)HabitatAllAlpine (1)Bog (1)Chaparral (2)Cloud Forest (4)Coral Reef (3)Desert (6)Estuary (3)Freshwater (3)Freshwater Swamp Forest (1)Grassland (4)Lake (6)Mangrove Forest (1)Marine (13)Neritic Zone (2)Open Ocean (5)River (12)Salt Marsh (1)Savanna (2)Temperate Coniferous Forest (1)Temperate Forest (1)Temperate Rainforest (2)Tropical Dry Forest (2)Tropical Rainforest (19)Wetlands (5)EcosystemAllBorneo Rainforest (2)California Chaparral (2)Caspian Sea (1)Chihuahuan Desert (1)Congo Basin Rainforest (1)Coral Reef Systems (4)Coral Triangle (1)Danube Delta (1)Everglades (2)Fiordland (1)Great Barrier Reef (2)Gulf of California (1)Kelp Forests (1)Llanos (1)Madagascar Rainforests (2)New Guinea Rainforest (2)Sahara Desert (1)Sargasso Sea (1)Serengeti (1)Siberian Taiga (1)Sumatran Lowland Rainforest (3)Sundarbans (1)Everyday GroupAllAncient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (2)Araucarias And Kauris (Araucariaceae) (5)Birds Of Prey (Raptors) (2)Bivalves (Clams, Mussels, Oysters) (2)Carnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales) (1)Carp And Minnows (Cypriniformes) (1)Crocodilians (4)Cypresses And Junipers (Cupressaceae) (2)Eels (Anguilliformes) (1)Gastropods (Snails And Slugs) (2)Lilies And Orchids (Liliales/Asparagales) (3)Lizards (Lacertilia) (2)Other Frogs And Toads (Anura) (4)Parrots (1)Passerines (Songbirds) (1)Penguins And Seabirds (1)Pines (Pinaceae) (1)Salamanders And Newts (Caudata) (8)Sea Stars (Asteroidea) (1)Sharks, Rays And Chimaeras (6)Spiders (Araneae) (1)Stony Corals (Scleractinia) (2)True Toads (Bufonidae) (10)Turtles And Tortoises (Testudines) (9)Yews (Taxaceae) (1)DietAllCarnivore (26)Detritivore or Scavenger (1)Filter Feeder (2)Frugivore (7)Herbivore (24)Insectivore (9)Omnivore (4)Photosynthetic Autotroph (12)Piscivore (7)Population TrendAllDecreasing (2)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (13)Marine (24)Marine and Freshwater (1)Terrestrial (58)Terrestrial and Freshwater (6)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (4)Pollution (1)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (3)Disease Vector (1)Domesticated (1)Eaten or Drunk by People (1)Ecotourism and Research (4)Hunted or Fished (43)Invasive or Introduced Species (5)Kept as Pets (16)No Significant Interaction with Humans (2)Source of Timber or Wood (2)Used in Traditional Medicine (12)Venomous or Dangerous to Humans (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (108)Where It LivesAllAfrica (14)Algeria (1)Angola (2)Antigua and Barbuda (1)Argentina (2)Australia (3)Australia (8)Austria (1)Azerbaijan (2)Bahamas (2)Bahrain (1)Bangladesh (1)Barbados (1)Belgium (3)Belize (3)Benin (1)Botswana (1)Brazil (7)Brunei (1)Bulgaria (1)Cabo Verde (1)Cambodia (1)Cameroon (1)Canada (1)Chile (4)China (5)Colombia (11)Comoros (1)Costa Rica (4)Cote d'Ivoire (1)Cuba (4)Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)Denmark (4)Djibouti (3)Dominica (3)Dominican Republic (1)Ecuador (8)Egypt (1)Equatorial Guinea (1)Eritrea (4)Estonia (1)Eswatini (1)Federated States of Micronesia (1)Fiji (1)Finland (1)France (2)Gabon (1)Gambia (1)Georgia (1)Germany (1)Ghana (1)Greece (3)Grenada (1)Guatemala (1)Guinea (1)Guinea-Bissau (1)Guyana (1)Haiti (1)Honduras (3)Hungary (1)India (2)Indonesia (1)Iran (1)Israel (3)Italy (2)Jamaica (2)Japan (2)Kenya (5)Laos (2)Latvia (1)Libya (1)Lithuania (1)Madagascar (6)Malaysia (1)Malta (1)Mauritius (3)Mexico (14)Mozambique (8)Myanmar (2)Namibia (1)Netherlands (2)New Caledonia (2)New Zealand (3)Nicaragua (2)North America (9)Norway (12)Panama (5)Peru (3)Philippines (1)Poland (2)Portugal (3)Republic of the Congo (1)Romania (2)Russia (2)Senegal (1)Serbia (1)Seychelles (3)South Africa (10)South America (6)South Asia (28)Southern Africa (1)Spain (5)Sudan (1)Sweden (2)Taiwan (9)Tanzania (4)Thailand (2)Turkey (2)Ukraine (2)United Arab Emirates (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (4)Venezuela (7)Vietnam (4)Zimbabwe (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 109AddaxCritically EndangeredAfrican PenguinCritically EndangeredAloe pegleraeCritically EndangeredAmur LeopardCritically EndangeredAnderson's SalamanderCritically EndangeredArchey's FrogCritically EndangeredArgentine angelsharkCritically EndangeredAru flying foxCritically EndangeredAtlantic humpback dolphinCritically EndangeredAttenborough's Long-beaked EchidnaCritically EndangeredAxolotlCritically EndangeredBeluga SturgeonCritically EndangeredBlack Crested GibbonCritically EndangeredBlack dorcopsisCritically EndangeredBlack RhinocerosCritically EndangeredBlunt-headed SalamanderCritically EndangeredBoise AraucariaCritically EndangeredBolson TortoiseCritically EndangeredBornean OrangutanCritically EndangeredBornean rhinocerosCritically EndangeredBoulengers Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus boulengeri)Critically EndangeredCalifornia CondorCritically EndangeredCao Vit GibbonCritically EndangeredChelonoidis niger donfaustoiCritically EndangeredChinese AlligatorCritically EndangeredChinese Giant SalamanderCritically EndangeredChinese PangolinCritically EndangeredChinese Swamp CypressCritically EndangeredColombian woolly monkeyCritically EndangeredCoquerel's SifakaCritically EndangeredCuban CrocodileCritically EndangeredDarien Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus certus)Critically EndangeredEastern lowland gorillaCritically EndangeredEgyptian tortoiseCritically EndangeredElkhorn CoralCritically EndangeredEmperor ratCritically EndangeredEuropean EelCritically EndangeredEuropean minkCritically EndangeredFiji Crested IguanaCritically EndangeredFlorida TorreyaCritically EndangeredGharialCritically EndangeredGhost OrchidCritically EndangeredGiant ClamCritically EndangeredGopher TortoiseCritically EndangeredGreat HammerheadCritically EndangeredHainan GibbonCritically EndangeredHaliotis RufescensCritically EndangeredHawksbill Sea TurtleCritically EndangeredHector's dolphinCritically EndangeredIndriCritically EndangeredIrrawaddy dolphinCritically EndangeredJambato Toad (Atelopus ignescens)Critically EndangeredJapanese angelsharkCritically EndangeredJavan blue flycatcherCritically EndangeredJavan RhinocerosCritically EndangeredJullien's golden carpCritically EndangeredKakapoCritically EndangeredKemp's Ridley Sea TurtleCritically EndangeredLa Arboleda Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus muisca)Critically EndangeredLake Patzcuaro SalamanderCritically EndangeredLatimeria ChalumnaeCritically EndangeredLeora's Stream SalamanderCritically EndangeredLongnose Harlequin Frog (Atelopus longirostris)Critically EndangeredMount Panie KauriCritically EndangeredMountain Chicken FrogCritically EndangeredNepenthes AttenboroughiiCritically EndangeredNoble Pen ShellCritically EndangeredNorth Atlantic Right WhaleCritically EndangeredNorthern White-cheeked GibbonCritically EndangeredOrinoco CrocodileCritically EndangeredPanamanian Golden FrogCritically EndangeredPancake TortoiseCritically EndangeredParana PineCritically EndangeredPhilippine EagleCritically EndangeredPhilippine PangolinCritically EndangeredPhyllonastes colomaCritically EndangeredPirri Harlequin Frog (Atelopus glyphus)Critically EndangeredPoecilotheria metallicaCritically EndangeredRadiated TortoiseCritically EndangeredRed AbaloneCritically EndangeredRhizanthella gardneriCritically EndangeredRio Pescado Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus balios)Critically EndangeredRoti Island snake-necked turtleCritically EndangeredSaolaCritically EndangeredSawback angelsharkCritically EndangeredScalloped HammerheadCritically EndangeredSmalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata)Critically EndangeredSouthern Corroboree FrogCritically EndangeredSouthern White-cheeked GibbonCritically EndangeredStaghorn CoralCritically EndangeredSumatran OrangutanCritically EndangeredSumatran RhinocerosCritically EndangeredSumatran TigerCritically EndangeredSunda PangolinCritically EndangeredSunflower Sea StarCritically EndangeredTaylor's SalamanderCritically EndangeredTelefomin CuscusCritically EndangeredTerror skinkCritically EndangeredTexas Blind SalamanderCritically EndangeredTonkin snub-nosed monkeyCritically EndangeredTorrey PineCritically EndangeredVaquitaCritically EndangeredVariable Harlequin Toad (Atelopus varius)Critically EndangeredVenezuelan Yellow Frog (Atelopus carbonerensis)Critically EndangeredWestern Lowland GorillaCritically EndangeredWiddringtonia cedarbergensisCritically EndangeredWollemi PineCritically EndangeredWollemiaCritically EndangeredYangtze Finless PorpoiseCritically EndangeredConnectionsShowing the first 400 of 3,220 connections.SourcesPolar Bear (Ursus maritimus) (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceContains: Polar BearView the SourceLion (Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute)Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology InstituteContains: African LionView the SourceBeaver (Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, National Park Service)National Park ServiceContains: BeaverView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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